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Argument For The National Anthem By Dahleen Glanton
In this article, Dahleen Glanton builds an argument to persuade her audience that Colin Kaepernick was merely voicing his freedom of speech to raise awareness of the contributions of the armed forces.
Glanton had told us about Kaepernick not standing up for the National Anthem. Many people said he was disrespecting the Flag, however, according to Glanton, it was an expression on all of what had/s (been) going on. He is a biracial man, and he sees America as an imperfect nation, one that oppresses some groups while encouraging others to soar.
“He doesn’t believe that Americans can afford to stand by and watch quietly as authorities trample on the civil rights of citizens. To do so is hypocritical” (Glanton 10). In that quote, Americans believe

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