I Pledge Allegiance Examples

I Pledge Allegiance I sat in my elementary classroom surrounded by my peers. We talked and laughed waiting for the day to start. Suddenly, a familiar tune came over the announcements. We immediately stop talking, stood in place, our hand over our heart, and we began in synchrony “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” We did not know at the beginning why we said the pledge, it was just something we knew we had to do as it was a part of our daily routine. I remember when someone came to the school to interview a few students on what the pledge meant to us. I sat so quietly and anxiously, hoping I would be one of the ones to be called. The other kids were standing and jumping around yelling, “Pick me, pick me!” Somehow I just knew that I would be picked, and I was looking at the camera as she asked me what my name was and what the pledge meant to me. I explained to her that to me it meant that as a nation all of the people would …show more content…
Speaking about many American topics such as the flag and other hot topics back then were never a problem. However, today everyone has their own opinion and it seems like you get criticized despite whatever view you have. The people have become very outspoken on many subjects and the Pledge of Allegiance has become one of them. It feels like today everyone gets offended too easily and will not be happy until history is rewritten. Despite the constant changing of views the Pledge of Allegiance has always meant one thing to me. Under the flag I am free, God is someone who in the end we will all have to answer to, no matter who that God may be to all of the individuals. Therefore, whenever and wherever I may hear the Pledge being recited in the future you can guarantee you will see me looking up at the flag proudly with my hand placed over my