Pledge

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…

case. In 2000-2002 Michael Newdow is an atheist who wants to take out the “under God” in the pledge of allegiance because it is an endorsement to religion. Now how would you feel if our forefathers who created the pledge to provide unity for our country, if those words just be taken out. That makes me infuriated that a person like Michael, who is an atheist wants to take out this great part of the pledge because of his beliefs, in my opinion, I think it is just plain wrong to do such an action…

To the members of the Gamma Eta Chapter of Alpha Kappa Psi, The pledge process for Alpha Kappa Psi has been a rollercoaster of emotions from the stress of learning thirteen verbatim quizzes to the excitement of Big-Little Reveal. Still, despite the stress, frustration, and long nights, I would not have changed anything. While difficult to understand completely from the outside, the pledge process impacts each pledge’s life individually and positively. I see this clearly as I prepare to cross…

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…

Nightingale Pledge for the professional nurse is as accurate today as when written in 1893. This paper will explain the characteristics of professional nursing, why developing a professional demeanor…

NBC Sports, “To me this is bigger than football and it would selfish on my part to look the other way (Florio). Kaepernick did not want to be uncivil, but wanted this issue to be known for his reasoning. Furthermore, people should not stand for the pledge because discrimination, religion, and it is forcefully. First, pledging the flag should not be required since it imposes discrimination. Kaepernick says, that he will not support, pledging the flag if police brutality does not stop (Lutz).…

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…

Two Texas Teens are sueing their school for the right to sit durng the Pledge of Allegiance in protest. The two teens stated that their teachers and aministators violated their constitutional right by puninshing and preventing them from sitting during the recite of the Pledge Of Allegiance. They also stated that the recieved horrible treatment for the teachers and administrators because of their protest.Both schools denied the accusations and stated that because of the law suit they could not…

Imagine losing the ability to say a common vocabulary during school, a place where most spend a large amount of time in. Imagine suspensions for using the now forbidden word because a pledge that all students must abide by was written and given to each and every student. This idea of a pledge that takes away from students and even teachers should not be utilized in schools. Since the creation of the Bill of Rights in 1791, the First Amendment--the Freedom of Speech--has been in place to protect…

Atkins sustainability pledge was “… a list of things you promise to do to lower your carbon footprint. That means to use less fossil fuel. To relieve the damage of carbon emissions to the planet” (326). Atkins intentions with the sustainability pledge are good because he wants people to respect and help maintain the environment around them and keep it healthy by lowering their carbon footprint…