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happening all across the United States. One of the major protest that has occurred was Colin Kaepernick’s choice to take a knee during the National Anthem. Kaepernick is a football player for the San Francisco 49ers and first took a knee during “The Star Spangled Banner” on August 26, 2016. His initial reasoning behind his actions was intended to be a form of protest against the recent outbreak of police brutality and racial injustices in the United States. However, as time has come and gone his…

Colin Kaepernick’s protest showed immense patriotism. Colin Kaepernick, former quarterback for the 49ers held a protest last year that caused quite the controversy. Kaepernick's protest was used to protest the recent and past police brutality toward African American individuals and show his support for the black lives matter movement. Kaepernick showed his protest by kneeling during the national anthem, which many have strong opinions on how effective and patriotic his protest is. One of the…

The National Anthem song The Star-Spangled Banner says “O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave”? This lyric emphasis that Americans have the right to freedom and are people of courage. On August 26, 2016 NFL San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick decided to not stand for the National Anthem. Kaepernick refused to stand in protest of racism. His actions caused a high rise of controversy among the public eye. Many supported his actions while other showed nothing but hate…

pathos and said “Almost no one seems to be aware that even if the U.S. were a perfect country today, it would be bizarre to expect African-American players to stand for “The Star-Spangled Banner...few people know this because we only ever sing the first verse. But read the end of the third verse and you’ll see why “The Star Spangled Banner” is not just a musical atrocity it’s an intellectual and a moral one,too” (Schwarz 1). To me this is the most effective of the appeals because it gives the…

In Langston Hughes “I, Too Sing America”, it is obvious that Hughes is expressing himself over the inequality of America from the point of view of an African American man. It is interesting, almost amazing the way he explains himself in this poem because he does it in an appreciative manner that one reading the poem would never see the anger behind it all. Some of the ways he shows this is through showing his who he really is proving his race and value, through his ambition and through his…

Ex-49ers quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, hangs up his jersey and enters the courtroom. He suspects collusion amongst the NFL. It has been more than a year since he first started his protest against racial discrimination by kneeling during the National Anthem. This single action led to a revolution, but it also led to the end of Kaepernick’s career. After being released from the 49ers, Kaepernick was unable to find another position within the NFL. This brought on his court accusation.…

In a year filled with one shocking and dominating media story after the other; from Donald Trump's’ election and the Russia Scandal to #MeToo, one narrative has become a surprising fixture in American popular culture and media: Colin Kaepernick's protest of police brutality during the National Anthem. Although it has been almost 18 months since the former college standout quarterback and GQ magazines 2017 Citizen of the Year, took his last snap in the National Football League, his iconic protest…

Kylee Schliemann Ashley Boswell English 101 12/06/17 A big topic in today's media is American football athletes have started kneeling during the national anthem in protest of what America truly stands for. In his senior year of college, football player Colin Kaepernick felt at loss with America along with his ethnic history. (Branch) Before he knew it, he was to become the face of social activates for black American men, and to become aware of the truth of everyday challenges he previously did…

Last season, Colin Kaepernick caused a lot of controversy around the world and especially in the National Football League. The controversy was not caused by his play or something off the field. It was caused by his decision to kneel during the National Anthem. Kaepernick knelt during the National Anthem because he felt that African Americans were oppressed by this country, while people without color were being treated less harshly. He did not want to show pride to a country that did not treat…

Benjamin Hoffman, Victor Mather, and Jacey Fortin’s article “After Trump Blasts N.F.L, Players Kneel and Lock Arms in Solidarity” features many debatable topics about the players kneeling during the National Anthem. The main cause brought up by the authors for the players kneeling includes tweets posted by Donald Trump on Twitter. One of these tweets exclaims that sports fans should “never condone” players that do not stand during the anthem and that the “NFL should change its policy” (Hoffman).…