Flag carrier

Flags have symbolized and represented countries for hundreds of years. Canada has had multiple flag changes since Confederation from the Union Jack to the Red Ensign. However, a new flag was announced and has been Canada’s flag ever since. Creator of the peacekeepers and future Prime Minister Lester Pearson had successfully convinced Canadians that Canada was in need of a brand new flag. That flag has changed Canada’s identity as an independent nation by removing British influences and uniting…

the car departing from its tracks and taking an unforeseen trip of its own towards the hard concrete below flood my mind like a Japanese tsunami. I cringe when I come close to the end of the line to get on a ride, whether it be at Darien Lake, Six Flags, or Hershey Park. When I’m nestled in the car, I always make sure to double check with the attendant that I’m securely in place. Although excitement is typical when one is about to race upward on a momentous, metal mountain towards the clear…

not swim to shore and saw everything, the ships getting destroyed, and the hundreds of people being killed by the fire. She saw the biggest boat the USS Arizona, get destroyed with one giant bomb, the ship then flipped and sank. She saw the Japanese flag on the side of the planes that were dropped the bomb. She knew what to do, Dana sprang into action and took two hurt men to shore. When she arrived to shore with the two men she got herself, and them to safety and waited for two hours until the…

Flag burning has been a controversy for years, but it has made its way to the front view within the last couple months. Whether burning of the flag should be legal, or if it should have a punishment. Flag burning should be considered a form of treason, and the desecration of the flag should be punished. The debate in the House on the flag highlighted the great divide in our nation on the Constitution and the very definition of patriotism. They actually separate our freedoms from parasitism and…

The Flag of the United States Have you ever wondered who created the Flag of the United States ? It is said that Francis Hopkins was the first person to design the U. S flag but Betsy Ross was the first to make it. In this report, we will be going into detail of the design of the U. S Flag, Symbols of the flag, and the history of the flag. The flag is not only a symbol of freedom, but a beacon of hope. Design of the flag It is said to be that the first American flag was designed by…

Burn the U.S. Flag “The Congress and the states shall have the power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.” That was the proposed constitutional amendment that was sent before the Constitution subcommittee on May 25th, 1995. The amendment passed the subcommittee and then was presented before the full Judiciary Committee. The amendment was in response to the Supreme Court rulings in 1989 and 1990 that demolished federal and state statutes prohibiting flag…

Freedom of speech is a right that is granted to all American citizens, but even though it is a right in the first amendment many people take it for granted and some take it too far. The Phelps family are of those who took their right of freedom of speech and used it in a negative way. The Phelps family are the founders of the Westboro Baptist church, yet their practice of religion has nothing in relation to common Baptist churches. The Phelps family practice a rather negative form of protesting…

when Disneyland visitors know they will soon be raising the ticket prices once more. Disneyland is also protected from potential competition moving within a distance of the park. For example, other theme parks located here in California such as Six Flags Magic Mountain, Universal Studios…

“By 2003, 99% of public [schools]… hoisted the flag and sang the anthem during graduation” (Young). However, there were still teachers who refused to sing “Kimigayo”. In fact, many teachers brought this case to court. Around 400 teachers filed a lawsuit against the Metropolitan Board of Education (Young)…

less available. The documentary, Flag Wars, chronicles the gentrification of Olde Towne East, a downtown, urban Columbus, Ohio neighborhood. In the 1990’s several of Olde Towne’s rundown and at times abandoned properties became viewed as desirable real-estate to cash-flushed…