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that have grown up in the military tend to have more respect and pride towards our nation. During an election we tend to lean more towards the candidate that honors our troops and supports our veterans. We get offended the when people step on the U.S flag as a form of protest and always stand for the national anthem. We believe in the constitution

yourself by using ingredients such as Nutella, sprinkles, marshmallows, chocolate chips, Oreos, or even bananas. The possibilities are truly endless when it comes to making tacos. Tacos are easy to take with you on long road trips, afternoons at Six Flags Great America, field trips to the zoo or museum, or even for a perfect, romantic

Stanley Nelson chronicles the journey of a group of individuals, known as the Freedom Riders, whom fought for the rights of African Americans to have the same amenities and access as the Caucasians. The purpose of the Freedom Rides was to deliberately violate the Jim Crow laws of the south that prohibited blacks and whites from mixing together on buses and trains. Expectedly, many of the Freedom Riders were beaten and the majority was imprisoned. This carried on for the majority of 1961 and culminated

story. Do you know what’s cool about this trip? While having a fun experience, we’re still getting educated. The unforgettable legends of World War I and World War II, our admirable presidents, Apollo 11, the Civil War, the Great Depression, the secret behind how America came to be fifty states, and the devastating assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln are all concepts that could interest us students. Social Studies is an enjoyable subject when you could see it all from your own

After having many decades of the beloved Olympic Games, people started think that maybe having a second type of Olympics would make the most popular sports competition even more popular. The first Winter Olympics changed the image of the Olympic Games forever. The thrilling event of “International Winter Sports Week” later became known as the first Winter Olympic Games. The Ancient Grecian summer tradition was brought to the winter for the first time in Chamonix, France on January 25, 1924. The event

America has many bold symbols, like the bald eagle, a symbol of Courage, the American flag a symbol of the beginning and present of America. However, one of the most popular symbols in the United States is, the great lady herself, the Statue of Liberty. With her arms stretched wide she proclaims to the world, “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.” With the Statue of Liberty, Americans remember Ellis Island and

Advertisements have become one of the most prevalent forms of art in the modern era; such that ad executives have become the artists of this new age. They paint the walls with thought-provoking and attention grabbing advertisements designed to steal the audience 's attention and sell them a product but more importantly a life style. Consumers’ numbness to words like best, better, or stronger has forced advertisements to evolve in a dynamic manner. Thus almost all streets and TV screens are painted

“Grand Parade,” the finale of Taft’s Oildorado festival, an unbridled street party held every five years to celebrate the region’s patron industry – oil. A man on one float dressed as an oil-smeared roughneck yelled, “God bless Taft!” and “Made in America!” as he tipped a yellow hardhat toward the waving crowd. Another float ferried the “Maids of Petroleum,” young beauty competition participants dressed in fishnet tights and Old West bustle skirts. The competition winner, known as the “Oil Queen,”

the colonies in Massachusetts where recommendations were given for further shipbuilding from the Navigation Acts, which included provisions favorable to the industry. With prices increasing and with a steady demand of output of merchant ships, Great Britain looked toward business with Prussia, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Livonia, and northern Germany, to obtain high quality tar and access to their important naval stores. During this time in the early 17th century, the production of naval store supplies

In some ways the confederacy is more alive and active today than it was in the 1860s. Arguments over its symbols, its flags, its leaders, its memorials, and its legacy have been almost constant over the past several years. These battles are always about one thing, the meaning of the confederacy. This usually devolves into an “it’s about slavery, it’s about states’ rights” argument with neither side listening to the other, each side convinced that it is right. Nevertheless, the question remains: