Pledge of Allegiance

Kari Donovan Comp1 Pugh Nov.6.2015 Under God As a student children are typically required to say the pledge of allegiance with my hand on my heart muttering ‘I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all’. Many students questioned why they was required to say this if they did not believe in it. They would also wonder why it was integrated in many things that we are…

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 uniformity, fairness, and liberty for all citizens. The color blue stands for honesty, loyalty, and allegiance. John Phillip Sousa said, “The red and white and starry blue is freedom’s shield and hope.” These are very challenging times in our country and there are uncertainties and attacks on our freedoms that occur way too often. The…

What the Flag Means to Me Have you ever looked at our flag and just seen it as a piece of cloth? Not me I look at our flag as a mural. To me the flag means our united nation and the people that have fought to get us where we are today. The flag means the nation together as a big U.S family. Our soldiers have fought long and hard for our freedom and our nation. Not only have soldiers fought for our country, some of your everyday normal people have…

passion for Art and contested to win a scholarship, which she thought would be her way out to a better life. Nancy Lee’s displeasure to not winning the Artist Club Scholarship due to her being a “Negro” made her to rethink the true meaning to the Pledge of Allegiance that she said every week at the assembly’s. Nancy Lee was a proud “Negro American” even though she knew that “A Negro in America was often hurt, discriminated against, sometimes lynched…” she still believed in her American dream.…

What Does It Mean To Be An American From a young age, all children in the United States are taught to recite the pledge of Allegiance. Though the verses are often mumbled, rather than understood, The Pledge of Allegiance is a vow that all American Citizens make to their country. To be an American means to have active involvement in your country. Americans are citizens who express their views, have rights under the Constitution of Independance and share a municipal responsibility in their…

Freedom of religion The separation of church is stated in one of the clauses of the first amendment, where the government cannot do anything against the religion of the people. People are free to practice any religion without the fear of being incarcerated or discriminated. Churches or religion is protected which means all people are protected as well. The Establishment clause is very clear, separation of church and state, but in the case of Lemon v. Kurtzman the government can get involved…

When exploring the good life, one has to explore what virtues are. Aristotle explains virtues by using three terms; emotions, potentialities and states of character. Everyone can experience a range of emotions, this does not make them good or bad. However, a person’s state of character can suggest good or bad. Emotions have the potential to become out of balance, which then affects one’s states of character. The state’s character provides a person with reasoning to whether their emotions are…

symbol for America because it represents The United States of America, the thirteen stripes represent the thirteen colonies. Also, the fifty stars on the flag are to represent the fifty states. American citizens use the flag while reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. The flag also is in honor when the Star Spangled Banner is being played at? On the Fourth of July. I believe that the American flag most represents what it is to be an American. I personally honor the American flag in a various…

Capital Steez was a young New York rapper that took the classic rap scene by storm with his incredible word play, his use of irony, and his critic of the injustices in America. Capital Steez took his own life on December 23, 2012 at the age of 19. He dedicated his life to shedding light on injustices in America and bringing rap back to its roots where there was meaning behind every line. Steez wanted to not only change the genre, but also the effect of rap on the community and the negative…

Mr. Moon and Mrs. Burr, This is a formal request for an alternative assignment for my Micah Pierson. I have a significant moral objection to an assignment – specifically reciting the Pledge of Allegiance at CSI in Spanish. Below is the email I sent his teacher explaining my objection. Mr. Moon, is unwilling to accommodate my request and indicated that I was welcome to appeal to the school board. Mr. Moon provided the explanation that if an exception was made in this case, he would have to…