Facing the Flag

With tensions running between President Donald Trump and NFL players, an action such as the protest by Vice Pence can cause an uproar. Author Jemar Tisby, a writer for the Reformed African American Network, expresses his thoughts about the actions of Vice President Mike Pence in the article titled “Pence’s Stunt Further Inflames The Nation,” published on October 9TH, 2017 on CNN.com. He argues that rather than uniting a divided nation, Vice President Mike Pence makes matters worse by exiting an…

When we listen to music we often associate the style or theme to different aspects of life, for example, a nation, a movie or even a scene, John Philip Sousa’s music is no different. When his music is heard it is associated with America and the Armed Forces. Often times associations are made over time like, Thanksgiving and pie but, the association of Sousa’s music and America were nearly seamless. His march, Stars & Stripes Forever exemplifies this association musically and historically.…

49ers first started kneeling during the national anthem Colin believed that there were some wrongdoings to Africans and other wrongdoings to minorities. He was right and everybody knew that he was right but didn't like the way he disrespected the flag and their country. This year the kneeling during the national anthem has really gotten a lot of attention from the media. A lot of people are starting to agree with the player's decisions and saying that they mean good but are just trying…

to divide our country, one’s patriotism comes in question if they decide to take a stance one way or another. Patriotism is defined as “love people feel for their country” (Merriam-Webster). Some people interpret this to mean displaying the American Flag, singing and standing of National Anthem. Francis Scott Key, an attorney from Washington, D.C. inherited slaves from his family. Key was said to be against slavery despite viewing them as a distinct and inferior race that was the greatest evil…

Many people in today's world are burning the American flag in public. This should not be allowed because it is a disgrace to the people who fought for this country, and to the people in the United States. People that burn the flag don't realize how much hurt they are causing the Americans and how bad it makes us look. Some people might argue that burning the American flag is ok and that it doesn't effect anybody. Burning of the American flag in public is a disgrace to the veterans, soldiers…

Flag Desecration is Ineffective Flag desecration has been a controversial topic for a number of years, including more recently. After Donald Trump was elected President of the United States, many college students, from Hampshire College to American University, began to burn the American flag as a form of protest towards the newly elected president. Because of the amount of people in such a small area burning flags, unsafe situations were posed for many peoples’ lives. Burning the flag is an…

standing to honor the flag. These players intention is not to disrespect the flag or the people who fought for it, it’s to bring attention to a larger issue: racial injustice.…

Stimulus One- American Flag In our topic of school shootings our first stimulus was an American flag. We were firstly asked what the American flag meant to us, both positive and negative. This sparked a discussion on the topic of the ‘American Dream’. Many people discussed how this gave the Americans hope. A few people went further into depth and talked about the colours of the flag representing the danger and the innocence that America claims to have. For example, Sammie said that the white…

In the early twentieth century, war was becoming inevitable due to high tensions between a considerable amount of foreign countries. Idealist President Wilson attempted to keep the United States out of the war, yet it was imperative to aid the French and British troops. The government needed support from many Americans with the goal of perpetuating stability of the nation, Americans needed to organize their resources and economy so they could focus all efforts to the war. Page 1, Image 10…

well. This grand object has been called by many names ‘Old Glory’, ‘Stars and Stripes’, ’Star-Spangled Banner’,’ Grand Union Flag’ or ‘the Continental Colors’. Whichever name it’s been called this standard has brought forth emotional,…