The Star-Spangled Banner

The star spangled banner became the U.S national anthem 75 years ago. many people don't know what it actually means. It was originally a poem. It was written by lawyer and amateur poet Francis Scott Key during the war 1812. It became the U.S anthem 75 years ago. Britain's navy repeatedly invaded U.S. ships and impressed American sailors to fight on the British side, disrupting U.S trades. On September 3,1814 with permission of James Madison, while the war still raged Francis boarded a British…

during the War of 1812” (The Star-Spangled Banner, 2009). During this battle the English had invaded an American fort and Americans fought back. When the attack had ended and gun shots stopped, Francis Scott Key noticed that the American flag was still standing (The Star-Spangled Banner, 2009). Key saw this as a sign that American forces were still strong and thriving. After writing the poem it was published the morning after it was written (The Star-Spangled Banner, 2009). In 1815 the title…

famous piece, “The Star Spangled Banner”, while Peter Segal, the director of “Tommy Boy”, was able to show how they all can fight for what they believe in. Segal and Key both use well known works to show the belief of hard work to America. In the very famous poem, “The Star Spangled Banner”, Key talks about all of this country's hard work. This piece is loved by Millions, as it talks about a struggle, a battle, and how America never gave up. “Oh say does that star-spangled banner yet wave. O'er…

Have you ever heard the Star Spangled Banner? It’s a moving song. It’s about how America fought for its independence in the Revolutionary War, and how the Continental army fought against Great Britain for independence. At Fort Henry, Great Britain shot off a great deal of cannonballs at the Continental army. Great Britain told the Fort Henry to lower their flag to surrender. George Washington once said, “ The thing that separates christian heart is he will die on his feet before he’ll live…

mostly recognised for “The Star-Spangled Banner” an extraordinary poem that he wrote in celebration of an American victory and later on this poem became our national anthem. Key was both an author and a lawyer and had many years of education (Mezo). He was inspired by the sight of the flag still sailing in the wind after a british attack on Fort McHenry that he wrote a poem to express his joy and patriotism for his country (Nelson). In his poem “The Star-Spangled Banner” Francis Scott Key wrote…

Personal Agenda Creates Political Standpoints An infamous lyric in national anthem of the United States of America by Francis Scott Key, “The Star-Spangled Banner” goes, “O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.” As an American citizen, it is a privilege as well as a responsibility to contribute to the political aspect of the nation because everyone is granted freedom. As one is allowed freedom, making decisions are part of the duty of an American. Decisions we make everyday are…

“The Star Spangled Banner”, our now national anthem, was a poem regarding the American Flag written by a man named Francis Scott Key. The poem was initially turned into a song to celebrate the United States’ victory over British forces on September 14, 1814. This poem is inherently racist and should not be perpetuated as anything other than. Due to the racism surrounding the poem, it did not become the national anthem for over a century after it was written. The now-national anthem has since…

supported sending enslaved Africans back to Africa and help them to colonize the country as he saw them to be untrustworthy (Morley). In 1814, Francis Scott Key, wrote a poem originally named “The Defense of Fort McHenry” later to be named “The Star Bangled Banner” after he negotiated the release of a friend captured by British soldiers and witnessed the British bombardment of Baltimore’s Fort McHenry during the war in 1812. Key’s reason for writing the poem was that after the bombardment, he…

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 reader…

The National Anthem has been known by many names such as The Star Spangled Banner, Defense of Fort M'Henry, and it has recently been called racist. Francis Scott Key while he was aboard a British ship during the Battle of Baltimore. Nearly one hundred years after the War of 1812, President Woodrow Wilson signed an executive order designating The Star Spangled banner as the National Anthem. In 1931 Congress confirmed the decision. The lyrics are often forgotten, so many Americans would be…