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    Flags are used by countries for a few reasons beyond just having something to fly in the air. A country will spend many hours and a lot of money on their flag design because that is their way of portraying themselves to the rest of the world. Many Americans own and display them outside their homes, offices, and schools. The flag was there during the Revolutionary War days and remained there after the attacks of 9/11. Flags can be unifying to a country, and many times are. The flag makes

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    The flag and the national anthem represent boundless different ideals within the American people. What I can imagine it means for many Americans however, I don’t approve of whatsoever. Sports players using their public platform to initiate change, should not have to worry about the possibility of being fired when “taking a knee” during the national anthem. I’ll argue passionately that these players are being great Americans by honoring the flag and what it stands for more than anyone else, as they

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    A flag represents a country’s pride and the unity of the people. America’s flag symbolizes the war for independence from England. In “And Our Flag Was Still There,” Barbara Kingsolver shares her ideals about the countries state of being after the 9-11 attack. She believes America continues to lose sight of true patriotism and unity among the people. The iconography of a flag embodies patriotism, consisting of standing up and upholding a specific set of values for one’s country. Although the American

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    act as a congressman and vote on the flag desecration amendment. This amendment was proposed to punish people that desecrated the flag by burning, spitting, walking on, or anything else that would belittle the flag. By doing this you learn to look at the many different viewpoints that were presented to you in the activity to try and sway your vote. These viewpoints includes those of people like William Cramer and Tony Lorenza that say by disrespecting the flag that it dishonors the thousands of men

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    “The US flag is a symbol of great pride” (Hills 2016). Ethan D. Hill from the University of Georgia states this, just as all Americans should know this. The American flag is a representation for the strength and power of this country and all that it has gone through. With that being said, not everyone sees the American flag in this way. Some take it upon themselves to show firsthand disrespect to the flag in desecrating it. Desecration is the act of burning something, in this case it is burning the

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    to live in that world? Barbara Johnson states that “We, as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves.” This quote sums up the movie Bullied, the movie trailer, My So Called Enemy, and the short story, American Flag Stands for Tolerance. Determination, justice, success. These three words capture Jamie Nabozny’s journey through his difficult time growing up. As a kid, Jamie knew he was different than others. He knew that he liked people of the same gender, and

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    Depicting on whether the flag burning is protected by the First Amendment the answer would be no while reading this particular article and evidence stated. Yes there will continuously be pros and cons of the situation in regards to the flag; because of various individual values. Therefore the court believes the flag is a symbol a representation of its special role to society and political reasoning, there will be some people who do not agree with but none deserve to be punished because of their own

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    Rebel Battle Flag

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    been able to come to this conclusion when they began flying the rebel battle flag, in 1961, as they were busy contesting school desegregation and with the concerning news that buses of Freedom Riders were being fire-bombed and beaten by Klansman a few states away. The Parks Service had announced they would no longer sell the most recognizable symbol of the guys who killed a hundred thousand men fighting under the American flag to create a nation where white supremacy was safe from all challenge in affiliated

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    The legendary amusement park Six Flags New England is situated in Western Massachusetts in the city of Agawam, Massachusetts, and has been running since 1870. During this time, it was originally an ordinary picnic with a cluster of trees named Gallup’s Grove. Subsequently, the park replaced its name with Riverside, and has had its name of Riverside for the majority of the entire period of the 1900s. One famous event, known as The 1929 Wall Street Crash, then had an unfortunate effect on the amusement

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    Ethnography of the American Flag Essay

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    is a piece of square cloth with thirteen red and white lines and 50 stars that they place on a pole over their heads. They honor their flag in almost every aspect of their lives. They are placed at national shrines, cathedrals, outside homes and inside of every classroom. Every the morning in schools all across the nation children are required to pray to the flag and pledge their loyalty. In it is raised every morning outside the school and then taken down at the end of the day. A smaller version

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