Pledge Of Allegiance Essay

In the beginning of the chapter, it talked about how the Pledge of Allegiance brought controversy between politics, education, and religion. Students are in a way conditioned to recite the pledge. I remember going through a phase in fifth grade, where I thought that I shouldn’t recite the Pledge of Allegiance because of the phrase “under God” due to my religion. I thought saying “under God” would affect my faith towards my God, Allah SWT, but I also felt it was my duty to recite it because I am an American. The controversy between politics, education, and religion is still present in our society today. In our society, politics have shaped our lives. We depend on political officials to make decisions for our society on our behalf. The government is its own type of society in my opinion. Officials within the government communicate with a common goal, to better our society. Power and authority can be both a good and bad thing. It can be good if they use their power to benefit others such as helping the environment or education. There are a few individuals …show more content…
There’s many types of education such as public and private schools, homeschooling, colleges/universities, and online education. One of the reasons my family immigrated to this country is for the education. Education serves many function in society such as learning respect, following directions, and gaining knowledge. We learn about our society and what is our place in not only the large spectrum but also locally. In our society, religion sets a huge controversy because of our diverse society because we misunderstand each other. The different religions clash and argue which religion is the best. Sometimes people blame religion for disasters like terrorism or mast shootings. These unfortunate events create a more controversy by us trying to blame something or someone. But is there any other reason other than blaming the person(s) who committed the