Patriotism

Mahatma Gandhi once said, “be the change that you wish to see in the world”. Colin Kaepernicks’ decision to kneel during the national anthem is a perfect example of this sentiment; though many have found his protest to be disrespectful, unnecessary and inconsiderate, his intent and message is anything but that. The National Anthem represents the freedom and equality Americans experience; however, with rising racial tensions many feel this no longer reflects the American experience. As can be…

Watching the news, you will see many stories of people being attacked, threatened, or even killed because of something that sets them apart from society--whether it is their race, sexuality, gender, religion, or almost anything else about the person. As you watched those news stories, have you ever wondered how this could happen, yet we still have the guts to call ourselves a united country? Anna Quindlen and Langston Hughes did. In Quindlen's "A Quilt of a Country: Out of Many One?" and…

Stephen Papson, “Introduction: Advertising in the Age of Accelerated Meaning,” Sign Wars: The Cluttered Landscape of Advertising (New York: The Guilford Press, 1996): pp. 1-19. 2. Seiler,Robert.(2002).The American Review of Canadian Studies-Selling Patriotism/Selling beer:TheCase of the “I am Canadian!” Commercial,Vol.32,No.1,pp.45-66.Retrieved from internet Jan29th,2015 from http://search.proquest.com.proxy.lib.sfu.ca/docview/214002596?pq-origsite=summon 3. Subramanian,…

“The Star Spangled Banner”, our now national anthem, was a poem regarding the American Flag written by a man named Francis Scott Key. The poem was initially turned into a song to celebrate the United States’ victory over British forces on September 14, 1814. This poem is inherently racist and should not be perpetuated as anything other than. Due to the racism surrounding the poem, it did not become the national anthem for over a century after it was written. The now-national anthem has since…

are not pushed. Takings risks is scary but those actions can make or break your situation, and that of others. In all of the four books previously noted in this essay, all the main characters take that final risk to become brave in the end. In “Patriotism” the lieutenant chooses to commit honorable suicide, a brave act because he made the ultimate sacrifice for his beliefs. Malala in the book “I Am Malala”; expresses her inner truth to the world by disobeying the Taliban and exposing her diary…

Sanders and Rushdie Analytical The globalization of the world, beginning in the late twentieth century and still an ongoing phenomenon today, has brought unprecedented prosperity to the world, enabling those who could afford it new modern conveniences and an enthrallingly cosmopolitan way of life. But the same forces of globalization also deprived once-proud ancient indigenous peoples of their culture, imbuing their children’s minds with imported American values. Globalization, in light of…

Great Expectations, written by Charles Dickens, and Left Hand of Darkness, written by Ursula K. Le Guin, are books that have two different and conflicting plots. Great Expectations is about a boy named Philip Pirrip who grows up in a low social class and has the desire to become a gentleman. He wants to impress and win the heart of a girl named Estella that he has fallen in love with. However, in Left Hand of Darkness, the story starts out in the view of a man named Genly Ai who travels to…

An adversary to anti war, will argue that America’s involvement in the war was an economy booster. Although the war did create jobs, for soldiers and factories workers it equally lead to america's demise. It was not a stable work environment because when the war was over thousands would lose their jobs because there was no longer a need for them. People who once worked in factories to make bullets were no longer needed because the demand for bullets went down. Plus all the men who were deployed…

As I mentioned earlier, McPherson, in his book, attempts to figure out the motives of the men who fought in the civil war. What drove them to fight for as long and as viciously as they did. Over the course of the book he goes over some very reasonable and interesting motives that these soldiers had. One of the main things possessed by, both, the Union and the Confederacy was ideology. By ideology, McPherson means, that both opposing parties fought for liberty, the Confederacy that fought for…

In the ad "Read My Plan" Obama’s obvious appeal is that he is going to create Economic stability in the United States. His subtle appeals are that he is relatable, accessible, patriotic, and shows diversity throughout the ad. Being readily accessible and relatable to the people of your country in a necessary characteristic that all political figures should obtain. Without it, citizens wouldn’t feel as comfortable with this official and therefore wouldn’t be as comfortable with them running their…