The National Anthem was made to symbolize our independence after a war. This wouldn’t have happened if the soldiers didn’t fight for our freedom. Kneeling and locking arms during the National Anthem is disrespectful because it desrespects the U.S. soldiers‚ sets a bad example for the younger generations‚ and disrespects the flag. Everyday‚ U.S. soldiers are in danger‚ risking their lives so we the people can live our lives the way we do. This song honors all the soldiers who ever served and their
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intriguing‚ frighteningly realistic journey into the mind of a murderer. It is a biography of its era. And‚ it is also historical fiction. But what makes this novel a classic? While society has changed dramatically since 1925‚ Dreiser’s novel‚ which shows the futility of "The American Dream" and the tragedies that trying to live it can cause‚ accurately summarizes social mores of this and any time period. <br> <br>Before Theodore Dreiser was born‚ his father‚ a devout German immigrant‚ lost everything when
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National Anthem The National Anthem is a familiar tune to everybody. It is known as the Star Spangled Banner. Today‚ the American National anthem is sung before many different events. Some of those events include sporting events and presidential campaigns. The Star Spangled Banner is also notorious for its confusing and almost impossible to sing lyrics. The Star Spangled Banner was written by a second rate lawyer named Francis Scott Key. During the war of 1812 Francis Scott Key was taken hostage
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The author of the article‚ “The Futility of Vengeance” explains that revenge is something that can lead to bad and uncomfortable situations for both the initial bully and the retaliator if appropriate actions are not taken. The author believes that revenge should be taken more seriously so that only one person can be considered the one in the wrong when it comes to legal matters. She talks about how the desire for revenge consumes people’s lives‚ and leads them to do awful things. The author‚ Kate
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Romeo and Juliet are doomed by fate from birth since they belonged to opposite households‚ but due to their rash decisions which aroused from uncontrolled emotions‚ and the influence of irrational guardians‚ their tragic endings were unavoidable. It’s Romeo and Juliet’s fate to die which is necessary to end their family feud. Many actions and dialogues in the play foreshadow their incoming deaths. Romeo and Juliet are doomed since the couple is from different sides and their hysterical actions
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What evidence of Enlightenment ideas did you find in the two anthems? Give specific words from the anthems in your answer. Evidence of Enlightenment can be found in both anthems. Both anthems are about freedom ‚ independence‚ and patriotism. In the American anthem‚ the refrain‚ “O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave”‚ resounds after each chorus to remind us of the battles fought to gain our freedom. In the French anthem‚ the stance‚ “Sacred love of France‚ Lead‚ support our avenging
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back" and "the show" are both metaphors. The money represents time‚ while the show is representative of life. No matter what‚ in the end‚ we can’t get back time‚ so her speeding through time and never enjoying events of everyday life is making life difficult. She caught in between getting through life with a keen direction‚ and with just loving where shes at in her life. When she realizes it in the end‚ she wants time back "I want my money back‚" she ends with "Just enjoy the show." Just enjoy your
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frontman of The Gaslight Anthem‚ must have sparkled after he‚ as a 13-year-old American kid from Jersey‚ discovered one of the most influential records of the Redcoat punk scene: The Clash’s self-titled debut which chartered dub‚ reggae‚ rockabilly‚ funk‚ and ska. Fallon discovered a British aesthetic that forever changed the musical landscape in the ’70s. This revolutionary underground welded‚ nailed‚ and taped bits and pieces of rock and roll for the disaffected youth of the world. Forty years
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Every day when looking out a window‚ people see a beautiful earth. The earth is intriguing‚ but hinges on a delicate balance. Many natural resources keep the grass green and the sky blue. Man has made quite an impression on our world‚ and has transformed the earth’s resources into tools to make life easy. However‚ mans’ manipulation on earth has become detrimental to the health of our planet and the safety of mankind. Through the use and production of resources such as oil and energy‚ man is gradually
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Anthem In the novel‚ “Anthem” by Ayn Rand‚ there is a twenty-one year old man by the name of Equality 7-2521. In the beginning of the novel‚ he is alone in a railroad tunnel‚ writing in a journal. It is a sin to be by yourself and to write and think for oneself‚ according to the Council of Vocation. To the World Council‚ all men must be completely alike and they all must form one indivisible “WE”. He meets a seventeen-year-old woman named Liberty 5-3000. He falls in love with her‚ which is not allowed
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