Pledge of Allegiance

been extremely positive towards religious beliefs in school, but now because of many diverse changes their opinions do not matter and parents are making sure that their voices are heard. Before long, prayer, religious activities, and even The Pledge of Allegiance will be banned from our school systems and Christians should get together and prevent this from happening. First and foremost, one huge controversy is the freedom to pray in public at school and during school events. In 1962, the…

As a child, I vividly remember reciting the Pledge of Allegiance every morning in homeroom at Washington Elementary School. With tiny hands over our beating hearts, we began to utter the following words which had become so familiar to each of us, “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, completely divisible…” No, wait, that is not how it went. It clearly states that we are a nation that is ─ INDIVISIBLE.…

writes an essay about revising the pledge of allegiance. She argues against the use of “under god” in the pledge. Wilde states that the original document of the pledge does not include the words “under god” and that these words divide the nation rather than unite it. According to her essay the pledge of allegiance was created in 1892 and has gone through a few changes to get to where it is today. Some changes were made to clarify specific parts of the pledge like changing “my flag” to “the flag…

On July 4th, 1776, the Declaration of Independance was signed, and the Americans gained their independance. Since then, we honor the flag and our country everyday with the National Anthem and Pledge of Allegiance. America’s gift to my generation is the opportunity to express yourself and people who volunteer to protect our country. Everyday, we express ourselves in some way without having to worry about what the government might do. Freedom of speech is usually the first thing people think of…

Every morning, I stand to salute the flag of the United States of America and recite the Pledge of Allegiance. Each time I do I see a familiar handful of students purposely not standing. They have forgotten, perhaps even chosen to forget, the sacrifices made by their American forefathers. They are too selfish and care too much about themselves, so…

The Pledge of Allegiance Although many American citizens believe that students should be required to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance because it shows respect and patriotism, standing for the Pledge should not be mandatory for students because it goes against their rights, possibly their religion, and it is also morally wrong to force a student to stand for the Pledge if they are unwilling to do so. Several courts have ruled that forcing students to stand and recite the Pledge goes against…

practiced a ritual every morning in school, all the students stood up, faced old Glory, placed our right hand over our hearts and recited the Pledge of Allegiance. The pledge ends with the phrase “with liberty and justice for all”, and we as Americans love to show the rest of the world how free our country is every chance we get. One contradiction to the above pledge “liberty and justice for all” is our incarceration ranking. The Unites States ranks 1st, with about 2.2 million…

that was originally imposed by the Constitution was inspirational to countries around the world. But there are obvious deviations to this seemingly all-inclusive rule. Why does America’s Pledge of Allegiance contain the phrase “one nation under God”? While it is not a requirement to say The Pledge of Allegiance due to freedom of speech, it is disrespectful in some people’s opinions not to do so. There is a desire to…

and it was over the Pledge of Allegiance. A fourth-grade Jehovah's Witness boy was standing for the pledge, but his hand was not on his heart. In front of the class, his teacher, Anne Daigle-McDonald, come up to the boy, and forcefully put his on his heart. Being a teacher, Daigle-McDonald was using the boy "disobedience" as a lesson. However, the boy refused to follow the teachers demands. Daigle-McDonald responded with this remark, "If you don't want to say the pledge, you still have to…

Instead of telling everyone, I only used my voice during the Pledge of Allegiance to the US Flag. I would say the Pledge in my deep voice because it would be hidden with all the other voices, with the added benefit that no one sat next to me to hear the lower voice. Overtime, my voice only got higher. Luckily, this all happened after summer…