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    What the flag means to me? It means freedom, war, united, honor, rights, bravery courageous and loyalty. Freedom means freedom to vote freedom to love and freedom to care. United means a country that has united. Loyalty means loyal to fight loyal to save our country and loyal to sacrifice your life. Honor means we honor our fellow family members some solders and most important our savers. War means the war that saved our country. Bravery means brave enough to die for you country brave enough to…

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    With European countries imperializing rapidly the United States was behind and beginning to appear weaker. Some US citizens believed in the imperialism and others were against it. Imperialism of the United States was debated greatly at the time of its occurrence, some people believed in it because they felt it was the only option to grow strong like the European powers and others did not believe in the imperialism because they felt it would make their country weaker. The largest differences…

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    According to US history (2017), the history about the pledge is that the Pledge of Allegiance was created for every citizen. For example, the pledge was written in August 1892 by the socialist minister, Francis Bellamy. Also, it was originally published in The Youth’s Companion on September 8, 1872. Finally, Bellamy hoped that the pledge would be used by every citizen in any country. In conclusion, US History says that the pledge can be used by any citizen who wants to solemnly promise to stand…

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    “London, 1802” by Wordsworth and “Douglass” by Dunbar, the narrators show their patriotism by using figurative language and structure choices to appeal to distinguished historical figures. The poems use similar figurative language to accentuate the nationalism of the narrators, which arises through the plea to Douglass and Milton.…

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    alone as the vanguard for civilization in the mid nineteenth century (Haynes, 98). Sure that the nation served as an example for democracy worldwide, hyperbole of greatness permeated discussion surrounding the country’s status. With this surge of nationalism, also came the desire to bolster the strength of the nation through expansion of her borders and trade. Justified by the notion of manifest destiny and divine providence, many looked to the Pacific to fulfill this right. Winning the…

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    Nationalism is a love for one’s country and is between groups who share a common heritage. Ideas of nationalism pushed people to strive to unify their common peoples in the 1800s. Reforms that result from nationalist ideas can be either positive or negative, though. In Italy, nationalism helped to bring separate states together, but it also tore Austria apart. Serving as a force for unity in Italy and disunity in Austria, nationalism was a major catalyst for change in the 1800s. Nationalism…

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    What does the flag mean to you? Here is what it means to me. The flag represents you and me and every other person in America it represents our nation what everyone in America should respect and cherish. Cause that means a lot to a lot of people, but the people that burn flags and throw them on the ground. Cause that is just disrespecting themselves. Cause the flag represents the people in America. Pride the flag shows peoples pride for the soldiers that died fighting for our country and the…

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    In America, Americans live in a country that allows us to have the freedom of choice, bringing all types of religions, languages, and ethnicities to the United States. If I were to describe our country, I would start off by outlining this country as a place where people abide by the laws and consider questions such as a person’s age, salary, weight, or religion offensive. If a foreigner were to approach an American, the American might take a step away because they like their personal space…

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    Take a Stand (Rough Draft) “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,” (enforced by President Eisenhower, 1954). The Pledge of Allegiance should not include the phrase "under God," considering that America is not a religion based country. Based on the constitution, religion is only mentioned twice as respect but not to honor it. In this day in age equality is a…

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    America is not a nation that is overruled by fear and hatred. America is not weak and scared of change. America is a nation that cares about all its people, not just the people who are rich or white, but also the poor, the LGBT community, the muslims, the minorities, the women, and the disabled. America would never turn it's back on all it's people regardless of race, sex, or religion. America would never turn a blind eye on all its people who are hurting, but instead, listen to their pain and…

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