Memories of Flags and of Our Fathers In James Bradley’s bestselling book Flags Of Our Fathers‚ Bradley pays homage to his late father John Henry Bradley. John (also nicknamed “Jack” and “Doc”)‚ was one of six men who raised the American Flag on top of Mount Suribachi during World War II. Mount Suribachi was located upon the small island of Iwo Jima‚ Japan. The photo of these heroic flagraisers quickly “became the most recognized‚ the most reproduced‚ in the history of photography
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Flags of Our Fathers This story is about six ordinary boys. The boys were known as heroes but that didn’t want to be called heroes. They want to be known as normal people that fought in the war. Their names were Ira Hayes‚ Franklin Sousley‚ Jack Bradley‚ Harlon Block‚ Mike Strank‚ and Rene Gagnon. These men raised the Flag on Mount Suribachi. These men are so famous they wrote a book about them and made a movie about them. The life they lived was like any other person except for the part about
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National Flag A line by Mahatma Gandhi:- "A flag is a necessity for all nations. Millions have died for it. It is no doubt a kind of idolatry which would be a sin to destroy. The Indian National Flag is a horizontal tricolor standard with a band of deep saffron on the top‚ white in the middle and dark green at the bottom and with an Ashok Chakra at its center . The Saffron color signifies the strength and courage of the country. The white middle band‚ signifies peace and truth with the Dharma
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The Canadian National Flag The Canadian Flag‚ sometimes referred to as the "Maple Leaf"‚ is a true symbol of Canada and shows how we love our land by having a maple leaf on the flag. The colours of the flag are the official national colours of Canada‚ red and white. King George V appointed them in 1921. The Maple Leaf wasn’t the only flag Canada had. Prior to the Maple Leaf there was the St. George’s cross. The St. Georges Cross was an English Flag of the 15th century. It was flown over Canada
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same rule applies with American flag. The American flag represents what America and its people have struggled through throughout 300 years in order to maintain peace in our country. The flag has been held in the highest honor for the entire lifetime of this country and has seen the best and the worst of all the actions of its leaders and citizens. The one aspect that truly captures the essence of what it means to be an American is the respect that we have given the flag.
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arisen again recently is the controversy of flag burning. The people that burn the flag claim they are making a statement; however‚ what is that statement? Is it appropriate to burn the flag as a statement of political discord or is it a disrespectful action that should be illegal? Below I will draw out the thoughts and reasoning behind both stances that have become a major issue in the U.S. again in the past several years. Although the dispute of flag burning has come before the Supreme Court several
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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
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of the American flag in today’s society. Some believe patriotism is simply the act of supporting the decisions of the leaders of the country. Others say‚ to be patriotic‚ people should be outspoken and voice their oppositions to what is going on in the government. Opinions also differ on the idea of what the American flag represents. One opinion of the flags representation is that the flag represents our history‚ and the formerly mentioned idea of patriotism. Others believe the flag also represents
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Inside was a folded American flag‚ with a note taped on the back. “Before leaving the hanger‚ each soldier was given a flag for our troop to salute for a family member. I chose to send mine to you. Put this flag somewhere in your room‚ you’ll think of me every morning when you wake up. This year will go by fast‚ I promise.” I tacked the flag to my bedroom ceiling above my bed. Every morning I woke up to the beautiful‚ carefully stitched‚ red‚ white and blue American flag. And every morning‚ I instantly
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usually followed by a crime. The symptoms of fraud or the red flags help understand the slight difference between a corporate fraud and a corporate crime. The continual financial frauds leading to corporate collapse and the failure of the statutory audit to detect and prevent fraudulent activities of the perpetrators lead investors and the firms and individuals to suffer. This contributed to the increased need for investigating the on the red flags of fraud. The purpose of this paper is to research on the
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