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Last season, Colin Kaepernick caused a lot of controversy around the world and especially in the National Football League. The controversy was not caused by his play or something off the field. It was caused by his decision to kneel during the National Anthem. Kaepernick knelt during the National Anthem because he felt that African Americans were oppressed by this country, while people without color were being treated less harshly. He did not want to show pride to a country that did not treat…

and I stand for the anthem we are honouring those who fight for everyone's freedom,independence, and rights we have in this country that no other country has to offer. So if everyone else is standing for the national anthem so should NFL players. The flag stands for many different things and one of them is freedom. When you stand up for the national anthem you show that you appreciate…

I see it in sports a lot. In the NFL a dude called Colin Kaepernick started this whole debate when he kneeled during the national anthem. This rose a lot of controversy because a lot of people don’t think that it’s right. It also got too out of hand because people misunderstood what he was doing and it got into a big mess. This I think represents nationalism well because the people who caused a mess really was proud of their nation and had strong thought about that, so they stood up for what the…

disrespecting the American Flag. That action is not right; just because President Trump made a wrong decision that doesn't mean that now NFL players can make their own rules. The NFL players deserve to be punished for their actions. If NFL players are allowed to sit or kneel down during the National Anthem, then why can't we do the same? It's not right to just give up on our Nations flag. Many Americans get in trouble these days for doing insane things like perhaps burning the American flag,…

Kaepernick is the latest famous athlete to take a stand or rather a knee against the racial inequality in America. For taking a knee and delivering a clear message to the people of the United States Kaepernick has been looked as unpatriotic and disrespectful. Especially by Barton Swain; in swains article he pretends not to understand the message being sent by Kaepernick even though it’s as clear. In Dysons’s article he understands Kaepernick’s…

and an essayist. While many americans take for granted that they are American Citizens and they have this freedom, when in another country people would kill to be an American citizen. The least that people could do is respect the flag and the veterans that fought for the flag that represents this country. But these days people have started to kneel during the anthem to protest to show their frustration about equality.While many believe kneeling the anthem is a great place to protest, kneeling…

49ers first started kneeling during the national anthem Colin believed that there were some wrongdoings to Africans and other wrongdoings to minorities. He was right and everybody knew that he was right but didn't like the way he disrespected the flag and their country. This year the kneeling during the national anthem has really gotten a lot of attention from the media. A lot of people are starting to agree with the player's decisions and saying that they mean good but are just trying…

will address the question of whether kneeling during the American national anthem/US flag a priori to National Football League games should be exercised by professional athletes in regards to spreading awareness of inequality in America. The act of kneeling as a protest falls perfect in expressing disagreement on a certain issue in a democratic state. The controversy of kneeling during the national anthem/US flag all began when NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco Forty-Niners’…

a lot of unwarranted backlash for an action that has been considered a sign of reverence since ancient times, when Jesus Christ knelt as a mark of his faithfulness. To take this clear message of protest and construe it into a disrespect to the United States is completely illogical, and more than likely has to do with partisan politics than anything else, even getting a brash response from President Trump. Despite my desire to stay in the middle, and my frequent inability to even know what is…

actions was that he would not, “show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color.” His defiance reached national attention with mixed views on the subject and has now sparked an ongoing debate about social injustice versus national unity. Most people misunderstand the proposed purpose of taking a knee. They believe that it is disrespectful to not put your hand over your heart and stand respectfully towards the flag while the national anthem is being played.…