Flags

“protected” by the second amendment. The American flag is a symbol of our nation and should be respected. If a non-American would have done this, they would have been thrown in jail. Due to public endangerment, disrespect and improper acknowledgement, he should have been thrown in jail. The first reason Johnson should have gone to jail is due to public endangerment. Before he burnt the flag he was handed a thing of kerosene and poured it on the flag and light it on fire. This is public…

America. The country was founded February 27, 1844 but was adopted on November 6 1863. The flag contains the three colors white, blue, and red. The white is a cross in the middle of the flag, the blue is on the left upper corner and the right lower corner, and the red is on the upper right corner and the lower left corner, and the national coat of arms is in the middle of the white cross. The three features of the flag that i will be talking about are the colors, the Dominican Republic coat of…

The Supreme Court case Texas v. Johnson was fought between the state of Texas and Gregory Lee Johnson over a right that Johnson claimed to be protected by the 1st Amendment of the Bill of Rights. Texas argued that burning the American flag was not an act protected by the 1st Amendment because it causes great dissent and conflict. Johnson argued that its controversial nature is exactly why it is protected by the 1st Amendment; the 1st Amendment was added to the Constitution specifically to…

based on freedom and opportunity, for years the wonderful thing we live on, which we call earth has been fought on and distributed into countrys. In March 21, 1989 the U.S. was offended when Gregory Lee Johnson decide he was going to burn the American flag in protest. Johnson would have a day in court to disscuss his actions, while in court Johnsons actions ended up being a protected form of speech under the first Amendment. Gregory Lee Johnson was a member of the Revolutionary Communist Youth…

installation comprised of a diverse collection of flags of various countries. The artist has neatly created the flags by pouring sand into a labyrinth of plexiglass boxes connected by tubes. Yanagi adds ants within these flags to work and transport food and sand through the…

Acceptance or Discrimination? The texts- “What of this Goldfish do you wish?”, “The Lottery”, and “The American Flag Stands for Tolerance”- can be viewed as acceptance or discrimination. According to Google, acceptance is the action or process of being received as adequate and discrimination is the unjust prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex. The theme of accepting others or discriminating is shown in each of the…

Scotland V.S. Canada Every year, my family and I go to Scotland for 2 weeks, and every year I have an amazing Scottish soda named Irn Bru. The soda tastes amazing, and I always feel happy after having some. Irn Bru was made in Scotland in 1901 by a company named Barr. Barr makes many great tasting sodas, they make many types. Ex: crème soda, lemonade, limeade. Etc. whenever I go to Scotland that is the first thing I would want to have. When I’m in Scotland, I would also want to get chocolate…

ruled in 1990 regarding the legality of flag burning on the grounds of First Amendment protections. When the Supreme Court rules on a case, it can use its power…

Did you know the first American Flag had only 13 stars, along with the 13 stripes that still stay on the flag today? Born January 1st, 1752, in Gloucester City, New Jersey, and the eighth of 17 children, Betsy Ross is an American seamstress who is credited with the creation of the first American Flag. This was the first flag created under the Declaration of Independence, symbolizing America’s freedom. Elizabeth Betsy Ross was a seamstress, and from what it seems, she was known very well around…

Under the title, the Cartoon is captioned “Buy United States savings bonds and stamps!”. In the background of the cartoon, behind the various people observing the monument of Hitler and Hirohito, a flag pole can be seen, where the American flag is flying under a flag with a swastika on it, the flag of the Nazi…