United States Flag Code

injustices within the United States of America. Although these protests give attention to an important issue, they make the grieving of loved ones and those who have fought for our freedom that much worse. Protesting our country’s national anthem is not an appropriate way to give a call to action about recent prejudices in the country because it is disrespectful to those who have fought and those who have loved ones fighting to protect our freedoms every day. The United States of America is one of

The flag and the national anthem represent boundless different ideals within the American people. What I can imagine it means for many Americans however, I don’t approve of whatsoever. Sports players using their public platform to initiate change, should not have to worry about the possibility of being fired when “taking a knee” during the national anthem. I’ll argue passionately that these players are being great Americans by honoring the flag and what it stands for more than anyone else, as they

touchdowns, has caused citizens across the nation to be distraught by the actions some of the players have taken during the National Anthem. The National Anthem is thought to be a time where citizens can unite and take pride in being a part of the United States and all it stands for but as of late it has changed to a time where players feel they can voice their opinion toward the oppression minorities face in the U.S. Football players have initiated the #TakeAKnee Movement, in order to illuminate the

Susannah Williams only had one child. The child became an accomplished, went to school and had a job. After everything William had won the respect of both blacks and whites. Wounded several times he was determined to get the American flag back to the north side not letting the flag touch the ground. That was something no one else could do, it took guts to accomplish what he did. His saying was remembered by everyone, inspiring them to join the army and keep doing what they fail at, other words not to give

we see even though the title generalizes the art. It memorizes the marines who fought in the battle in World War II. The human figure is the major part of the subject matter they portray a victorious and heroic matter. The men that are raising the flag, you can see that they are struggling and that they 're tightly bunched together in various positions. The war took place on the Iwo Jima Island on February 19, 1945. The Battle of Iwo Jima was a major war between the U.S. Marines and the Japanese

The Confederate flags have been around with the US since the mid 1800s when the South split from the North. Slavery and Racism has been poison to the citizens of America ever since and we’ve been trying to get rid of it for the longest of times. The statue of confederate soldiers have been here for a while too. The flags radiate hatred all over the US while the statues truly represented white supremacy. Three reasons why the Confederate flag and statues should be removed from the south are that

surrounds the ships, seeming to flow from the American flag on the first ship. The American flag is a symbol of hope for the men on these ships, each of them being drastically different. The men gathered on these ships are all drastically different . George Washington himself is there, a highly respected general among common folk and even an African American man. Each of these men different in race, rank, and opinion are unified under a flag that represents each different person as a single people

reconcile with one another will only enlarged and strengthened today's society. Intolerance and tolerance were shown throughout the short stories, "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson, "What, Of This Goldfish, Would you wish?" by Etgar Keret, and "American Flag Stands for Tolerance" by Ronald J. Allen. Each author expressed the many perspectives of discrimination, acceptance, as well as he or she share a common view about acceptance. Considering in the story, Tessie accepts the lottery that is taking

“Hating people because of their color is wrong and it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It’s just wrong.”. Racism in this country has lately been leading towards politics and sadly the color of people's skin. More NFL players are beginning to stand up for their own beliefs by taking a knee when the National Anthem is played. As this protest was started by Colin Kaepernick, who was the first to kneel. Kaepernick’s action has lead to an increase in media discussion on the topic of racism

If you’ve ever been on vacation with my family, you know we’ll stop at a historic site without a doubt. Living in Virginia, a state chock-full of American history, it’s common to turn down the wrong road and stumble upon a battlefield or historical landmark. We’ve travelled up and down the east coast, as far north as Ellis Island in New York and as far south as the “90 Miles To Cuba” monument in Key West. When I got my first camera in middle school, I began to take pictures of the places we’d go