The Star-Spangled Banner

What the American Flag Means to me Everytime I see an american flag I can’t help but think about how great our country is. After all, flags are all about representation. A synonym for flag is banner, and all the ones that are not for decoration are emblems. The flag that I see the most is the american flag, and when I look at the colors of the United States flag every morning when we say the pledge of allegiance at school, I think about about the republic that it stands for as well as the…

What The Flag Means To Me. The flag helps us honor those who died fighting for our country. The fifty stars on the American flag represents the independence of the fifty states. All of the soldiers that had fought for our country had lots of bravery and courage bravery means the condition or quality of being brave, courage means the quality of mind or spirit that enables one to face danger or hardship with confidence, resolution, and firm control of oneself. When I look at the flag it…

end all of Britain’s control over America. During that time, a man named Francis Scott Key saw that their “flag was still there”, and decided to write a great song about it. His piece, “Star-Spangled Banner”, was about his experience in the war, and it soon became the American National Anthem. The “Star-Spangled Banner” is, in my opinion, worthy of being the U.S.A.’s national hymn. Key was first inspired when he saw a battle from a nearby ship. He realized that the American flag was still…

The 50 stars stand for The 50 countries of America. Using red,white and blue. This is the national flag of america. it was adopted on june 14 1777. The stripes declared independence from great britain. Betsy ross made the american flag by sowing it. There are many nicknames for the flag like the star spangle banner a name of a song dedicated to the flag and the people who fought for it.This was a dedication for freedom from the flag. Ome different names for the flag is old glory and the stars…

Francis Scott-Key (Star Spangled Banner) and Francis Bellamy (pledge of Allegiance) both wrote patriotic pieces of history. While some differences between Francis Scott-Key and Francis Bellamy are evident, their similarities are prominent. The U.S.A. revolted aginst Great Britain to gain its Freedom. Both Francis Scott-Key and Francis Bellamy wrote about freedom. During the war of 1812, Francis Scott-Key was on a boat near Fort McHenry when he began to write the "Star Spangled Banner". Francis…

of confusion and loss. Joseph Palleni, also known as Dr. Palleni, lied to a reporter about suspending a student, Philip Malloy, for singing the Star-Spangled Banner. Reporter Jennifer Stewart asked, “Did you inform her,” referring to the principal, Gertrude Doane, “that on Friday you suspended a student, Philip Malloy, for singing the ‘Star-Spangled Banner’?”(Avi). Dr. Palleni’s response, “I did no such thing!”, (Avi). Dr. Palleni ended up suspending Philip Malloy for two days,…

this immense diversity, I realize it’s crucial that each individual student embrace the history and culture of the country that they live in by developing a comprehensive understanding of the history, foundation, and cultural knowledge of the Star Spangled Banner. Understanding American HIstory is a very valuable component of Education, that can be used in various content areas. For example, I would use a Discussion based learning strategy to convey…

Philip is a student who goes to Harrison High School. Philip was a suspended for singing the Star Spangled Banner. The school would win because Philip was causing a disturbance in the class and he was being disrespectful to Ms. Narwin. The author said, “[Philip] I want you to stop it immediately. Your actions are thoroughly disrespectful.” (page 72) Philip was being disrespectful during the Star Spangled Banner.“It’s you who’s being disrespectful.”(page 72) This was an indication that Philip…

The website I choice was the Smithsonian’s site on the Star-Spangled Banner and the Flag That Inspired the National Anthem. It was created by the Smithsonian National Museum of American History; and I can infer it was created to publicize the War of 1812 and how it led to the creation of our National Anthem. The website includes a variety of audio and visual material, such as the painting of the USS Chesapeake Captured (The War of 1812), and the portrait of Francis Scott Key (A Moment of…

We were all great on our songs, and I especially liked the 7th graders songs. Mrs. Hjelm was amazing as she always is when she directs us and when she is our teacher. As always though a few things needed to change. Our first song was The Star Spangled Banner and we were very legato on that song. The thing was the bridge of the song. When we got to the bridge, we lost the men entirely because the girls overpowered the men. The next song was the selective groups song Our Love Is Here To Stay. We…