The Star-Spangled Banner

Two weekends ago, many team owners appeased their players by participating in national anthem demonstrations after President Trump's rather profane demand on Sept. 22 that owners fire any players who kneel. These demonstrations didn't go over well with many NFL fans — millions of whom are white, older, and conservative, and see any demonstration during the national anthem as fundamentally unpatriotic. So last weekend, some teams tried to innovate solutions — to no avail. The New Orleans Saints knelt

Protesting during National Anthem To all Americans, the Star Spangles Banner is an exceptionally important anthem for them. It is a way of saluting and eulogizing the history and events of America. It is also another way of recognozing their country’s struggles, traditions, and sacrifices the U.S military forces made. In today’s current events, people are arguing at the the fact that kneeling during the National Anthem is not right and unjustly. If a person chooses to kneel during the National

Do you think kneeling during the national anthem is okay to do? If yes, you are wrong and here’s why. People kneeling during the national anthem makes me very angry. I have never felt this strongly about a topic. Kneeling during the national anthem is very disrespectful. It is not a good use of freedom of expression. The people kneeling during the national anthem keep saying that this is them using their freedom of speech/freedom of expression, but they wouldn’t have any of things

Question at Issue: What causes some people to interpret the Anthem protests as disrespectful? Reasoned Thesis: Standing for the anthem is to honor those who fought for our country and kneeling for the national anthem does nothing but separate the American people even more than they already are becoming right now. For over 200 years, the United States of America has become one of the greatest nations that fights for their country as one. The might of this country is originated not from its financial

with many Americans. Critics of the performance claimed that it was racially divisive and anti-police. Many attacked Beyonce for promoting what they believe to be a racist terrorist group. Police unions even called for a nationwide boycott of the pop star (Hassan). This backlash revealed the inaccurate perceptions many Americans have today

One of the most iconic patriotic songs, “America The Beautiful” was originally written by Katherine Lee Bates, who was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970 (Songwriters Hall of Fame) as a result of her success. The melody, created separately, was produced by choirmaster and organist Samuel A. Ward. The melody was originally developed for one of his works called “Materna”. The poem by Bates and the music by Ward was combined and published in 1910 as the final product, “America the Beautiful”

Growing up i was never really a big sports fan. I would watch basketball from time to time. It wasn’t until high school that I attended my first football game. I didn’t really understand the game at first but after a few games i got the hang of it. As i continued to go the games i started to notice the love that the fans and the teammates have for the game. Apologia is described as rhetoric, communication studies, and public relations, a speech that defends, justifies, and/or apologizes for an action

Colin Kaepernick, San Francisco 49ers quarterback, started much controversy against America when he remained seated for the national anthem during a preseason game against the San Diego Chargers. Kaepernick seems to had developed an enmity against America. He feels that he and fellow African American athletes should not show patriotism to their country because of the unfair treatment their ancestors went through throughout history. Although Kaepernick does have a point about the racial discrimination

NFL Protest Many Americans disapproved and were very angry about the NFL protest. Americans think protesting during the national anthem was disrespectful to our military and the nation, but like Washington, I believe it is a reaction to racial discrimination and police brutality against African Americans. In the article “ Kneeling Isn’t about Patriotism—It’s a Distress Signal,” author Marvin Washington, a former NFL player, discusses how the protests by NFl players are for raising awareness of racial

The National Football League has had more political issues in recent years than ever before. In the article ”Politics Has Always Had a Place in Football” by Samuel G. Freedman, a former columnist on religious issues for The Times, explains his article in terms of reasoning, evidence, and persuasive elements. He goes into why there is such an unusual insertion of politics and race discrimination in the NFL. Author Freedman uses examples of when African Americans were first allowed in the NFL as