United States Flag Code

James, and the Super Bowl all have something in common. they are all icons of great American sports. But which sport is the most American? While the World Series, March Madness, and the Super Bowl all have immense viewership and popularity in the United States, that is not enough to make it the most American sport. Football claims the title of the most American sport for several reasons. First of all, football is and has been a mechanism for achieving the American dream. Football has been used…

battle flag. According to school officials, this was a violation of the school dress code and the school policy in general. Because of this action, all 23 students were suspended for the day, but the students of Christiansburg High School had more to say about the topic. Students say that they disagreed with the school policy of not being able to wear the Confederate battle flag, and that this rule was a violation to their…

the most diverse states in America and, quite arguably, the world. Although it may seem like an audacious statement to make it is very well supported as a tourist could stop anyone on the streets of Manhattan alone and meet people from countries all over the world, and from a thousand different walks of life. Having such a mixed culture is just one of the things that New York is famous for. However diversity is not just limited to this one state in particular. The Northern states have always…

In White House Down the head of secret service, played by James Wood, and some men he has picked to help him, take over the White House. The men who were chosen to take over the White House were picked from a list of men who have betrayed the United States in some way. John Cale, played by Channing Tatum, is a capital officer trying to become…

According to BBC News, in June of 2013 the story broke through the newspaper, the Guardian that the United States National Security Agency (NSA), was spying on foreign leaders, people of power both in the US as well as other countries, and millions of Americans. On going stories also revealed that the NSA was collecting data from various allies such as Greece, France, and Italy. They also collected data from allies outside of Europe such as India, Japan, and South Korea (Edward Snowden: Leaks…

In “ Last Words: Two Confederate Flags ”, there are two different kinds of display of the confederate flags. One is in a form of a headstone with words and a picture of Big Ed extending his middle finger, the other is a simple flag hanging on a wooden stick waiting to be destroyed by a strong wind. Bethe Dufresne argues that the confederate flags are history factors, and we should embrace their historical value. Furthermore, the flags should be displayed as " a muted artifact of unspeakable…

from other people to contribute to the passage. This along with the tropes and schemes anaphora, polysyndeton, metaphor, simile, allegory, alliteration, and erotema develop a powerful message. Under the oppression of the dominant cultures of the United States and Mexico, Chicanos find themselves forced to suppress their dialect of Spanish. This and an overall pride…

ended and that was also the day the 13th amendment was ratified into the Constitution. African Americans don’t see the flag as a symbol for anything except for racism. The Kul Klux Klan actually used this flag as a symbol for racism, and not every white American uses the flag for that purpose. Also the flag was not the original flag for the Confederacy. Not all Africans see the flag as a bad symbol, but most do and that is all because of slavery. Slavery happened because of the fact that the…

Sewing the Stars and Stripes We have seen many things made for the first time, but by far the most iconic may be the first official sewn flag of the United States. Betsy Ross was the woman that did just that. Ross had other accomplishments besides this but the flag was by far her most iconic achievement. Throughout Ross’ lifetime came many hardships and struggles. Today Ross is seen as an iconic woman figure in history. Betsy Ross was born in Pennsylvania and remained there most of her life.…

differing workload. Physical Security: Protecting individuals and property, Informational Security: Protecting data and Personnel Security: Protecting individuals. 4. Give some recent examples of the growth of the private security industry in the United States. -A report from IMS Research demonstrates that the world market for video observation hardware locally available prepares and transports was worth $63.8mil in 2006 and is set to ascend to almost 99.1 mil by 2011. A current report shows…