Francis Bellamy

This brief article is about the origins of the pledge of allegiance and how it has changed over time. The pledge of allegiance actually wasn't written until more than a century after the United States became a country. It started with Francis Bellamy, who was asked to write a salute to the flag to mark the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas. He came to believe that if children said the Pledge every day, it would instill an almost unconscious patriotism in them. Many were

should be aware of its meaning. There have been several versions of The Pledge and the one that we currently recite today was revised back in 1954 when president Eisenhower reacted to the communist threat. The original version was written by Francis Bellamy in 1892, who had hoped that countries around the world would recreate their own versions. Now, in most states reciting The Pledge at school is a state law. The Pledge consist of students standing up, facing the American flag, placing their right

indivisible, with liberty and Justice for all…” (pledge of allegiance) Few phrases evoke American patriotism in the same magnitude as the pledge of allegiance. Written in 1892 by Francis Bellamy, he hopped to inspire americans and remind people of what makes america great. In the final line “liberty and Justice for all”, Bellamy summarized the ideals our country was founded on and what we should continue to strive for as we grow as we continue into the future. That the government should preserve the liberty

American Dream Argumentative Draft Everyone thinks it’s so easy and cool to join Armed Forces, but to be honest, half of them don’t even know what the effects would be when they join and after they leave the military. People usually take our veterans for granted and they don’t acknowledge what veterans have done for us and our country. Veterans should be shown respect when they come back home, but they don’t and to me that’s just disrespectful and it also shows how out of line citizens are. Everyone

The Pledge of Allegiance was written by Francis Bellamy. The Youth's Companion originally published it on September 8, 1892. However, the pledge was slightly different. originally it was "I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all"in 1942 The Pledge of Allegiance was formally recognized by Congress and in 1945 'under God' was added to the pledge. With a few changes, we now have what we know as the pledge of allegiance

Foundation, “Seeking ideas to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America on Columbus Day, 1892, President Benjamin Harrison had initiated a call for the development of a special patriotic school program to highlight the event. Bellamy and Upham were able to line up the National Education Association to support Youth's Companion as a sponsor of the observance, and arranged for President Harrison and Congress to announce a national proclamation which centered around an American flag

Allegiance -- specifically, something called the Bellamy Salute Most people today have likely never heard of it, but the Bellamy Salute was once a constant part of the country's life. Until 1892, there was no such thing as a Pledge of Allegiance(Greene) The Pledge of Allegiance of the United States is an expression of allegiance to the Flag of the United States and the republic of theUnited States of America, originally composed by Francis Bellamy in 1892 and formally adopted by Congress as the pledge

Missing Pieces of a Utopian Puzzle Looking Backward, written by Edward Bellamy in 1888, highlights the trials and tribulations that make up the social and economic systems of nineteenth-century society by writing an optimistic utopian type novel. On the surface, the novel is the story of time traveler Julian West, a young conservative Bostonian who was hypnotized in the late 19th century and awakens to a completely restructured society set in the year 2000. In lengthy conversations with Doctor Leete

Utopia I. Goals & values Each citizen of Utopia should value total and complete equality above all else. Total and complete equality encompasses social matters and governmental matters; no individual is above another in any capacity. This also applies to dealings with the structure of government: the needs of the individual are equal to the needs of the government because the government is the people. This is achieved through the elimination of social hierarchy. Man cannot think of himself as

The Constitution of the United States as a Utopian Proposal     Few people would take issue with the statement that America faces monumental challenges both to its own well-being as well as to its self-imposed duty to become "a more perfect union". Over the years, many speakers, authors, and dreamers have used the dirty facts of this nation's (and its predecessors') seemingly unrepentant capitalism, paternalism, belligerence, and tendency toward cultural assimilation to declare the entire enterprise