What do you consider when you hear the words red, white, and blue? Do you naturally think about the flag of the United States of America? Our flag, as we probably see it today, is not the first flag with stars and stripes to be made. After the original thirteen colonies declared independence in 1776, Betsy Ross would sew the first U.S. Flag displaying the colors red, white and blue. The First Continental Congress on June 14, 1777, changed the shape of the stars from the circle pattern of the Ross design to the block shape we recognize today. Congress would give meaning to the colors of the flag in 1777. White would imply purity and innocence; red would be hardiness and valor; blue would become vigilance, perseverance…
-one nation under God; description of the republic of which we are in which is what the flag stands for; Thomas Jefferson articulated in independence: all men created equal that are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; God gave us our rights not government; our country was established to secure those God given rights; saying one nation under God is fundamental to our liberties; Abraham Lincoln: Gettysburg address dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal; we are in a great civil war testing whether that nation or any nation so conceived; nation under God shall have new birth from freedom that government of the people; Martin Luther King Jr.; Have a Dream; promisary note hold truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal;…
When I see the American flag hanging on houses, in school yards, at businesses, and other buildings, I feel the warm embrace of its red, white, and blue and how its symbolism has helped millions of Americans and our soldiers to keep…
The American Flag is the embodiment of freedom, and is made powerful through dedication and sacrifice. The ultimate sacrifice for America and Freedom has been made countless times by the brave and selfless men and women of the American Military. Walking barefoot through snow at Valley Forge, being slaughtered on the beaches at D-Day, fighting in booby trapped enemy infested jungles, and battling an enemy driven by a religion that has no honor; these are Americans defending their freedom and the freedom of others. To give four years of your life you have to be dedicated to a cause; that cause has to be even more important if it requires that you fight and possibly die. Our Military has always been a large part of the "face" of…
Burning the flag of the United States is burning the peoples freedoms because that what the flag represents.It is the symbol of this country and the whole world recognizes the flag and people that live in the country decide to burn the flag. In the article "Burn the Flag or Burn the Constitution" by Fulton Sandra, she states, "Those who would burn the flag destroy the symbol of freedom, but amending the constitution would destroy part of freedom its self." Also, in "Flag Burning Should be Banned" by Brady Patrick and it stated, "They say the flag symbolizes the freedom to burn it: That our flag is the symbol of un-patriotic conduct. That burning the symbol of patriotism is patriotic." What this two articles are saying that is that burning the flag changes the look of the flag of this country, more times the flag is burned it shows the peoples freedoms burning at the same time. Plus, those who burn the flag try to separate freedom from patriotism but the flag already represents both of the statements. The flag of the United States is there to show our freedoms, patriotism, and people and we decide to burn…
I would like everybody to stop and think why after all these years, we have to stop or give someone the right not to say the Pledge of Allegiance in school. The flag to me represents everything we have fought for as a nation. The flag is the American spirit which has given us our freedom and also the right to freedom of speech, the first amendment.…
What does the Constitution mean to me? That question in itself has many meanings. I personally believe that if we did not have the Constitution we would all be in turmoil and have no direction to go in. The constitution was put in place to install rules and laws to abide by as citizens of the United States of America. I can honestly say that some of those Amendments have been challenged by a lot of people throughout history and have not always ended the way that they would have wanted it to. To me the constitution allows government to be set up to succeed and without it I believe that the government would fail and society would enter multiple world wars because there would be no standards for anyone to follow as citizens.…
To be American it means much more than just Sunday Night Football and relishing fast food. It means that one has certain rights, rights one cannot be deprived of. Being American means one has the right to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. One has the right to practice their religion no matter what it is. This allows Americans to live a life without being forced to conform to a single religion. That is part of the reason that each American has a diverse background. Another privilege that Americans have is the right to an education. People in other countries are not given an education causing them to be illiterate. This right allows one to prosper in life when one becomes older. Liberty is the state or condition of people who are able…
flag represents the United States freedom from Great Britain. Not only is the American flag a big…
You ask me "What freedom means to me? " I don't really think about these things. Now that I am I think that I have something to say about it. Freedom is something that shouldn't be taken for granted. Freedom for me is something we abuse. For example freedom of speech we use that like its nothing people in other places don't have that freedom. Most people don't think about freedom as we do stuff during are day. We don't usually think "How did we get our freedom? " well that's a good question. People fought for are freedom we don't think about that, people risked their lives for us. There are still people who risk their lives for freedom people who can't do what we do, people who don't have equality. They cant say what they want or do what they want. I couldn't imagine myself without freedom not being able to say what I want or do.…
What does the American flag mean to me? To me it means freedom, honor, respect, courage, and happiness. Freedom, for saying what we want to say and doing what we want to do. Honor, for those who fought to keep my family and your family safe and free. Respect,for respecting the flag by taking off your hat during the National Anthem and by saying the Pledge of Allegiance. Courage,for those who commit their lives to fight in the American Armies, and keep our flag flying. Happiness, so that when I look at the American Flag I do not just see a flag I see the United States of America and I feel proud to be an American.…
When in this place the flag is flying high the planes are cruising our lives just see the commodity it could add.…
In John Sidney McCain’s “Veterans Day: Never Forget Their Duty” he talks about how far one of the prisoners of war that was with him went to show his pride for their country, “Sitting there, with his eyes almost shut from his beating, making another American flag. He was not making the flag because it made Mike Christian feel better. He was making that flag because he knew how important it was for us to be able to pledge our allegiance to our flag and country” (McCain 7). McCain’s quote explains that an American would do anything to protect freedom even if it means the ultimate sacrifice. In Franklin D. Roosevelt’s, “The Four Freedom” it shows how much Americans have faith in freedom and how far they go to protect it, “This nation has placed its destiny in the hands and heads and hearts of its millions of free men and women, and its faith in freedom under the guidance of God. Freedom means the supremacy of human rights everywhere. Our support goes to those who struggle to gain those rights and keep them. Our strength is our unity of purpose” (FDR 45). In other words, the idea that keeps all the diverse groups together is the freedom, to protect their freedom because they don’t want to lose freedom that they…
Ever since the colonists fought for their freedom against the British government, Americans have continued to fight for freedom at home and across the world. Many have given their lives to insure the chance to be free.…
Freedom means a lot to me. Personally freedom should be earned not given. As in if you’re an illegal immigrant and you sneak over here, or you get a “green card” you shouldn’t get the American title. One reason is, you and your family didn’t have to go through what most of us Americans have. Such as 9-11. Mostly all Americans have worked for what we have today. Such as stopping the wars, making laws and enforcing them.…