Flag of the United States

a chilly, clouding afternoon when our group arrived in Washington, D.C. The first thing I noticed were the half-staffed flags of the United States and flags of its states and territories in front of Union Station. We boarded the “duck,” basically a boat on wheels, and I inquired to the captain about the flags. By presidential decree, President Barack Obama had ordered all flags in federal buildings to be at half-staff to honor the innocent lives lost in the Oregon shooting which happened in…

Take a Stand (Rough Draft) “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all,” (enforced by President Eisenhower, 1954). The Pledge of Allegiance should not include the phrase "under God," considering that America is not a religion based country. Based on the constitution, religion is only mentioned twice as respect but not to honor it. In this day in age equality is a…

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).…

war like no other that the United States had fought in. So read below to find out more interesting facts about the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War started as a fight between North Vietnam and South Vietnam. This fight started in 1959. It started when men from North Vietnam entered South Vietnam with multiple weapons. With these weapons, the northerners tried to take over the South. In 1962, South Vietnam started to bring the United States into the war. The United States brought 12,000 advisors…

unanimity…or whether to make the United Nations into a really effective organization even if it means going ahead only with those who are willing to make national sacrifices to achieve the great international objective of peace and prosperity.” (Pearson, Lester Bowles, 619) He believed Canada was a country to make sacrifices to accomplish this objective. The Suez Canal crisis had been continuing to cause problems since 1956, representatives from several countries part of the United Nations had…

Tour Speech Today I am going to tell you about the Betsy Ross House. The first American flag in history was made here. The building is 250 years old. It is a “bandbox” style house. It has one room per floor and a winding staircase leading from the cellar of the building to the upper levels. The house has a large window on the first floor which is great for displaying merchandise, and over the years the house was used as a home for shopkeepers and artisans. This happened for over 150 years.…

"The American flag represents all of us and the values we hold sacred," proclaimed Adrian Cronuer, a former United States Air Force sergeant and the inspiration behind the film, "Good Morning America." For me, the American flag represents education, freedom, and safety, and that is the America I believe in. The high school graduation rate in America hit 82 percent in the year 2013-14 and has continued to rise. The United States Government funds 14,000 public elementary and secondary school…

National Anthem people should use proper protocol with standing up straight with their hats off and their hand over their heart. Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49ers has started a protest where he takes a knee during the National Anthem of the United States. Just because it's a freedom of speech thing doesn’t mean that people` have to respect this protest. The American national anthem should not be used as a tool for protesting, it should be respected and treated as such. Many people…

almost every sporting event across the nation. Kids watch their favorite athletes respect the flag and sing along; however, some do not and then children wonder, “ why do they sit down?” Recently, many professional athletes have either been taking a knee, sitting down, or even raising fists because they believe that racism, discrimination, equality, and freedom are not being shown throughout the United States. Countless say that they choose not to honor the ritual in standing up because their…

born in 1855 and died in 1931. His poem was first published in The Youth’s Companion on September 8, 1892. The original version of the pledge was ‘’ I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.’’ In 1923, the words ‘’ the Flag of the United States of America’’ were added, because as Bellamy had hope for any citizen in any country to use it that did not happen. Due to threats, President Eisenhower encouraged…