Flag Essay

The American Flag Imagine going back over 180 years to when Betsy Ross made the first flag and then coming back to the present to see how much has changed. Now imagine going in the future and seeing how much it has changed. The American flag has and will always change. Sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worse. When I say change I don’t just mean what it looks like, it also means what it stands for. For Americans in the present it means pride, not just our pride, but national pride to

The very first flag for the United States to have was the Grand Union Flag, in the years 1775-1777. The design of this flag was thirteen red and white stripes, with the red cross of St. Georgia, England along with the white cross of St. Andrew, Scotland in a blue field. The final split between the between the colonies and Great Britain brought the removal of the British Union from our flag. Shortly after came the stars on a blue field. By June 14, 1777 the Flag Resolution was passed, which is now

stripes should not be anywhere near the line of fire. The American flag is the fabric of our nation. The cloth of the land, that simple 3 colored polyester rectangle, has been fought for by millions of people. They weren't fighting for liberty and free speech in WWI, WWII, Vietnam. They were fighting for the flag that many of them were buried in. And yet, some people in your country enjoy burning it. The freedom to defend the flag from desecration by its enemies has been cruely removed. Our democracy

of controversy between people throughout the United States with his artwork “What is the Proper Way to Display a Flag.” People started communicating and discussing the artwork with one another. This definitely evoked a lot of people negatively. Americans were very upset to see this art displayed in a public museum. People starting discussing whether or not it was right to have the flag disrespected in this way. President Bush did not approve of the artwork at all saying that it was “disgraceful” and

Roshelle Grinberg                                                                        Due: December 3, 2010 Mr. Baldwin                                                E5X-09   That Flag Should Not Be Protected The United States is known for being ‘land of the free’, a nation with a Declaration of Independence, as well, as a Constitution protecting the rights of it’s citizens. Wars have been fought and many people have died so we could have the rights that present today. The freedom

While people have the right to protest and say what they want through words or actions, it is wrong to desecrate one’s country by burning the flag because it is disrespectful to the ones who have fought for the country. Many people are against it including the president, but he can not legally stop them from doing it. It is their constitutional right to protest this way because it is a form of speech and the Framers of the Constitution guaranteed freedom of speech and expression to the citizens of

satisfying. Thus, for many veterans, the American Flag is something that they gave their life for and upheld with so much pride. For a veterans, the American Flag is a way of life that many individual will never have the opportunity to experience in their lifetime. It represents what they spend their lives fighting for, some four years while others spend a lifetime. Because fighting for freedom is their way of protecting their flag, and they flag to them represent their home. These behaviors and

Has the burning of the flag change the way we look at people or even more how we look at our own country? As time goes on we find out that flag desecration has been a major problem in our country, which has cause more commotion on how it is not relating to the First Amendment. “Both of the common country and of the state will diminish in proportion as respect for the flag is weakened” (Goldstein Robert) We can also see why people disagree to this problem and what they are willing to do to stop this

mean? The American Flag can be seen almost anywhere. From the high-school, to the ball park, and even in our homes, the American flag stands as a symbol of all that is good and true in America. When one thinks of the flag, they usually think of the blood that was shed for this country. It was shed so that we could have liberties, such as, freedom of speech and expression, which fall under the first amendment rights of the Constitution. However, when you think of a burning flag, what comes to mind

What the United States Flag Stands for me It’s an honor for me truly a blessing to get to see the American Flag every time I step into a classroom. Every time I see that beautiful majestic flag I see freedom, hope, and opportunity just like my people do. Freedom, one of the things the US flag stands for me is freedom. The freedom to say anything that’s on my mind, to believe in whatever I want without having someone threatening me like in other countries. The freedom and peace of knowing that I