The Star-Spangled Banner

When the “Star-Spangled Banner” plays at an NFL game, pride for the U.S.A. usually overcomes the crowd and gets everyone on their feet. The raw excitement for the game, a quintessentially American pastime, gets everyone riled up and screaming as soon as the tune comes to a close. However, San Francisco 49s quarterback Colin Kaepernick has recently made headlines for refusing to stand during the National Anthem in an attempt to shed light on the current racial situation in the United States.…

the injustices in America. Colin Kaepernick, the quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, was the focal point in the media this year when, before a preseason game, he decided to sit down as opposed to the tradition of standing during the Star - Spangled Banner. Kaepernick explained his position stating “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color. To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look…

and have gone to the internet to complain about these protests, saying that the flag and the National Anthem are both being disrespected. What they don’t understand is that everyone has the right to protest, and kneeling at the playing of the Star-Spangled Banner is a peaceful protest. And another thing that they don’t understand is that people who are kneeling are kneeling at the thought of social injustice, such as police brutality towards black people and other people of color. Some people…

portrait of modern Indian life” (Cline 197). Alexie exactly did that on his book The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, particularly the short story Because My Father Always Said He Was the Only Indian Who Saw Jimi Hendrix Play “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Woodstock. He implied his view of life and values as American Indian through themes of war, reservation relationships and the power of music are particularly represented in his short story. The story describes both physical and…

live in. Because of the overall history of the US Flag, we still hold our right hand over our hearts while we pledge allegiance or sing the “Star-Spangled Banner.” The construction of the US Flag represents the past of the United States. The thirteen stripes symbolize the original thirteen colonies upon which the United States were founded. The fifty stars represent the fifty states eventually adopted into the union. Throughout this time many wars were fought to ensure our independence, but…

line 13 is a rhetoric question that makes the reader ask who the voices of liberty actually are. Secondly, there are different allusions to American patriotic songs, for example “My Country, 'Tis of Thee” (“land of the pilgrims'”) and “The Star-Spangled Banner” (“by the dawn's early”), which is a national anthem of US, as well as Bible (“your glorious name”) and then popular song…

I can help to promote Americanism by giving to veterans and saying the pledge of allegiance learning the constitution of the United States of America and Singing the Star-Spangled Banner. Celebrating American holidays like the Fourth of July which is America’s birthday, also known as Independence Day. Sharing are belief in God and how we are all brothers and sisters and together we make America. Letting others know that America is a good place to live showing them that anyone can work in America…

of religion, speech press, assembly and petition. Colin Kaepernick exercised his rights and has since been the subject of much controversy with the NFL. On August 26, 2016, Kaepernick sat down while other players were standing up during the “Star Spangled Banner” played before the game against the Packers. This was an act of protest by Kaepernick, explaining that he will not stand for a flag that oppresses black people and people of color in the United States. He said, “There are bodies in the…

What do you think, is taking a knee during the national anthem disrespectful? Players have caused a huge controversy because they have been taking a knee during the national anthem. Many people have responded to it in many ways, the fans showed disapproval to the players, the players have started linking arms during the anthem, also started staying in their locker rooms while the national anthem is played, even our current president also responded to it in a negative way. Our president states…

How would we lynch or get rid of Jesus Christ in today’s world? We would get rid of stuff related to him. People use money everyday. Money plays a large role in almost every American’s life. Everyone thinks that people have to have it to live. American paper money contains the religious phrase “In God We Trust”. We could attempt to remove religious phrases from American money by getting rid of Christ. These phrases should not be removed from our money. Although some religious phrases offend some…