A little over a week ago, I was getting in my car to drive home following an intense cross country workout. Too caught up in pondering my splits for our three mile time trial and too proud of the effort I had put forth, I had completely forgotten that I had a piano lesson at 5 P.M. immediately following my cross country practice. After turning on my car, I glanced down at the digital clock unaware of my predicament...5:04. I realized that I was in trouble. I was going to be late and have to surrender half of my expensive lesson time. Still, realizing that I did not want to waste my parents’ money and my teacher’s time, I zoomed out of the LCHS parking lot and sped along the freeway on my way home. As I was driving, my mother’s advice from
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Every morning, I stand to salute the flag of the United States of America and recite the Pledge of Allegiance. Each time I do I see a familiar handful of students purposely not standing. They have forgotten, perhaps even chosen to forget, the sacrifices made by their American forefathers. They are too selfish and care too much about themselves, so they have forgotten those who have been wounded or made the ultimate sacrifice of their very lives that we might live in a free …show more content…
News of professional football players such as Colin Kaepernick and other athletes refusing to stand for the national anthem flood the headlines of American media today. These high profile individuals do not care, maybe even refuse to acknowledge, that their forgetfulness of their great American heritage and their disrespect for the symbol of our freedom, the American flag, has a very harmful impact on others. These high profile individuals’ overt actions towards the symbol of our freedom, the American flag, not only show their forgetfulness of our great heritage, but are also blinding others like high school athletes to do the same. To me, and the majority of Americans, particularly those who put themselves in harm’s way, their families and those who have lost loved ones doing so, this is very
Every morning, I stand to salute the flag of the United States of America and recite the Pledge of Allegiance. Each time I do I see a familiar handful of students purposely not standing. They have forgotten, perhaps even chosen to forget, the sacrifices made by their American forefathers. They are too selfish and care too much about themselves, so they have forgotten those who have been wounded or made the ultimate sacrifice of their very lives that we might live in a free …show more content…
News of professional football players such as Colin Kaepernick and other athletes refusing to stand for the national anthem flood the headlines of American media today. These high profile individuals do not care, maybe even refuse to acknowledge, that their forgetfulness of their great American heritage and their disrespect for the symbol of our freedom, the American flag, has a very harmful impact on others. These high profile individuals’ overt actions towards the symbol of our freedom, the American flag, not only show their forgetfulness of our great heritage, but are also blinding others like high school athletes to do the same. To me, and the majority of Americans, particularly those who put themselves in harm’s way, their families and those who have lost loved ones doing so, this is very