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    “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). They argue that “Kimigayo” goes against their Freedom of Conscience. They are allowed to express their opinion by refusing to sing. Fortunately for them, the court ruled against the Metropolitan Board of Education and “awarded the teachers 30,000 yen each in damages for emotional distress. The Metropolitan Board of Education appealed the decision” (Young) to a higher court. The teachers may have been lucky this time, but the Higher Tokyo Court is filled with more conservative members who…

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    was floating in the cool water, realized what was going on because of the book she read in history class. It was the attack on Pearl Harbor. Dana was so in shock that she could 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…

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    what people are doing back then, when the community is not heavily focused on technology, people are interacting with each other, grouping together and watch the race. Even the kid in shot 3, came to watch the race with people who are older than him, in comparing of kids nowadays, almost all of the kids now are holding a smartphone on his hand, not like back then, they really have their dream, what they want to be and what they admire of. Also, Anderson’s films are full of visual splendor, he…

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    Disney. Just taking a glance at my class no one, I repeat NO ONE, has anything close Disney on. Just talking to the school’s administers they struggle getting students to even show up to school. At that student council camp it was flag day. I have never before in my life celebrated flag day, but the flag was raised we stated the pledge. Then chanted USA, but flag day there are other flags not just the US’s so why chant just ours can we not celebrate Australia's flag too? SO with all the ideas we…

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    The Jeep car is important to me because it was the first car that I grew fond of, at the age of six. That’s when everything changed and I finally knew what I wanted to become when I grow up, an automotive mechanic. Now currently I am in the automotive shop at PCTI and learning to be the best of the best. Basically, everyone that knows me, are aware that I’m in love with cars and no one can change my mind about it. I’m also very known for my tallness, which i used in my everyday life to help…

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    Camp Edwards Narrative

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    had to retreat back to the docks where we began. Although the race was never finished, I was extremely impressed that my friends never tipped the boat over. Operation Pegasus Inferno is agreed upon by my friends to be the most enjoyable game played during Camp Edwards. The game had two large teams consisting of a mix of campers and counselors. One team started in kayaks out in the lake while the opposite team guarded a flag on the beach with tennis balls. From my view out on the lake, I was…

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    the time between his running away and the battle at hand attempting to justify his actions, settling finally on the line he had left being “the imbecile line” and convinces himself that running was “full of strategy” and “work of a master’s legs” (41). Henry’s mind quickly evades the tactic of running and exchanges it for courage in battle. The change between fear and dauntlessness can be clearly seen on page 101, in the moments before Henry becomes the bearer of the flag. Crane writes that in…

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    Ents: A Short Story

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    Only an Ent, a Great Wizard, or a horde of Goblins could rebuild a city that fast. And since we would have heard about the latter two, we have a reason to believe that an Ent helped Dale rebuild. Has anyone seen Reauicnabloyw recently?” “No.” “No.” “Yes. I saw him walking towards the city with a flag of some sort.” “Why would he be doing that, might I ask?” “Rebuilding the city, I guess.” “So that would be why the city grew so quickly.” By now, a Ents are slow and careful in their…

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    The Confederate Flag Persuasive Essay Every day thousands people say the confederate flag stands for slavery, racism, and white supremasy. People get upset when they see someone with a confederate flag on their truck or car even when its a colored person. Without proper knowledge people will continue to believe that the confederate flag is bad. In order to get people to stop hating the confederate flag it is important to educate people about the facts and myths about the confederate flag. The…

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    Totalitarian Japan During 1867,Mutsuhito Kyōto raised to power and established the meiji empire which later become the greatest time period in Japanese history.The empire not only followed European’s “footstep” of being industrialized,it also received the ambition,greeds from its “European parents”.Japan later on invaded Korea,China due to its resource difficulties but Japan didn’t stop there, in order to control the people inside its large territory Hideki Tojyo,which was the prime minister…

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