Flags of Our Fathers

has been a staple of the working class since the first ships of laborers reached America’s shores. Saloons would offer a free lunch (with a purchase of a beer of course), free dinner, and a place to cash a paycheck. As more immigrants showed up on our doorsteps at the start of the Progressive…

The heavy fog of dark smoke clouded the air, blocking out all light from the sky. Ash and dust sprinkled down like rain only this time, it was the ruins of my once beloved city. Bodies after bodies, the streets were filled from top to bottom with lifeless men. I, however, was still stuck in my room, watching the horror play out before me. A subtle creak sounded behind me, and before I knew it, I was being dragged down to my death. The creature carrying me by the arm smelled of horrendous body…

top bayonets charging locking eyes with their enemy where whom life would be taken first was only a split second away. Or maybe the were to die not knowing whom shot them, and the families ignorantly continued life not knowing their son, husband or father died. Wilfred Owen finishes his poem off with the ironic story that he fell into, much like the story Jessie pope was depicting. Owen says “My friend, you would not tell with such high zest/ To children ardent for some desperate glory,/ The old…

fun that goes on in our home. I raised them to be good friends. I always insist that they treat each other…

The Color Purple also showcases sacrifice within the context of a familial relationship, in the form of Celie and Nettie. As the oldest child in her family, Celie takes care of her younger siblings more and more as her mother becomes sicker, eventually becoming the surrogate mother for them once her mother dies. She also begins to take her mother’s place in another sense, because as her mother loses the inclination to be physical with her stepfather, she becomes the new provider for Alphonso’s…

who is not of the people” (253). Smith is stating that albeit Obama can’t represent every person racially, he’s able to fit his speech to fit the audience of all types. Smith states regarding about those who believed Obama’s trait was more of a red flag to be aware of, “the single-voiced Obamanation crowd…waiting obsessively for [Obama’s] mask to slip” (252). Many people of the single-voiced Obamanation would argue that Obama is covering his authenticity and is simply trying to be someone who he…

and critical care to being neglected through disassociation. Since he was an illegitimate child, he was not treated the same and thus he did not have an impact on the family structure in the same manner he would have if there would have been a real father in the picture. The outcome allowed Ted to continue down the path of acquiring ASD. Since Ted was merely an afterthought, his needs and desires were not being met and created a lack of control of his impulses. With Ted acting quickly, he lacked…

“social and economic advancement” synonymous (Rooks 119). Today, in the current natural hair movement, less women are straightening their hair, which causes conflict with company and government policies. When Janet Bello interviewed for a job at Six Flags, she was disqualified for the occupation not because of incompetence, but due to her dreadlocks (Smith). Hairstyles are not reasons to disqualify someone from a job. In addition, discrimination of natural hairstyles is not limited to the job…

On October twenty fifth, nineteen forty-four it was a nice clear morning on Leyte Island in the Philippines. The sunrise is in full effect, and nearby the Japanese Naval Fleet has amassed a large concentration of firepower approximately 25 miles from United States ships positioned in the area. 6:45 am the first shots were fired from 20 miles away and the battle had begun. 24 Japanese Zero’s, Japan’s first squadron of Kamikaze pilots approached on the horizon. Then, as if from a scene in some…

70). The Pledge of Allegiance reads: “One nation, under God” (Wald, pg. 70). The currency contains “In God We Trust”. (Wald, pg. 70). Many of the state flags contain religious references and symbols as well. (Wald, 2014, pg. 70). When swearing into court, you still swear on the Bible, therefore making an oath to God to tell the truth (Wald, pg. 70). All of these explicit references point to a national…