The Star-Spangled Banner

The NFL players kneeling for the national anthem is not that big of a deal because it does not affect my life, they are standing up for what they believe in, and everyone has the right to their own actions and opinions. Kneeling for the national anthem, in some eyes, is very disrespectful because the national anthem is honoring those who have fought for our country. Although, in other people’s eyes, they believe that it is acceptable to kneel because of the police brutality in our country. In…

Ethan Hackney Professor Aguailar ENGL V01A October 5, 2017 ENGL V01A Midterm NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s decision to kneel during the National Anthem to protest the mistreatment of African Americans has generated a good deal of controversy: some claim that the act of kneeling is a sign of disrespect and feel that Colin is not only insulting America, but also insulting the many soldiers who have died for this country, on the other hand many believe that Kaepernick’s kneel was not only a…

In his song "God Bless the U.S.A.," Lee Greenwood sings, "And I'm proud to be an American where at least I know I'm free. And I won't forget the men who died who gave that right to me." These words echo the idea that countries around the world hold soldiers in high regard because they sacrifice on behalf of their countries. War is often romanticized in propaganda, and unfortunately, the actual reality of war is not addressed. Soldiers return home from war, and unfortunately, they never feel like…

Back in 2016, the quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers, Colin Kaepernick made the bold decision to kneel during the national anthem before the start of a game. His justification for his actions was that he would not, “show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color.” His defiance reached national attention with mixed views on the subject and has now sparked an ongoing debate about social injustice versus national unity. Most people misunderstand the proposed…

Flynn 1 Riley Flynn Dr. Harrison Expository Writing 9 October 2017 Colin Kapernick, a National Football League Quarterback for the San Francisco 49’ers, on August 26, 2016 knelt during the playing of the National Anthem triggering a fierce debate pitting patriotism against the rights granted in the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. Americans from the poorest to richest, uneducated to academia, veterans to pacifists, the press to politicians engaged in an examination of their…

Is it unpatriotic if athletes do not stand during the national anthem in protest of their beliefs? I will use the controversy around athletic protests as an example of Geertz' theory of anthropology as interpretation. Colin Kaepernick is an American football quarterback who did not stand during the playing of the national anthem during the entire football season for 2016-17. He was released from his role as quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers in 2016. He is currently a free agent and…

In the United States today there are many hypocrisies. The constitution states rights that the American people have like the right to protest the things. The NFL has recently started to protest racism by not standing for the National Anthem or even coming out of the locker room at all. While they have the right to protest, is protesting the National Anthem and the flag really necessary? The flag stands for the freedoms that the military has fought for. The flag also represents the rights that…

Colin Kaepernick took a stand for what he believed in. He is not wrong for expressing his dissatisfaction with his country. He also used his platform to give a voice to the minority that the country decided not to knowledge. Many people of the minority has been shoot down dead in cold blood by those we are suppose to look to for protection. Kaepernick expressed his dissatisfaction about these chins of events by making the statement " I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a…

It’s your right You’re at a football game and you don’t stand for the national anthem, you do this in protest of racial inequality and the police brutality of your people. This was the case of the San Francisco 49ers player Colin Kaepernick. There is an article based on his decisions and the decisions of other famous athletes that have made protest by simply not doing something. There are two sides to this article, the pro side presents the fact that Kaepernick is keeping the racial topic…

The author of the book “Concussion” is, Jeanne Marie Laskas. Laskas is known for her work in journalism, she is also a New York Times best-selling author of “Concussion”. Forensic pathologist Dr. Bennett Omalu made a discovery that would rattle America, while doing an autopsy on a Hall of Fame football player, by the name Mike Webster. Webster had a steep decline in health after retiring in 1990, he went from being one of the greatest football players ever to living out of the back of a van. Dr.…