The Star-Spangled Banner

fight for our freedom. The People who leave their loved ones to battle in a far off foreign country, with no concern of their lives. Sadly enough not all make it back to the warm arms of lady liberty. As we stand and salute the flag with the Star spangled Banner sung by a honorary singer, we thank and remember those that have fallen. To dishonor the flag, and the symbolism behind it is an ungrateful act. Great-great-great-granddaughter of the writer of the national anthem, Francis Scott Key…

Oh say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave. O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave. - Francis Scott Key, 1814. This is our country, land of the free and home of the brave. We are America. The strong. The brave. The courageous. We stand united, arms locked, indivisible by any other opposing force. We are free, and it is our right to be equal with one another. We are the sturdy thread that holds our country together. Each of us represented and accounted for under the…

The National Anthem song The Star-Spangled Banner says “O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave”? This lyric emphasis that Americans have the right to freedom and are people of courage. On August 26, 2016 NFL San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick decided to not stand for the National Anthem. Kaepernick refused to stand in protest of racism. His actions caused a high rise of controversy among the public eye. Many supported his actions while other showed nothing but hate…

The United States and Britain have had different confrontations that occurred due to economic, political or social problems. Between the years 1775 and 1783 there was what was the First War of US independence, where the United States sought to be independent and stop relying on Britain, there were positive results. After that war 29 years passed and another conflict between the United States and Great Britain emerged, this conflict led to a war called the War of 1812 or the Anglo-American War in…

treatment of individuals because of racial characteristics. Since racism, discrimination, and gender inequalities have been going on for centuries, I agree on the matter of sports players being able to kneel down when the national anthem, “Star-Spangled Banner,” is being played because these people are trying…

As the nation observes Memorial Day this weekend, we should take a few minutes to reflect on the great number of American military cemeteries that span the far reaches of the planet, where boundless ranks of white stones stand silently at attention with few visitors to ever pay their respects. There were never any veterans’ reunions for them – not one. Well, at least not on this side of eternity’s threadlike veil. In what seems like a blink of the eyes, it was last summer that I was…

protests became more widespread when over 200 players sat or kneeled in response to Trump's calling for owners to fire the protesting players. Some players stood with locked arms, some knelt and some refused to even go on the field while the Star-Spangled Banner was playing. America is very divided on the issue, some football fans booed the players for not standing and some cheered them on. But who is the judge of whats a rightful freedom and what’s just plain disrespectful. This relates to…

over a year ago. September 26th, 2016 when the San Francisco 49ers played the Green Bay Packers at Levi Stadium in California for a regular season football game when one of the 49er’s players did something that shocked the nation viraly. While the Star…

song itself was written to commemorate a military victory when we withstood a British attack and “Old Glory” continued to wave over the battered fort during the War of 1812. In 1931 Congress officially decided listeners should stand when “The Star Spangled Banner” is played. Congress also gave suggestions for the behavior of people listening to the song. Which is to formally stand at attention, hand over your heart, and men should remove their hats and place them over their heart. (Dempsey,…

Nationalism is omnipresent in the United States. Every American has experienced varying levels of nationalism even if they did not consciously process the stimuli. Common nationalistic American symbols range from the Flag to the paper bills we exchange as currency. Constant exposure to these items slowly desensitizes the mind to them, causing us to not look as closely at them. The United States currency, for example, is covered in symbols; however, Americans ignore most of the symbols because…