Flags of Our Fathers

turmoil that they would soon encounter. The rifle was hard and cold and struck against his shoulder with every moment. Father held back cries of pain, as it hit an infected wound from a previous conflict. The soldiers' stomachs ached with the pains of hunger, but they stormed on. They were valiant soldiers who had committed their lives to preserving their country's honour. Father and the rest of the soldiers were so engrossed in the rhythm of their march that they did not see the approaching…

heart;" without the pride of an American there wouldn’t patriotism, loyalty, and or effort. With being said there also wouldn't be America without those factors; therefor there wouldn't be any Americans. Patriotism and pride is what motivated our founding fathers to break away from Britain on July 2, 1776. They stood together as one and stood up for what they believed was right and finally got their Declaration of Independence July 4, 1776. Throughout time…

related material. The first image in group 2 pictures a female figure holding an America flag and an honor role of names. There are many different tactics used in this picture with the main purpose of making the viewer see it as their patriotic duty to support the war by buying liberty bonds. The image is titled with “Americans All!” to remind the nation that everyone must do their part for the benefit of our country. You don’t have to be serving in the military to do your duty, you can…

would be at the 1936 Olympics. To celebrate running the fastest lap ever at 56 seconds Louie and a fellow athlete out drinking. While out Louie decides to steal a German Nazi flag. This could have become quite troublesome for he got caught. If the soldier decided to shoot at Louis instead of the sky after seeing him take the flag it would have ended horrifically. Although these could be examples of the same principle ideas of rebellion that Louie and I share, there is one main idea that I…

but I clearly remember the name of his son, which was “Baako”. Anyways, we were just finishing up construction when the Boka Harum came and threatened to kill us if we didn’t leave. We fled for our lives and came across this secret cave in which we hind in for decades.” He explained. “We tried to find our way back, but we couldn’t and we lost all hope. We built this whole room, and it may seem like it can house a lot of people, but only five of us are living in here,” he said as he signaled for…

this protest, is showing his appreciation for the United States by exercising his freedom of speech to speak against something that is morally wrong. It can be agreed that the purpose of kneeling is not meant to be taken as a personal attack against our nation, but more so to widely express and rise against the violation of the citizens’ humane…

Just like Little Red Riding Hood and The Rite of Spring, the red fabric represents Aya’s identity in our devised piece. At the start of the performance, the red fabric was worn as if it was a hijab, implying that the red fabric was Aya’s identity. Her identity and her nationality are what bring her the menacing fate, shown through the versatile use of the fabric. It was served to display a flag, bloody sky, bloody road, and clothing, etc. It was also used as a jail. When Aya talked about the…

have the right to bear arms, and we have the right to practice any religion we would like to. We have many, many more rights as Americans, but that's just to give an idea. Our rights are important, but they do not have to be exercised. They are there for us if we feel the need to exercise them, but they are not mandatory. Our responsibilities, however, are important to complete.…

for causing a disturbance in the crowd. This is what makes free speech so hard to interpret. To get to the point, free speech already has its limits, which are being constantly threatened, which shows that any more limits on free speech will lead to our first amendment right being revoked. We cannot be ignorant when listening to people’s opinions because they could say that your opinion could be seen as very offensive. That means if we disagreed with opinions and found them offensive, by…

of Allegiance (undergod.procon.org). After sixty-three years, controversy has broken out claiming that those words elude to an established religion. The words, ‘under God’ should remain in the Pledge of Allegiance because it expresses the views of our nation’s past and present leaders, it does not force those who recite it to believe…