Flag

On April 17, 2015, a protest group, which included Eric Sheppard, walked on the American Flag in the front of Odum Library at Valdosta State University. This was in an effort to protest racism in our country. Shortly after, a local veteran, Michelle Manhart, was detained for taking the flag from the protest group in what was her attempt to be able to dispose of the ripped flag properly. She was not charged but was banned from VSU in the future (ValdostaDailyTimes). I could not believe what I was…

The Confederate Flag was created on March of 1861, as the official flag of the Confederates. The flag is still around to this day, and has developed controversy on the topic itself. Some people believe that the confederate flag is apart of history, while others believe it is a sign of racism and injustice that should not exist in today’s society. The Civil War was a war that was fought between the northern and southern states of America. The north was referred to as the Union, while the south…

The Confederate flag has a long and troubling past. For decades now the burning question has been is the confederate flag racist? Depending on who is being asked, some will say the flag is a symbol of their heritage others will say it is a symbol of hate and racism. If a person were to take a look back in history and really educate themselves they would see that the flag that is flown today came out with pure racist intentions. The Civil War was fought amongst the Union and the Confederates…

does the flag mean to you? Here is what it means to me. The flag represents you and me and every other person in America it represents our nation what everyone in America should respect and cherish. Cause that means a lot to a lot of people, but the people that burn flags and throw them on the ground. Cause that is just disrespecting themselves. Cause the flag represents the people in America. Pride the flag shows peoples pride for the soldiers that died fighting for our country and the flag.…

Flag Desecration is Ineffective Flag desecration has been a controversial topic for a number of years, including more recently. After Donald Trump was elected President of the United States, many college students, from Hampshire College to American University, began to burn the American flag as a form of protest towards the newly elected president. Because of the amount of people in such a small area burning flags, unsafe situations were posed for many peoples’ lives. Burning the flag is an…

well. This grand object has been called by many names ‘Old Glory’, ‘Stars and Stripes’, ’Star-Spangled Banner’,’ Grand Union Flag’ or ‘the Continental Colors’. Whichever name it’s been called this standard has brought forth emotional,…

The American flag is a very special symbol to me. Soldiers have put their life on the line to earn the right to have our flag. The flag is so special to us that every morning we say a pledge to it. Recently people have not been very respectful to the flag. They have been setting it on fire and walking on it which is very disrespectful. The American flag has fifty stars and thirteen red and white stripes. The thirteen stripes stand for the thirteen colonies that we originally settled in. the…

The American flag can stand for many different things for many different people. To some it might be a freedom, including religious freedom, freedom of speech, or freedom from a harsh government. To others it might mean justice, or something else. We recognize our flag as something more than just red, white, and blue fabric sewed together to represent our country. There is symbolism behind the colors and patterns. The flag of the United States of America was born June 14, 1777, which was the 13…

the desecration of the American flag, a symbol of our Nation, thoroughly offends and disgusts me. The question of respect, in my eyes, has nothing to do with the analysis of possibly amending the First Amendment in order to make desecrating the flag illegal. Rather, respecting the Constitution and the freedoms it protects would be more important than the flag. Furthermore, I agree with General Colin Powell’s letter to Senator Patrick Leahy in 1999 regarding the flag, “They may be destroying a…

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,…