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    Benjamin Hoffman, Victor Mather, and Jacey Fortin’s article “After Trump Blasts N.F.L, Players Kneel and Lock Arms in Solidarity” features many debatable topics about the players kneeling during the National Anthem. The main cause brought up by the authors for the players kneeling includes tweets posted by Donald Trump on Twitter. One of these tweets exclaims that sports fans should “never condone” players that do not stand during the anthem and that the “NFL should change its policy” (Hoffman).…

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    Jasper Johns Flag

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    the beginning of the exhibit, was by artist Jasper Johns called Flag. Flag is a piece associated with Johns’ theme of repetition in his artworks as well as influenced by personal and historical contexts. Flag was made between 1954-55 with encaustic, oil, and collage on fabric mounted on plywood in three panels. The formal aspects combined created a flag with red, white, and blue which are the symbolic colors of American culture. The flag contains forty-eight stars and thirteen stripes, as well…

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    ended and that was also the day the 13th amendment was ratified into the Constitution. African Americans don’t see the flag as a symbol for anything except for racism. The Kul Klux Klan actually used this flag as a symbol for racism, and not every white American uses the flag for that purpose. Also the flag was not the original flag for the Confederacy. Not all Africans see the flag as a bad symbol, but most do and that is all because of slavery. Slavery happened because of the fact that the…

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    Marine Corps War Memorial Patriotism is often associated with Americans in response to the emotional pride in their nations land, culture, present day achievements, and history. However one's devotion to what they love may come with the dismissal of cynical actions. The remembrance of major events in our lives through memorialization keeps us either sane or feel a sense of unity among our community. Memorials are important to the American people, which are constructed by artists to provide…

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    statement himself Friday night when he chose to sit out the National Anthem at Levi's Stadium. Kaepernick explained his intentions in an interview with NFL media after the preseason loss to Green Bay, "I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color.” He took his opportunity to communicate a “Black Lives Matters” message in the largest way he saw possible, “To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to…

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    Sewing the Stars and Stripes We have seen many things made for the first time, but by far the most iconic may be the first official sewn flag of the United States. Betsy Ross was the woman that did just that. Ross had other accomplishments besides this but the flag was by far her most iconic achievement. Throughout Ross’ lifetime came many hardships and struggles. Today Ross is seen as an iconic woman figure in history. Betsy Ross was born in Pennsylvania and remained there most of her life.…

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    American Flag Speeches

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    Our Flag Have you ever put deep thought into something that seemed so simple? The 13 red and white stripes, and 50 white stars outlined in blue are truly more than a piece of cloth. The United States Flag is a beautiful symbol of America. When I glance at the American flag, the feeling of pride fills my body. I am very proud to live in America, where our soldiers fought proudly with the flag by their side. I am proud to be able to gaze at the symbol of the United States every day, and remember…

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    Nfl Pros Cons

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    and I stand for the anthem we are honouring those who fight for everyone's freedom,independence, and rights we have in this country that no other country has to offer. So if everyone else is standing for the national anthem so should NFL players. The flag stands for many different things and one of them is freedom. When you stand up for the national anthem you show that you appreciate…

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    I see it in sports a lot. In the NFL a dude called Colin Kaepernick started this whole debate when he kneeled during the national anthem. This rose a lot of controversy because a lot of people don’t think that it’s right. It also got too out of hand because people misunderstood what he was doing and it got into a big mess. This I think represents nationalism well because the people who caused a mess really was proud of their nation and had strong thought about that, so they stood up for what the…

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    Our Flag Research Paper

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    Meaning of Our Flag ” The flag of The United States of America , often referred to as the American flag , is the national flag of the United States of America . Nicknames for the flag include : The Stars and Stripes , Old Glory , and The Star-Spangled Banner . During the uprising against the British , George Washington requested Betsy Ross to sew a flag so that it could motivate his troops morale . In June 14 , 1777 , it became the first flag of United States of America . The flag of USA has…

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