far back in antiquity when it was the weapon hand. Raising the right arm free of any weapon meant peace. It became a salute‚ a way of giving praise and honor. The union is blue‚ representing the night sky with stars forming a new and glorious constellation. There is one star for each state in our union. It is said the point of honor of our flag was made from the blue clock belonging to a captain in the Continental Army. The stripes are symbolic of beams of morning light‚ rays emanating
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The Star-spangled banner‚ the National Anthem of the United States of America is a poem inspired by the Battle of Baltimore‚ fought on September 12-14‚ 1814 during the War of 1812. During the British campaign against Washington‚ D.C.‚ an elderly and respected physician‚ Dr. William Beanes was arrested for unfriendly acts toward the British soldiers which resulted in his arrest. Francis Scott Key‚ a prominent lawyer and friend of Dr. Beanes was sent by President James Madison to obtain his release
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Kneel to the Constitution One knight created all this chaos. He stood up to his whole nation to defend his race by kneeling humbly. He believed that blacks were still treated unequally in the U.S. today. It started on August 14th‚ 2016. One man against a whole nation. During the national anthem before an NFL game‚ he knelt in protest. It was a peaceful and quiet form of protest. People started yelling at him‚ calling him a traitor and others wanted him to be punished. The people of the United
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flag. After the delegation‚ the original flag consisted of thirteen‚ red and white alternating stripes and thirteen‚ white stars in a blue field which was the number of original colonies: Connecticut‚ Delaware‚ Georgia‚ Maryland‚ Massachusetts (Plymouth Rock)‚ New Hampshire‚ New Jersey‚ New York‚ North Carolina‚ Pennsylvania‚ Rhode Island‚ South Carolina‚ and Virginia. The stars represented a new constellation that the states were creating by rebelling against England. Before the Civil War‚ the American
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Veterans Day was originally called Armistice Day after an armistice was signed to temporarily seize fighting during World War I on the eleventh hour‚ of the eleventh day‚ of the eleventh month in 1918. November 11th was officially designated a federal holiday in 1938‚ and in 1954‚ after World War II and the Korean War‚ it was renamed Veterans Day to honor those who have served in all wars. Veterans Day is not to be confused with Memorial Day. Memorial Day honors those who died while serving‚ whereas
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Culture Essay Assignment: The American Flag The American Flag‚ the purest and most concrete representation of the United States‚ embodies all that is America. Americans stand‚ hand over their heart listening to their national anthem‚ gazing at it with eyes full of love‚ respect and awe. The American national anthem‚ “The Star Spangled Banner‚” was inspired by‚ and sings in esteem of its resistance‚ standing among the rockets and bombs bursting in air. It symbolizes truth‚ liberty and justice
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words that made Francis Scott Key famous. When Francis Scott Key was a child‚ he lived on an estate called “Terra Rubra‚” in Maryland. After he graduated grammar school‚ he began to study law. After that he became famous‚ because he wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner .” Childhood Francis Scott Key was born August 1‚ 1779 and is the child of Ann Dagworthy (Charlton) and Capt. John Ross‚ he has one sibling and her name is Ann Pheobe Charlton. At age ten Key was sent to St. Johns Grammar School in Annapolis
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THE TYPE OF STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS: MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE Because My Father Always Said He Was the Only Indian Who Saw Jimi Hendrix Play “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Woodstock During this semester in Prose class‚ I have learned many kind of short stories by writers of various background. I also learn how to analyze the text critically‚ especially about structuralism and culture studies. There are 8 short stories that I have discussed with the class and written in one-page journal response. First
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moving your body up from the couch over to the TV to change the channel. A time when there were few television networks‚ all of which were local by the way‚ would sign off by airing a taped recording of the American flag proudly waving while the Star Spangled Banner played in the background. Today‚ I absolutely could not imagine living without modern technologies such as a cell phone‚ digital cable‚ the Internet‚ and microwave. The cell phone has got to be one of the most profitable and marketable portable
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A critical analysis of a U.S. propaganda poster of the Second World War By Mike van Veen Introduction The following is a critical analysis of a poster printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office in 1942 and was designed by Allen Russell Saalburg . The poster can be found at the end of this document as Appendix A. I will first point out the various elements of the poster and point out their characteristics. Following that I will explain what these elements portray‚ providing historical
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