Pledge of Allegiance

ISSUE QUESTION: Is the use of the phrase, “under god,” in the Pledge of Allegiance constitutional or not? CONTROVERSY SECTION Since the addition of the phrase, “under God,” was added to the pledge of Allegiance on June 14, 1954 the question of whether or not the use of the phrase in the pledge is constituanal or not has gained more and more momentum in the last 61 years. Now the pledge of allegiance was officolly adopted by congress in 1942, but the phrase under god was not added until 1954,…

The following will be regarding the work of Gwen Wilde, and moreover, it's shortcomings. They were attempting to debate the topic of removing the words "under god" in the Pledge of Allegiance. All in all, It's rather poorly built to convince anyone of anything. The essay's structure is informal and worse, confused. It wanders from topic to topic without a sense of direction. the reader could easily find themselves lost in the lack of flow. While true the previous paragraph carried meaning, did…

grabbed her notebook out of her bag and began doodling and fiddling with her pencil. “Lastly, make sure to wish Jessica Simpson a Happy birthday if you see her today. Now will you please join me in the pledge of allegiance.” Every person locked their eyes on Jessica as they stood for the pledge. Afterwards, Jessica sank in her seat and pulled her sweatshirt up to hide her face. “What’s wrong Jess, don’t like your birthday or something’?” One of the most annoying boys in the whole entire…

I Pledge Allegiance Book Reduction I Pledge Allegiance by Chris Lynch is a phenomenal book. The book is about four friends, Ivan, Morris, Beck and Rudi.ow they pledge to another to do certain things and it helps them look out for one another. Rudi gets a draft letter from the army and the rest of them sign up with him in the four different branches to go to Vietnam. The story follows Morris and the struggles he had during the war and how he didn’t want to shoot the guns from the vessel. Morris…

The Pledge of Allegiance states that our kingdom, or nation, under God is indivisible, much like how the light touches almost everything in The Lion King. After a court case about the Pledge in 2014, many people have been wondering whether or not it is worth it to say the Pledge every morning at school. Due to the use of “under God”, freedom of speech, and the forced patriotism onto citizens, the pledge is unethical. Schools should not be able to force students to say the Pledge of Allegiance.…

In “Why the Pledge of Allegiance Should Be Revised”, Gwen Wilde argues that the pledge of allegiance is being more religious than patriotic. She claims that saying the words, “under God” is inappropriate, because it’s stating that everyone believes in the same god and it is ironically dividing our “indivisible” nation along religious lines. However, I disagree with her claim, because the phrase “under God is just a Phrase. Of course the pledge has been changed over time, but it was for good…

While contemplating ideas on what to do for The Leadership Challenge Project I had the intention to only do a project that had some significant meaning to me. My brainstorming left me with an array of concepts. Ultimately, I decided to put into action the idea I thought would have the biggest impact. A notable issue I have seen arise since the dawn of the smart phone is the dependence placed on said phones. When walking around the USU campus, waiting at the bus stop, or even eating at a…

District v. Newdow case. I will discuss the level this case took to reach the Supreme Court. I explain how the Supreme Court reached its decision. I will also give my opinion on how this case impact American society and my feelings on reciting the pledge. -In the Supreme Court case Elk Grove Unified School District versus Newdow, Mr. Michael a Newdow believe the Elk Grove Unified School District 's policy is a religious propaganda and it violates his child 's first amendment rights Mr. Newdow…

brutality, he faced a lot of grief because of it. This situation is no different from when students decide to sit during the pledge of allegiance. Students should not be crucified for exercising their first amendment right of freedom of expression. Also, the pledge does not hold much truth and can be discriminatory towards certain religions. Some may argue by saying the pledge is a sign of respect to those who died for our freedom and to the founding fathers, but those who do not mean it while…

of us respect the oaths that we take and others view oaths with contempt. A pledge is a vow, an oath, a promise, an assurance of something. What does a citizen promise when they take that pledge? Do they promise just to obey the laws of this country, or is there something more substantive to the oath than that? We pledge allegiance. What is that? Loyalty, commitment, adherence, faithfulness, fidelity and duty. We pledge loyalty to a flag. So what is our…