Flag of the United States

Is it unpatriotic if athletes do not stand during the national anthem in protest of their beliefs? I will use the controversy around athletic protests as an example of Geertz' theory of anthropology as interpretation. Colin Kaepernick is an American football quarterback who did not stand during the playing of the national anthem during the entire football season for 2016-17. He was released from his role as quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers in 2016. He is currently a free agent and…

My Vision for America Many of us celebrate the 4th of July, many of us celebrate veterans day; during these days we are grateful for those who have served and those who have taken the ultimate sacrifice so their kids, grandkids, and great grandkids, could grow up in a free life wear they can worry about homework and not about the things soldiers worry about when in battle. It's clear that veterans and soldiers love the country they are fighting for, but will they love this country the same way…

Standing Up Who knew you could stand up for what you believe in by sitting down? Colin Kaepernick, the quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, was doing exactly that when he sat down during the playing of the national anthem before a pro-football game; I agree and approve of what he did. He was protesting the different treatment of colored people and also the cops. After reading the article, ¨In the `Land of the Free,` Are You Free to Sit Out the National Anthem?¨ by Jaweed Kaleem, I learned…

What the flag means to me? It means freedom, war, united, honor, rights, bravery courageous and loyalty. Freedom means freedom to vote freedom to love and freedom to care. United means a country that has united. Loyalty means loyal to fight loyal to save our country and loyal to sacrifice your life. Honor means we honor our fellow family members some solders and most important our savers. War means the war that saved our country. Bravery means brave enough to die for you country brave enough to…

found within the flag itself such as “America” and “For sale” display the lack of humanity and the values of a life at a bargain price. Manipulation is…

Rhetorical Analysis of Taronish Elavia’s “A Football Opinion Piece for People Who Hate Football Opinion Pieces” Taronish Elavia, in his article, “A Football Opinion Pieces for People Who Hate Football Opinion Pieces” published in December 26, 2016 talking about big transfers in football world and how they not making any changes in club. His article is divided in 2 pieces, first piece is a lot of quotes from 90s, that in my opinion is not really related to his article, and in second piece he is…

America. The strong. The brave. The courageous. We stand united, arms locked, indivisible by any other opposing force. We are free, and it is our right to be equal with one another. We are the sturdy thread that holds our country together. Each of us represented and accounted for under the red, white, and blue. The stars and stripes. We are America and we are proud. We are gratifying. We are inspiring. This is what the American Flag means to me. Our country was founded by our…

have begun joining Colin Kaepernick in taking a knee. He started taking a knee September of 2016, but it was not noticed right away. When asked for his reasoning behind taking a knee Kaepernick says, “I am not going to stand up and show pride in a flag for a country who oppresses black people, and people of color”. Police brutality has become such an issue in our everyday lives around America that Kaepernick felt he should do something, and took it upon himself to start the take a knee protest.…

The American flag has various definitions it just depends on seeing it from someone else’s point of view. While to some it means justice, to others this flag means pride, but to me our flag defines freedom, hope, and much more. So many years ago Americans fought for what they believed was right. They fought for their freedom, for their rights, for everything that we’ve come to know of today. Our flag represents the independence that was established on July 4, 1776, this was when the…

standing to honor the flag. These players intention is not to disrespect the flag or the people who fought for it, it’s to bring attention to a larger issue: racial injustice.…