Patriotism is the zealous love for one’s country. It’s like a disease that every man carries. It spreads from one soul to the next like an unstoppable wildfire. There is no cure for such a disease; for this is one of pure determination and pride. The definition of patriotism cannot be defined by a dictionary‚ but by people. From America’s Founding Fathers to today’s courageous men and women of our military serving in Afghanistan‚ this disease known as patriotism fills our hearts
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no sense of patriotism. Patriotism is a strong sense of pride or admiration for one’s country. Patriotism is important because it gives the people of the nation a sense of pride in who they are. Not everyone supports the idea that patriotism is a positive aspect of society‚ they believe patriotism leads to the end of questioning society. While it is true that patriotism can lead to ignorance‚ it is extremely essential for the growth of the nation. In the United States‚ patriotism helps the nation
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India was under British rule for over more than 200 years. The freedom of India did not come easily. It required fearless courage and true spirit to regain India’s freedom. The freedom history of India is full of great leaders and freedom fighters that faced exploitations‚ hardships and immense torture to earn freedom that was dutifully ours. It demanded immense courage and sacrifice to devote one’s life to the cause of freedom of the mother nation. Every Indian who lived under the British rule dreamt
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Does Patriotism still Matter? First off‚ it is important to love our country‚ but it does become difficult to keep supporting our country. Now‚ in my generation (ages 10-16)‚ it doesn’t surprise me that a lot of my generation no longer understands the importance of our country or its flag. From my own knowledge and what I hear‚ my generation used to stand‚ hands on their hearts‚ greatly appreciating America‚ singing the National Anthem as high as they can. Nowadays‚ barely anyone would be caught
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where I don’t give a damn‚ Somebody helped me but now they don’t hear me‚ I guess I be another victim of the ghetto So I guess I gotta do what so I ain’t finished I grew up to be a streiht up menace‚ geah." -"Streiht Up Menace" by MC Eiht The song lyrics above are from the soundtrack of the film Menace II Society and correspond directly to the hardships that people are given when growing up in the ghetto and when surrounded by a life of violence. Because they know nothing other than this aggressive
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The initial review of Harold Pinter’s The Caretaker generally followed a pattern: the brilliance of the actors was celebrated and the questions of influence‚ primarily Beckett’s‚ were linked to discussions of the relationship between the comic and serious elements in the play. Interpretations of the ’meaning’ varied from the literal to the fully allegorical‚ by way of generalized abstract tags. Subsequent academic criticism‚ deriving from textual study rather than stage performance‚ has early always
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Does Patriotism Still Matter? 1 Patriotism does still matter. The definition of patriot is a person who loves‚ supports‚ and defends his or her country and its interests with devotion. The definition of patriotism is devoted love‚ support‚ and defense of one’s country; national loyalty. Among the ancient Greeks‚ patriotism was comprised of ideals concerning language‚ religious traditions‚ ethics‚ law and devotion to the common good rather than identification only with a nation-state
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Patriotism‚ such a short word but actually it is more than ten letters. I think patriotism is doing everything for your homeland. These are working for it‚ going elections‚ attending national holiday ceremonies and being respectful your founder and all soldiers who died for your homeland during wars in the past. This is not very easy thing for everybody to do. Everybody can say I love my homeland but patriotism is not only saying “I love”. If you feel proud while singing your national anthem‚ if
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Without a Nation of Patriotic Civilians Donald Kagan‚ a scholar who is a teacher and an author‚ has a very strong opinion of what he believes is patriotism and how to be patriotic. In Kagan’s essay‚ On Patriotism‚ he defends his stand and tries to get his point across of what it really means to be patriotic in America‚ democratic nations‚ dictatorship economys‚ Iraq‚ and so on. Donald wants to inform as many americans‚ or citizens home to all countries‚ that they should take pride in their nation
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action must take place for the United States to continue on its present path of stability and prosperity. The quandary is that the U.S. has‚ from its birth‚ been known as one large melting pot. In fact‚ there is a poem written upon the Statue of Liberty indicating that this country stands for freedom and the admission of those seeking refuge. The answers to these very prominent issues do not lie in creating a large wall or creating more restrictions‚ but they lie in strictly adhering to the laws
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