Pledge

Over the past 23 years, roughly 2.5 million adolescents have taken these virginity pledges and, not surprisingly, adolescents who make this pledge are significantly less likely to have sex than those who don’t. It is interesting to note that they observed no difference in non-coital sexual activity, such as oral and anal sex, which reflects (the presence of) the essentialist…

As a military child, I feel that the military is an important part of our country. Military members greatly respect the flag, depending on the type of base, lowering the flag demands all respect, and is even accompanied by music. I have seen cars driving completely stop, people freeze, and children stop playing just to face the direction of the flag completely still until they are dismissed by the end of the song. I have also attended DODDs schools the majority of my life, and there they greatly…

American merchant ship was sunk due to German aggression. The William P. Frye was attacked off the coast of Brazil on January 28th by a German cruiser which made the US angry. On May 4, 1916, Germany tried to win over the US by proposing the Sussex Pledge.…

While Smith does not make clear her opinion of whether or not the pledge should be enforced, she explains that the argument about the pledge is about more than just saying the pledge for your country. Her definition of the symbol is that it represents patriotism and love for the country but the symbol can be interpreted as being abused and forced upon grade school children…

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…

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…

promised us freedom of religion. People didn’t oppose the unanimous act of Congress to add God to the pledge until 2002. The Supreme Court ruled that it was perfectly okay for the government to do this because the Constitution says it is unlawful for the government to make laws requiring the practice of religion or preventing the practice of it. But if schools are requiring that kids participate in the Pledge of Allegiance, pledging themselves to the flag of a nation under God, is that not…

ways. For example she did not raise for the pledge with the rest of her class. She is also a leader she doesn't follow anyone she does he own thing. She is anxious in a postive was because during class she interrupts her teacher. Some may believe that she is too much for them because she is outgoing and many characters in the book don't see that.…

values, and shape themselves to become a better person. They focus on the Four Pillars of Greek life. Scholarships, leadership, brotherhood/sisterhood, and service (Clayton). Greek members are required to demonstrate acts of leadership. By hazing the pledges, members are showing them harmful rituals that are not what true rituals should be. Some…

Day by day, organizations bombard society with pledges, posts, tweets, etc. to sign onto and support or fund a cause. For the most part, humans instinctively react by liking, sharing, and posting comments on these campaigns. We tend to believe that our donations or signature made a difference, maybe even eliciting a happy mental response with a little release of serotonin. However, slacktivism is “the practice of supporting a political or social cause by means such as social media or online…