Pledge of Allegiance

serve their country. Tram recalls losing a soldier named Luc, who had previously fell under her care after being critically wounded in battle before being killed during an attack in Duc Pho. She remembers words stitched onto his red scarf that read "Pledge firmly to sacrifice for the nation's survival". Tram’s diary entry reiterates the fact that Vietnamese soldiers valued honour above all else. It is evident that Luc was dedicated to fighting for his country as he was convinced that winning the…

A New York State law created states all public schools were to open each day with the Pledge of Allegiance and a nondenominational prayer in which the students acknowledged their dependence upon God. Engel vs. Vitale was a case brought to the attention of the Supreme Court by ten concerned parents by minors who attended a public school in New York City. At the beginning of a school day lesson the following prayer, consisting of 22 words, ‘Almighty God, we acknowledge our dependence upon Thee,…

Mrs. Fletcher was my 5th grade general education teacher at Marvine Elementary School. Every morning Mrs. Fletcher came to playground to pick up her students and when she arrived she had the most welcoming smile to greet her students. Mrs. Fletcher was an extremely enjoyable and compassionate teacher. When you entered her classroom it was a friendly environment. There was not a day that Mrs. Fletcher was unprepared; she was extremely knowledgeable and well organized. Mrs. Fletcher’s compassion…

Bellah’s article “American Civil Religion,” Bellah describes the way that the United States government not only interacts with religion, but actually has religion ingrained in it. From the America’s founding documents, to holidays, to the Pledge of Allegiance, to the phrase “In God We Trust,” religion everywhere in our government even when it isn't supposed to be anywhere within our government. However, Bellah makes the argument that even though there is religion in our government it serves a…

week's homework waiting for the morning announcements. After I finished copying down the homework I turned around to talk to my friends Benjamin and Vincent about Minecraft, when the announcements abruptly came on asking us to stand and do the Pledge of Allegiance than saying, “Are you interested in joining Pentathlon?“ In my head I wondered, “Man, what is Pentathlon? It sounds like something a nerd would join.” Then the announcements continued saying, “Pentathlon is a competition between all…

In order to serve in the Roman military the individual had to be a citizen and must be a land owner, they viewed serving as a civil duty, responsibility, and a privilege. Serious recruitment issues arose as Rome grew beyond Italy and had a need for a standing army. Marius saw the need for reform and established a professional army instead of maintaining a militia, this would contribute greatly to Rome and its future military exploits. Marius’ reform of allowing landless citizens into the…

and fashioned himself a bamboo needle. Over a period of a couple of months, he sewed the American flag on the inside of his shirt. Every afternoon, before we had a bowl of soup, we would hang Mike’s shirt on the wall of our cell and say the Pledge of Allegiance” (7). Mike Christian demonstrated his courage as he took the risk to sew the American Flag. As McCain illustrated through his thoughts, the American soldiers at Hanoi Hilton camp were courageous because Mike knew that if the guards found…

Since the day I was born, I have been taught to proudly sing “The land of the free and the home of the brave” along with my fellow Americans. But how free are we really? From brainwashing to unknown scandals, do we really even know what we are standing for? With so many secrets and lies it is hard to tell just exactly what is true and false, but the most astonishing secret of all is the power held by secret societies in The United States of America. A secret societies is a group or club of…

When people have a set of views and can find those views being represented within a certain political party, it is easy for them to pledge their allegiance to that party and begin supporting it. This is shown through African-American voters heavily voting democratically. This began with John F. Kennedy and his Civil Rights Act of 1964, outlawing public discrimination of minorities ("Black Party…

several countries have pledged allegiance to them, including groups from Algeria, Afghanistan, Jordan, Chechnya, Libya, and the Philippines. Once pledged, they are considered provinces of ISIS. The benefit that provinces give to ISIS is that they make the band of subversives look powerful and attractive. It also gives ISIS strategic geographic reach (Byman 81). The terrorist faction also expects all Muslim countries to become part of their caliphate and pledge allegiance to their cause…