The Star-Spangled Banner

the Black Lives Matter movement as of today. I for one commend him for his displays of courage and activism throughout the 2016 football season. But he could have chosen a different way to protest. When Colin Kaepernick kneeled during the “Star Spangled Banner” a mass dispute over race, patriotism and football broke out across the United States. Many people who were opposed to Kaepernick's protest believed he was disrespecting our military by not standing with his hand over his

immediately recognize its origin and it is harder still to read it and not have the quintessential melody of the anthem flood the mind. While ‘The Star-Spangled Banner" is the antithesis of an unpopular song, it is commonplace to have minimal to no knowledge of its origin story. Discerning the conflict that led to the creation of the Star Spangled Banner, the

The Star-Spangled Banner was written by Francis Scott Key on the day September 16, 1814 and the poem was set to the tune of "Anacreon in Heaven." The original name of the poem was “The defense of Fort McHenry” and the poem was first published in several Baltimore news papers when it was written. Francis Scott Key was born on August 1, 1779 in Fredrick County, Maryland, to a wealthy and highborn family on the plantation of Terra Ruba. Francis would be homeschooled until the age of 10, then he would

The Star-Spangled Banner is the national anthem of the United State, dating back all the way to the 1800s.The lyrics were written by the poet, Francis Scott Key on September 13, 1814, during War of 1813.With the tune of a popular British song, it became the most well-known patriotic song in America. During the War of 1812 a lawyer, Francis Scott Key went to the ship in Baltimore to negotiate his friend, Dr.William Beanes’ release.He was successful, however, they were not allowed to leave until

The Star - Spangled Banner was written by Francis Scott Key as he watched his fellow Americans stand strong in their darkest hour. For over twenty four hours Fort McHenry was bombarded by British Navy, but the American troops fought, and so did their families. The Americans rallied around the singular flag that stood high in the fort, and a flag that was a target for the British armada. They planned to destroy the flag to disrupt moral, but the Americans refused to let it fall. They used that singular

In 1932, United States Congress passed a bill to allow “The Star-Spangled Banner,” to become the official national anthem for the United States of America (Ng, 2016). San Francisco 49ers quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, refuse to stand, however, he taken a knee for the national anthem while performing in a National Football League game. The quarterback action during a football game caused a stir controversy as to why he took a knee. Colin Kapernick stated that he took a knee due to the police brutality

Colin Kaepernick is a professional American football quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. Keapernick ignited controversy when he chose to remain seated while his teammates were standing to the "Star Spangled Banner". His actions yelled that he was against patriotism. "I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses Black people and people of color," Kaepernick told NFL Media in an exclusive after the game against Green Bay. "To me

Though the NFL protest of kneeling during the Star Spangled Banner appears to be disrespectful at first glance, if one really takes the time to investigate the issue they will see it is a justifiable way to express their first amendment right. Kneeling is something people do when they pray to show great respect toward their heavenly father. However, when one person kneels during the National Anthem many people go and claim their actions are disrespectful without any knowledge of why they kneeled

This familiar anthem The Star Spangled Banner is America’s long-standing unchanging tradition that is played at each sporting event nationwide, school events, assemblies, Independence Day events, etc. It was invented when the U.S entered World War 1 by a man named Francis Scott Key who gave his poem to his brother, who noted that key’s poem fit the melody of The Anacreontic Song. It started out playing in the World Series game in 1918, where from that point in time it has played all sporting events

“Once the audience was seated, a soprano would come forward and sing ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’” (Miller 297). This is a line describing a public execution from “Get it Right: Privatize Executions” by Arthur Miller. In his Article, Miller paints a rather disturbing picture for the audience. Miller describes a hypothetical public execution whereas the audience would consume the event similar to how we would a sporting event. The Author pieces together a very exaggerated representation of a public