Colin Kaepernick’s decision to sit during the national anthem has stirred many discussions throughout the country‚ and many have debated the rightness or wrongness of his action. Kaepernick said‚ in regard to remaining seated‚ "I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color” (Wyche). As he has done this‚ many Americans‚ including myself‚ feel that his choice to sit is disrespectful and ungrateful. He has disrespected a symbol of our
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Kendricks’s and Colin Kaepernick’s public displays of political expression to explain that true patriotism is when a person is willing to make sacrifices to their personal gain in order to promote their problems with the government. This article was published on August 30th‚ 2016 in the Washington Post. The United States in currently encapsulated in various civil rights issues such as problems with gay rights‚ women’s rights‚ and racial equality. Abdul-Jabbar uses Kendrick and Kaepernick to illuminate
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in his pilgrimage: Colin Kaepernick‚ Hillary Clinton‚ and Tomi Lahren. First of all‚ Chaucer would choose Colin Kaepernick to be a part of his pilgrimage. This particular person is so significant because of his recent actions. For those who don’t know‚ Colin Kaepernick made the decision to sit down while the national anthem was being played at his NFL football game. His reasons for this were that he didn’t want to stand for a country that “oppresses black people”. Kaepernick is quite a hypocritical
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According to Colin Kaepernick ‚he said I refuse to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people. There has been a lot of controversy concerning Colin Kaepernick’s‚ the quarterback for San Fransico‚ decision for the pledge (Florio). According to Mike Florio of NBC Sports‚ Kaepernick has caused many problems in football‚ but he also has many people on his side. The national anthem is played before every football game and people must stand when it’s being played (Lutz). Americans should
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Many people regard things to their perspective. Some people stand up for what they believe in while others sit on the sideline praising or protesting. Colin Kaepernick is an example of someone who is standing up for what he believes in…… or in his case sitting down. A conflict that has come to my attention is police brutality. Police brutality is the use of any force exceeding that reasonably necessary to accomplish a lawful police purpose. Therefore i will be explaining the conflict going on about
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NFL and small towns like ours. The act of kneeling during the national anthem is showing awareness of injustice and police brutality. This movement started in the preseason of the NFL by a black player‚ Colin Kaepernick. In under a month‚ many other football players have taken the side of Kaepernick. Do you think it’s fair that police can use force to protect and serve us Americans? Police officers strive to protect people in America‚ however‚ in some places police officers abuse their
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Ian O’Connor’s article‚ “You can knock Colin Kaepernick -- don’t call him un-American”‚ presents an argument to the reader that the criticism of the character and patriotism of San Francisco 49ers quarterback‚ Colin Kaepernick‚ is unwarranted. O’Connor argues that Kaepernick’s recent actions of riding the bench for the playing of the national anthem during the team’s preseason illustrates an essential principle of American ideals‚ the right to freedom of expression. While not the most scholarly in
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national anthem?” author Jaweed Kaleen describes the history of patriotism in sports‚ and the people who have used these events to take a stand against the issues of our country. Specifically‚ Kaleem focuses on San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Recently‚ Or Nick decided to remain seated during the national anthem of this year’s preseason games. The quarterback has received a lot of backlash for his actions‚ all of which is detailed in the article. Kaleem wrote this article for the
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call for others to join in for change. This protest allows me to identify the problems within America‚ and drives me to join the cause and use my voice. When Colin Kaepernick first took a knee for the National Anthem‚ I thought he was absolutely crazy. Normally‚ everyone stands with their right hand over their heart‚ and what Colin Kaepernick did felt unusual and wrong. As an American citizen‚ I felt insulted that someone was disrespecting the flag. As time went on and I was able to read into his
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free that we have freedom to choose whether to stand or not during the national anthem. Colin Kaepernick proved that to be controversial when he sat during the star spangled banner. By sitting out for the national anthem‚ Kaepernick couldn’t have expected the uproar that broke out. In the passage “In the ‘land of the free’ are you really free to sit out the national anthem?” 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick “set the national debate about race on a collision course with three pillars of American
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