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    limits should include burning of the United States flag. Gregory Lee Johnson “a member of the Revolutionary Communist Youth Brigade” decided to burn a United States flag “outside the 1984 Republican National convention in Dallas, Texas” (Leinwand 1). Johnson felt this was a way to speak out to the “United States Government” (Leinwand 1). Mr. Johnson was apprehended by the Dallas police officers. He was found guilty of breaking a law that stated that the flag was something that should be honored…

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    The American flag other known as Old Glory or the symbol of America freedom that some love and other take for granite. It is in every school, government building, or outside of local businesses or everywhere you look. The have songs about it, pictures of it, and every k through 12 grade says the pledge before school starts. For some people the flag to them is something to hate or the symbol of evil. It has been cut, burned, and step on all over the world but it has even been hated on by people…

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    The American flag was made to unify the states and the stars are a symbol of the unified states. The flag was made to show independence for our newly independent nation. The United States has gone through many battles and our flag was still standing strong supporting our nation and the people fighting for it. The American flag represents justice, humanity, freedom, courage, integrity, equality and liberty. It is a sign of unity and pride for the people of the United States. The colors stand for…

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    convention was taking place in Dallas in 1984 where Gregory Lee Johnston participated in a political demonstration of which an american flag was burned as a sign of symbolic language. He was then charged on a Texas criminal statute that forbids the desecration of venerated objects that included but not excluded to monuments,places of worship or burial, or a state or national flag “in a way that would offend one or more persons likely to observe or discover his action”. This lead to him being…

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    Each state in the United States of America is unique. Each state chooses things like a bird or a song that best represents their state. Each state also flies a flag that shows their individuality. The state of Georgia’s state bird is a brown thrasher and their song is “Georgia on My Mind.” But the flag that flies in Georgia today is different from the flag that flew when Georgia was an original colony. Georgia was the third state to ratify the United States Constitution on January 2, 1788, and…

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    Nationalism is omnipresent in the United States. Every American has experienced varying levels of nationalism even if they did not consciously process the stimuli. Common nationalistic American symbols range from the Flag to the paper bills we exchange as currency. Constant exposure to these items slowly desensitizes the mind to them, causing us to not look as closely at them. The United States currency, for example, is covered in symbols; however, Americans ignore most of the symbols because…

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    When I'm thinking about freedom, the American Flag, Soldiers, and my own Personal Freedoms come to my mind. The Flag is important to me. The flag stands for America’s freedom. It is very important to everybody in the United States. It stands up for us it helped the soldiers fight through the war. The flag is important in the United States. If you’re in the United States and you don’t appreciate the flag, well you better get the heck out of here. The Flag is the thing that stood up for us…

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    have different views on the American Flag. Some individuals have lost all respect for the flag. Others still carry out the utmost respect for the flag. In recent times, some have started burning the flag. This is the most disrespectful thing that can be done to a flag. The burning of the American flag out of disrespect should never be done. The American flag is a symbol of our freedom. However, not all citizens of American or the world have the view that the flag should be flown with pride.…

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    El Salvador Flag Essay

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    Flag The blue and white colors to represent the colors of the United Provinces of Central America. -This is a Union of Central America after they had gotten their independence from Spain El Salvador’s flag includes all equal bands These bands go from the color dark blue,then white inbetween and then another dark blue band The coat of arms is placed in the center of the flag The coat of arm includes a triangle with five volcanoes, these volcanoes represent former member of the Central American…

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    1st of September, 1939, Nazi Germany invaded Poland, and effectively began the second world war. The groups fighting against one another were the Axis powers–Germany, Italy, and Japan– and the Allies– France, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, and later the United States. The United States stayed out of the war for some time, many feared that joining the war would weaken the already unstable economy recovering from the Great Depression. However, on December 7th, 1941, the Japanese, led by…

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