American Flag Stands For Tolerance, By Ronald J. Lee

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Everywhere in the world there are so many differences, it’s unavoidable. There are always people who are different and have different views, but we have to get through these differences. The trailer “My So Called Enemy” shows girls bonding, even though their countries are fighting a war because of their differences. Both articles, “Texas vs. Johnson” by William J. Brennan and “American Flag Stands for Tolerance” by Ronald J. Allen state that you shouldn’t incriminate someone for their beliefs. We must be willing to accept different people and different opinions. To begin with, we as human beings must be willing to accept that people are different. The trailer, “My So Called Enemy” shows Gal saying “my friendship with friendship

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