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    trade for to live somewhere else. America is the place that was established from our founding fathers. We have the rights to be our own individual, and to accomplish our dream. Everyone in America is being treated equally. We have the rights to own the twenty seven amendment. Like every other immigrants from other country who would sacrifice everything they had for their children and their family to be in a better place. Our veterans put their lives on the line in order to protect the freedoms…

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    There are girls of two main different that hate each other so much they barely ever stop arguing. One of the girls’ father was killed by someone of the other culture and she has a long hatred that she just can’t get rid of, even if she tries. Another girl says when she looks at the girls as individuals she loves them and would do anything for them. But when she thinks…

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    discrimination can be found in Texas V. Johnson the Majority Opinion. The whole argument in Texas V. Johnson Majority Opinion is if you should be punished for not respecting the American flag. Some die hard Americans believe that you should be, but the Court system has to disagree. “We are fortified in today’s conclusion by our…

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    has been the most consistent at reliving and recreating racism and its history. Whether this is by happenstance or by the utter hatred of those who are born and bred in good ole sovereign Mississippi. During one of the most life-changing movements in our history; the Civil Rights movement, where integration and segregation were equally important to both White Americans and African-Americans, Sons of Mississippi shines a light on an era thick with…

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    Ursula K. Le Guin

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    What if everybody was accepted? What if someone did not have to pretend to be somebody they are not, just to try and fit in? Authors Ursula K. Le Guin, William J Brennan and director Bill Brummel. All of them created a short story or a documentary about acceptance and how not all things get accepted right away. People thrive to be a part of something, and without acceptance you couldn't be a part of it. Imagine not being able to be on a sports team, theatre or some club at school, because you…

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    would be chosen. Burning Flags is a way of getting messages across and a way to get free publicity in the political agenda that needs to be brought up. Now the cases that were discussed in the textbook have a good deal of context that set them apart and context that make them similar. Now weather the way the express them selves in texas is illegal or how citizens in general are pushing for the ability to express themselves freely. These differences and similarities tie in to our rights and…

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    They Took A Knee Essay

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    person who disrespect our flag by kneeling during the National Anthem. However, these parents are overlooking a bigger picture that these athletes are trying to get across. They maybe disrespecting our flag, but they are taking a knee for what they believe in and trying to start a change in the U.S. Is that what parents want from their kids, to always stand up for what their beliefs are? If our country stop these athletes for protesting against something they believe in, then our younger…

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    Based on What of This Goldfish Would You Wish?, Texas v. Johnson Majority Opinion, and my own experiences, our reactions to situations define our relationships with others. In the the short story What, of This Goldfish, Would You Wish? by Etgar Keret, Yoni a young man with a thirst or making it big by creating a documentary knocking on doors, and asking people if they had three wishes from a magic goldfish what would they ask for. Along Yoni’s journey he comes across a man named Sergei in which…

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    important. For another person’s happiness, as in “Without Title” by Diane Glancy, the needs of the community, reflected in the story “What of this Goldfish, would you wish” by Etgar Keret and for the stepping forward of a nation, shown in “American Flag stands for Tolerance” by Ronald J. Allen. “Without Title” a poem by Diane Glancy, shows the effects of people not accepting people who are different. The author paints the picture of a Native American man, living without the important…

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    authors, all over the world, incorporate it into their work. “American Flag Stands for Tolerance” by Ronald J. Allen provides the idea of acceptance through the burning of the American flag. In Ursula K. Le Guin’s “A Wife’s Story,” she makes the connection between acceptance through the eyes of a wolf. “My So Called Enemy”, a film about girls of different backgrounds and religions, explains the…

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