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    two color crayons, one a dark blue and the other dark red. Rockwell has cleverly incorporated the American flag with in this painting, where the audience admiring this painting may overlook it, yet they are noticing it. As a result, it plays with their psychological emotion, testing the audiences pride and making them feel sympathy towards this painting. The position of the American flag against the white dress signifies a new begging for the African American community as well as the rest of…

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    The vivid, rainbow flags, waving in the brisk San Francisco air, scream, “We are proud”. Rainbows painting the window of every cafe, supermarket, and store alike are delicately scattered with tiny raindrops that fell from the open, murky sky above. The atmosphere is bombarded with the sense of unity, but not only is the air flooded with the symbol of pride, but the streets too. Crosswalks, jaded with the paint of red, orange, green, and blue as pedestrians walk along, chatting with their…

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    American flag and told me that this is how she remembered my father. Every night before bed she would read me a different story about the troops who fights for our freedom and how important they are to our country. Once I became familiar with the flag she then showed me pictures of my father dressed in similar clothes as the men in the books she read to me at bedtime. Soon after I found myself gaining an attachment too any item that was red, white, and blue and represented the American flag and…

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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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    As I was being escorted down a highway in Jeddah to go meet my dad at work I came across a flag no eye could miss. A symbol reminiscent to the pride in the American flag. It was the flag of the country I was visiting during last spring break, Saudi Arabia. I had not been used to the timezone for four long years, however this kept me awake. It was almost as if the 588 foot tall flag was saying “peace be upon you”, a traditional saudi greeting as it waved right below the golden sun. I was even…

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    The American flag and Bradley Cooper stand as the largest of these symbolisms and hooks, as they are also the primary photographs on the web page. While the pictures on the site stand as one of the main visual components, the blank white background serves as a subordinate effect, which juxtaposes the bold photographs of Cooper and the flag against the plain, white backdrop. The American flag represents the American dream: the conquest for hope, happiness…

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    politics should not be limited during sporting events, whether an athlete demonstrates a popular or unpopular opinion because they are the ones with enough influence to make a difference. Smith demonstrated her own political opinion by not facing the flag before games to protest America's…

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    Francis Scott Key

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    to divide our country, one’s patriotism comes in question if they decide to take a stance one way or another. Patriotism is defined as “love people feel for their country” (Merriam-Webster). Some people interpret this to mean displaying the American Flag, singing and standing of National Anthem. Francis Scott Key, an attorney from Washington, D.C. inherited slaves from his family. Key was said to be against slavery despite viewing them as a distinct and inferior race that was the greatest evil…

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    Bilox Fraud Case Summary

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    While conducting the investigation on Biloxi, it has come to the attention of the auditors that there are red flags present within the company. The primary red flag is seen within the company’s mission statement, “Mutual dependence toward mutual success.” This mission statement is too broad and does not incorporate protocols or procedures that employees are to abide by. In, addition the employees do not have a code of ethics to follow, which includes the negative effects of fraud and the…

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    Advertisements are known to have hidden meanings within them. The product being sold, whether it is clothes, food, or cars, have an underlying message that reflects the advertiser’s attention and the consumer’s ideals. In the advertisement I analyzed on True Religion Brand Jeans, the advertisement depicts a black and white photograph of an attractive male and female model on a motorcycle in the desert to which the female model is looking out into the distance with her head turned away from the…

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