On September 7‚ 2016‚ in Montgomery‚ West Virginia three athletes on the West Virginia University of Technology’s volleyball team mimicked professional athlete Colin Kaepernick and knelt during the national anthem. These girls‚ in an attempt to show their beliefs‚ crossed the boundary between standing for what they believed in and disrespecting the country in which they live. It is not only disrespectful to the country
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Freedom is like the wind because once it gets too powerful‚ it changes into a tornado that strikes and destroys. When people have too much freedom‚ it intoxicates them‚ drugging their minds. Then people will kill others‚ get involved in drugs‚ and be completely reckless. Freedom is not about having no consequences. Freedom is not hiding from criticism; however‚ it is expressing oneself to the world without the fear of judgement. Freedom is the power or right to act‚ speak‚ or think as one wants
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The most important point from the readings is that philanthropy is not and should not be thought of as affluent whites giving to poor non-whites. Each racial/ethnic group‚ and even the communities within these groups have different philanthropic practices‚ but they all make important contributions to society. One commonality that I noticed for giving practices between minority groups is their tendency to send money “back home” to family or friends who are still living in their home countries. This
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Jarashow told us that the quarterback‚Colin Kaepernick‚kneeled down during the national anthem was being sung during a game. In my head already I was questioning why would he do that and how is this even relevant to the question until Jarashow told us the reason which quite frankly surprised me very
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What Does the American Flag Mean Anymore? Among all of the current conflicts that have arisen in the United States‚ minor conflicts such as the issue of U.S citizens not respecting the American flag anymore‚ should also be addressed. The American flag stands for justice‚ purity‚ perseverance‚ and freedom; all of which this country has paid a large price to earn. At the cost of many lives‚ freedom was won‚ yet few people acknowledge this. It is uncertain whether or not people actually
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In an attempt to persuade high school football players against following the footsteps of Colin Kaepernick‚ the San Francisco 49ers quarterback who refused to stand up for the playing of the American national anthem during their games to protest against systemic racism in the United States‚ David Brooks‚ in his article “The Uses of Patriotism‚” calls Kaepernick’s actions “extremely counterproductive” as it creates a “crisis of solidarity.” To Brooks‚ sitting during the national anthem demonstrates
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Kneeling during the national anthem Kneeling during the national anthem has become very controversial in the NFL community‚ this has caused conflict in our country. NFL players kneel during the national anthem to protest things they do not agree with in the USA. For example‚ Jabrill Peppers‚ a rookie safety for the Browns‚ said of the protest‚ “There’s a lot of racial and social injustices in the world that are going on right now. We just decided to take a knee and pray for the people who have been
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will not let go. Quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals‚ Colin Kaepernick has started a movement of kneeling during the national anthem during NFL games to raise awareness for police brutality. This has called for many other players to do the same. "To me‚ this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder‚” said Kaepernick.(nfl.com} In a world where black people are told they
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Many NFL players are getting bashed for kneeling during the National Anthem but some people do not know the reasoning for it. It all started with Colin Kaepernick 13 months ago‚ he sat during the National Anthem to protest against police brutality. Then he started to kneel so that he could show more respect to the troops‚ but that became the iconic symbol for the protesters to show respect but “not to take pride in the country that oppresses black people and people or color”. The protesting now is
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hurt.” Lt. McMillan posted this incident on Facebook. He added the epilogue: “I truly don’t even care who’s fault it is that young man was so scared to have a police officer at his window. Blame the media‚ blame bad cops‚ blame protestors‚ or Colin Kaepernick if you want. It doesn’t matter to me who’s to blame. I
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