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A disagreement has come up between the people of the United States concerning the treatment and use of its flag. Many of its citizens have resorted to the burning of the flag to prove points concerning issues in the country. Others have berated those that have burned it on the grounds that it disrespects those before them. Those that have observed the issue have also to weigh the situation based on further information. The people of the US are concerned about the civil war that has arisen between

National Anthem Protests Due to racial injustices and a great loss of African American lives at the hands of police officers, various athletes have decided to peacefully protest by kneeling during the National Anthem before sporting events. However, some commentators have argued that this method of protest is offensive or disrespectful, and very unpatriotic. This form of protest has been a popular topic of conversation and nearly splits the country into two...for, and against. However, every U.S

A football player with the NFL, named Colin Kaepernick decided to stop standing for the national anthem as of means of protesting that the fact unarmed African Americans are killed by police in disproportionate number, usually without any repercussions for the officers who engaged in the killings. The fact that Colin Kaepernick protest is being a sign of disrespect, even though kneeling has long been considered a sign of respect, it has much more to do what he is protesting than how he is protesting

Kaepernick Protests National Anthem Colin Rand Kaepernick is the American football player in the Francisco 49ers in the National Football League. In the 2016 season, Colin Kaepernick started to protest against the National Anthem that comes before the games. As a result, other players had begun protesting the same national anthem in support of Colin Kaepernick's activism for the maltreatment of minorities in the U.S. His initial national anthem protest started in the 2016 preseason games when Colin

President Trump lit the sports world on fire with a series of comments and tweets in the last 24 hours. During a rally in Huntsville, Alabama on Friday, the president made it clear where he stands on player protests. Trump said he would love to see NFL owners cut any player who protests by kneeling during the national anthem. "Wouldn't you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, 'Get that son of a bitch off the field right now," Trump said to a cheering crowd

The downside to a second tier league is the cost for expansion, if you were to take a team like Modbury Jets and put them up against a big team like Melbourne Victory it would attract a lot of fans in the local area, the downside to this is Jet Parks capacity, although the capacity is 5,000 standing, Jet Park has no seats. This means that the stadium would need an upgrade for more seats and ultimately a bigger car park due to the stadium being next to a main road. The players and managers would also

As Robert Frost once wrote, “Two roads diverged in yellow wood.” This declares that taking the right path may be hard to do, but it shows your character as an individual. I have strong convictions that lead me to believe that sitting/kneeling for the national anthem is an abomination. I am lead me to believe this because there has been many american soldiers who have died and risked their lives to make this a free country so we can have the right to stand for the flag, but there has been numerous

The world is constantly changing with the technological advances and societal issues that arise and unfurl creating unceasing conflicts. Many people stand for their ideas and beliefs; however, many tend to forget the meaning and importance of standing up for what they believe. One very common situation that happens to individuals is that they silence their own voice in effort to meet societal expectations. Everyone has at least one thing he or she strongly believes in. Keeping something silent

“Another flag. You serious. He was just celebrating! If this keeps up I’m done with the NFL, and on to college football”. Is this ever you? I have found myself many times wondering what is so bad about celebrating and why was it worth a flag. I think it gets old seeing flags for celebration for a reason that hurts no one. To me the flags take the fun out of the game, and it makes players and fans mad to see flags for cool celebrations. If the National Football League doesn’t change this, they will

Ask anyone during the mid 1980’s and I can promise you they have heard “Born in the U.S.A” by Bruce Springsteen. Written in 1984, this record setting single was the theme song for America during the Vietnam war. “Born in the U.S.A” swept the nation by storm, selling 18 million copies. Every American may know to scream as loud as they can when the lyrics “BORN IN THE U.S.A” come on, but they may not necessarily know the true meaning behind the song. Many think it’s a song about patriotism, but it’s