Analysis: The Star Spangled Banner

1.) To be an American is a privilege, it’s a true blessing to be able to live in the United States of America. Being an American is being free, being able to live the life you want. Marrying the person you want, choosing your career path, and getting an education to become the best you can be. Being an American lets you practice whatever religion you want. Doesn’t matter what color nor what culture you came from everyone is treated equally. Francis Scott Key wrote ‘The Star-Spangled Banner” during his time of war of the year 1812. The Star Spangled Banner was a poem Francis wrote about all that he had seen at war. The Star Spangled Banner is a key to song to our country. It represents the freedom we have. Sporting events wouldn’t be the same at all without the song being sung. The fact of knowing that we have way more rights than any other country is just a very satisfying thing to know. Our rights are a main thing that I believe set us apart from other countries and why we are so unimaginably thankful. As Americans we are able to invent and reinvent ourselves no matter what our dream is. If we are persistent we can achieve our goals. Unlike most countries we can set our own standards in life. We don’t have people making our …show more content…
People may not think of him as a hero, but he’s defiantly earned the title of being one. Being the first African American professional baseball player he showed courage and a ton of strength. From death threats to vulgar language thrown at him, while batting all the way to getting pitched at. He showed what a real man is and stood up for himself and didn’t lose his self-esteem. He’s a hero not because of that exactly put he stood up for the African American race and showed that they too are humans just like white people. Robinson changed the game and changed people’s aspects on black people. Who knows what the world would be like in sports today is it wasn’t for Jackie and his heroic actions as a