Commemorating America Through History
Statues are cascaded in looming cloth, old glory burns on the sidewalk, objectors kneel while people cheer, signs are held and slurs are yelled, and children grow up with doubt and fear. The situations I have just described are in no way falsified or exaggerated. Our beloved America, built upon centuries of hard work, blood, sweat, tears, and a dare to dream and discover is being challenged. Countless attempts are curated and put forth to shut out the very values and events that have shaped our people and our very democracy. Unfortunately, many are successful. America is dying out with each severe blow made to her legacy. “We the people” are in crisis. America’s history is often viewed as controversial …show more content…
It is time to rise up and cry out, unifying our voices into one force against the opposition. We must emphasize the importance of our nation’s history. We must educate, we must understand, and we must see the vitality of every single historical event. Without history, we have ignorance, and with ignorance, we have chaos. It should be understood that we cannot see America in her true glory or appreciate our freedom and American values until we know the obstacles and hardships that were endured in order to secure the valiant America we live in today. Rather than shun the past, we should carry it with us, strong in our minds and deep in our hearts as we build, invent, conjure ideas, stand alongside our fellow Americans, and serve the country that we call home. Once we have truly experienced and can understand the past, we can find the strength in the present, and grasp hope for the future, all while standing beneath the brilliance of the red, white, and blue. The words of Sherrilyn Kenyon still resound when speaking in regard to the past: “Today is the first day of the rest of your life. You can’t change the past, but the future isn’t set in stone. You can bring a change there. Move forward not with hatred or love. Move forward with purpose.” Let’s make that day
Statues are cascaded in looming cloth, old glory burns on the sidewalk, objectors kneel while people cheer, signs are held and slurs are yelled, and children grow up with doubt and fear. The situations I have just described are in no way falsified or exaggerated. Our beloved America, built upon centuries of hard work, blood, sweat, tears, and a dare to dream and discover is being challenged. Countless attempts are curated and put forth to shut out the very values and events that have shaped our people and our very democracy. Unfortunately, many are successful. America is dying out with each severe blow made to her legacy. “We the people” are in crisis. America’s history is often viewed as controversial …show more content…
It is time to rise up and cry out, unifying our voices into one force against the opposition. We must emphasize the importance of our nation’s history. We must educate, we must understand, and we must see the vitality of every single historical event. Without history, we have ignorance, and with ignorance, we have chaos. It should be understood that we cannot see America in her true glory or appreciate our freedom and American values until we know the obstacles and hardships that were endured in order to secure the valiant America we live in today. Rather than shun the past, we should carry it with us, strong in our minds and deep in our hearts as we build, invent, conjure ideas, stand alongside our fellow Americans, and serve the country that we call home. Once we have truly experienced and can understand the past, we can find the strength in the present, and grasp hope for the future, all while standing beneath the brilliance of the red, white, and blue. The words of Sherrilyn Kenyon still resound when speaking in regard to the past: “Today is the first day of the rest of your life. You can’t change the past, but the future isn’t set in stone. You can bring a change there. Move forward not with hatred or love. Move forward with purpose.” Let’s make that day