believe that not standing for the national anthem should not be allowed. The national anthem pays respect to people who have risked their lives‚ been injured‚ or died defending the United States. Drew Brees‚ New Orleans Saints quarterback‚ supported Kaepernick’s message but disagrees with the delivery: “it’s an oxymoron that you’re sitting down‚ disrespecting the flag that has given you the freedom to speak out.” In the article “ Refusing to Stand for the National Anthem” by Lois Lane‚ he incorporates
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Land of the Free are you Free to Sit Out the National Anthem?”‚ by Jaweed Kaleem. A 49er quarterback called Colin Kaepernick‚ a african american‚ was not pleading and standing up to the national anthem. Colin Kaepernick is a famous football player and was recorded in national t.v. Colin Kaepernick impacted many people in the stage and in t.v. Many people were offended and even the veteran were too. Colin Kaepernick never pledge to the national anthem because he never believed in an fair‚ justice
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The dictionary definition of freedom is The state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint. But what is true freedom. In The American National Anthem‚ it claims that America is the “land of the free”‚ but what does that legitimately means. When you think of freedom‚ you think of the idea of being free‚but that’s not the case. If we are free‚ why do we have a government that watches our every move we compose on the internet. If we are free‚ why do we pay so
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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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Kneeling for the National Anthem The U.S. has been a controversial place in the past decade with different people stepping up into power and new controversies that are dividing the public. Trump’s Speech was his plan to how he is going to help this division in this country. Trump says in his speech “building a safe‚ strong and proud america”. He says this was what he has done since he has been in office. On the other hand‚ many people think that he has been doing the opposite‚ and separating
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Philosophy‚ what role does it play in one’s life‚ what are people ready to sacrifice for it.In Anthem‚ there is an ongoing battle between two major philosophies‚ Individualism and Collectivism. The novella shows the key aspects of these two philosophies‚ but has a strong bias towards individualism. This due to the fact that the structure of novella is based on these two philosophies. When someone’s philosophy changes‚ that also means that his perspective on the world also changes. Philosophy and
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On Sunday‚ February 7th‚ 2015‚ the cruise ship Anthem of the Sea‚ owned by Royal Caribbean cruise liners‚ sailed straight into the path of a storm. Not just any storm‚ but one that had hurricane force winds blowing at close to 120 miles per hour‚ and gigantic ocean swells of up to 80 feet. Nevertheless‚ Anthem of the Sea persisted into the storm. As history shows‚ fortunately‚ no one sustained any severe injuries‚ and the ship made it back to port safely. However‚ the question had to be posed: why
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brothers.” How does this quotes exemplify a theme of Anthem.” “Anthem” by Ayn Rand is about Equality 7-2125 in a society with all of his brother. In this society they live for their brothers and nobody else Equality is not like his brothers‚ he likes to have options and he likes preference but in his society that is a sin. When Equality 7-2125 experiments with light will he stay or will his brothers hold him back. This quote exemplifies anthem because he it was all about his brothers but now he
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An Anthem to the Ego The entire essence of the novella Anthem is the build up to a song of praise to the ego voiced by its main character‚ Prometheus. This anthem he sings settles the growth of anticipation of Prometheus expressing his individuality and his ego‚ fueled by him committing the Transgression of Preference repeatedly throughout the text. The importance of this proclamation is obvious as it is substantially amplified by reason of Prometheus uncovering the unspeakable word “I” coming from
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The Cop and the Anthem This short story written by O. Henry and published in 1904 follows a man‚ named Soapy‚ through a day in his life near the beginning of winter. The goal‚ find a place to live for the winter. The man is homeless‚ knowing that shelter for the winter is a must or the harsh cold will likely kill him. A plan starts formulating that involves getting arrested so that winter can be spent locked in an island prison on Blackwell Island‚ NY. Allowing him to have a nice warm bed‚ three
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