Pledge Of Allegiance Essay

The Pledge of Allegiance has become a daily essence of American life; it is practiced from so early on that most citizens face an inability to recall the initial memorization of the stanzas. Despite this ritual being most prominent in schools, the words of the pledge remain overlooked and unquestioned. The commitment that the pledge’s words hold is substantial but hardly ever accounted for; therefore, it has become a habit instead of a solid oath. In its words, it has brought up controversy due to the understood freedom of religion but the forcing of citizens to utter the phrase “Under God”. However, the Pledge of Allegiance holds many uses and educational benefits when not used as a mandatory device, but the forcefulness behind the pledge has driven it out of its proper office and the monotonous repetitiveness has absorbed all meaning behind it. Based on the fundamental rights in the United States of America, a compulsory pledge, an apparent violation to the constitution, holds little to no meaning but instead should be used as a patriotic asset for the …show more content…
Lymari Morales breaks the down the actual actions that an American would consider patriotic through a survey on Gallup.com. Actual military service and voting are found to be the most significant indicators of patriotism instead of the pledge (Morales 2). In fact, older citizens and less educated Americans put more value into the pledge as an act of patriotism, among others like wearing an American flag pin, than a college graduate or a younger person. (Morales 4-5). Each survey varied and there was no solid agreement on actions that specifically define patriotism; the study included division amongst political parties, age groups, and education levels. The surveys conclude that patriotism is extremely subjective to the person of interest and there is no concrete example that an individual could pursue to prove national pride to