Flags

The flag means courage, dream, and freedom. The American flag means a lot to me. Our American flag is meant to be treated with respect. These words are the best words I could choose to describe what I see when, I look at the American flag. The American flag is something you cannot forget. You have to show respect to the American flag. Our soldiers have and had courage to fight for us. Even though, they know they can get hurt, they will go and fight for us. The soldiers and everybody in America…

California have been suggesting the idea of banning flags on campus for being “offensive to other students.”Although the word nationalism should be something the United States should be practicing, many high schools are protesting this idea since last summer of 2016. "They said we can't fly a Mexican flag, Confederate flag, American flag, any flag at all," said one of the senior protesters. "Whoever has a problem with our country’s flag really shouldn't be here, and really shouldn't say…

The raising of a Christian flag outside the Confederation Building in Newfoundland during Easter 2016 has irked gay activists who say it is “homophobic. In line with the Easter 2016 celebrations, St. Stephen the Martyr Anglican Network church requested the government to raise the Christian flag. Pride flag raising attendee Premier Dwight Ball told reporters that no one objected when the church asked for permission to raise the flag, according to LifeSiteNews. Premier Dwight Ball, who has…

that the confederate flag was a symbol of racism from the South, but little do they know the meaning of the flag is far from racist. The Confederate flag also known as the Rebel flag came from the Southern States that tried succeeding from the Union before the Civil War. There were originally three successive designs that served at the nations flag from 1861 to 1865. The first flag was called “The Stars and Bars,” the second one was called “The Stainless Banner,” and the third flag was called…

Displaying the Confederate flag is bigoted and sour grapes, in my humble opinion. The Confederacy lost the Civil War, yet a few southern states there were part of this failed rebel government hold onto this part of history by displaying the losing flag on their state banners. The first amendment protects individual citizens right to display the flag of the Confederacy on their car, or in their home, but this emblem should not extend to state buildings. Some historical revisionists have tried to…

battle flag. According to school officials, this was a violation of the school dress code and the school policy in general. Because of this action, all 23 students were suspended for the day, but the students of Christiansburg High School had more to say about the topic. Students say that they disagreed with the school policy of not being able to wear the Confederate battle flag, and that this rule was a violation to their…

city there should be a flag that could represent the community living there, as well as, for others to be able to remember them. The people who design the flags should keep them simple, have a meaningful symbol, appropriate colors, no letters, and be unique. Not all of the city flags represent their communities and have too much on and they should be redesign. Overall, should the Milwaukee flag be redesign or the Chicago flag? First of all, each city has its own unique flag that represents its…

of America is a noble country home to millions of people fortunate enough to have freedom and opportunities not many countries offer. My responsibility as an American citizen includes respecting one of our greatest symbols, the American flag. The American flag, through its’ colors of red, white, and blue, symbolizes true patriotic values and standards. The color red stands for courage and honorableness of men and women who sacrificed their lives for our freedom. The color white stands for…

Land of the Free Well before the American Independence in 1776, the American Flag represented freedom and the chance to start a new chapter. Men and women died for the American Flag under the British, Civil War, and other wars fought or participated in by the United States. Unfortunately, the new age of Americans do not understand the meaning the flag brings and the sacrifices others had to do for the freedom we have now. We are living in a time where young America doesn’t want to work and…

Flag football is a modified version of football in which ball carriers are pulled off by a marker. Flag football requires no tackling or hard physical activity. Flag football was first played in the mid 1900s, leagues started in the 1960s. Football is the most popular sport in the United States. Maine East High School is running a flag football club that is for all high school students who would like to participate, teachers and faculty will have seating arrangements for anyone who would like to…