The Star-Spangled Banner

Analysis of a current event Kneeling for our National Anthem disrespects our country, embarrasses our military, and divides us as a country. Singing the National Anthem before football games has been going on for decades. Before 2009 the players didn’t come out for the National Anthem during primetime games. After 2009 all the players are “suppose” to be on the field for the National Anthem. This changed when the backup quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers decided to take a kneel in protest…

The opinion piece, “The Athletes as Agent of Change,” by Lonnie Bunch and David Skorton discusses how many athletes have done a many of gestures, that portray the idea that certain people are not treated equally in the United States. I believe that athletes should use their fame to promote a political agenda, because they can get the word out to all of their fans, and post the event he or she wants to help on their social media accounts. In the article, “The Athletes as Agent of Change,” by…

Many times in life we find ourselves trying to please others. “But just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, thus we speak, not as pleasing people but God, who examines our hearts.”(1 Thessalonians 2:4). Tebow was very well known for one pose that he did after every touch down. It was a pose in which he would get down on one knee and say a quick prayer. He receive a lot of hell from critics about that pose. According to the media, that pose was not appropriate to the…

pledge to it. Recently people have not been very respectful to the flag. They have been setting it on fire and walking on it which is very disrespectful. The American flag has fifty stars and thirteen red and white stripes. The thirteen stripes stand for the thirteen colonies that we originally settled in. the fifty stars stand for the fifty states. I have always wondered until now why did they choose to use the colors red, white, and blue and now I can answer that question. On June 14, 1777 in…

“I hate America. I hate this country. It’s just big ideas, and stories, and people dying, and people like you. The white cracker who wrote the national anthem knew what he was doing. He set the word 'free' to a note so high nobody can reach it. That was deliberate. Nothing on earth sounds less like freedom to me. You come to room 1013 over at the hospital, I'll show you America. Terminal, crazy and mean. I live in America, that’s hard enough, I don’t have to love it. You do that. Everybody’s got…

“Better to die fighting for freedom, than to be a prisoner all days of your life” Bob Marley. Not everybody has the privilege to be free. Freedom is important to me. When I'm thinking about freedom, the American Flag, Soldiers, and my own Personal Freedoms come to my mind. The Flag is important to me. The flag stands for America’s freedom. It is very important to everybody in the United States. It stands up for us it helped the soldiers fight through the war. The flag is important in the…

We’re here today to honor our heroes, to remember their achievements, their courage and their dedication, and to say thank you for their sacrifices. Thinking of the heroes who join us in this group today and those who are here only in spirit, a person can’t help but feel awed by the enormity of what we encounter. We stand in the midst of patriots and the family and friends of those who have nobly served. They were ordinary people who responded in extraordinary ways in extreme times. They rose to…

What the flag means to me? It means freedom, war, united, honor, rights, bravery courageous and loyalty. Freedom means freedom to vote freedom to love and freedom to care. United means a country that has united. Loyalty means loyal to fight loyal to save our country and loyal to sacrifice your life. Honor means we honor our fellow family members some solders and most important our savers. War means the war that saved our country. Bravery means brave enough to die for you country brave enough to…

According to US history (2017), the history about the pledge is that the Pledge of Allegiance was created for every citizen. For example, the pledge was written in August 1892 by the socialist minister, Francis Bellamy. Also, it was originally published in The Youth’s Companion on September 8, 1872. Finally, Bellamy hoped that the pledge would be used by every citizen in any country. In conclusion, US History says that the pledge can be used by any citizen who wants to solemnly promise to stand…

The article I chose for my connection is an article about an NFL player saying goodbye to the league because of boycott. Colin Kaepernick was signed to a new team, because he quietly refused to stand for the national anthem during each game, an act meant to protest police brutality but widely condemned as unpatriotic. Kaepernick says he is sticking to his cause. Other players are starting to boycott to his cause. One player from the Seahawks Michael Bennett has made it clear that he supports the…