The Pledge of Allegiance was created as a patriotic vow for the citizens of the United States. It states‚ “I‚ pledge allegiance‚ to the flag of the United States of America. And to the republic‚ for which it stands‚ one nation‚ under God‚ indivisible‚ with liberty and justice for all.” This means a lot to many people and is true to some hearts. But‚ as history has shown‚ many feels‚ the words in the recitation are not true and not worthy of repeating. Many people believe‚ although this country was
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In the park‚ is a sonnet which was written by Gwen Harwood. The sonnet explores the concept of sacrifice by demonstrating the relationship of two individuals‚ including a woman who is bound by her responsibilities of motherhood. The perspective given about the concept is coming from two different individuals. The unidentified woman’s perspective is a reflection of her life‚ which is an emotional life journey. She is bound by her responsibilities as a mother‚ which stops her from pursuing her goals
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“ I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America‚ and to the republic for which it stands‚ one nation under God‚ indivisible‚ with liberty and justice for all” (“Pledge”). American students should identify this as the Pledge of Allegiance. In fact‚ one might explain that at the beginning of every school morning they recite the pledge. Students are not required to say the pledge‚ but are given the opportunity to do so. The every day recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance
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of keeping the word God in the Pledge of Allegiance and on the one dollar bill. Would it be a violation of the First Amendment and of the Establishment Clause to keep the word God? Do people lack cultural tolerance towards what they don’t agree with? The word God should remain in the Pledge of Allegiance and the one dollar bill since they are a reminder of our cultural heritage‚ as well as being one of the reasons for the creation of America. Keywords: God‚ Pledge of Allegiance‚ Dollar‚ Politics
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“I pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America‚ and to the republic for which it stands‚ ONE NATION UNDER GOD‚ INDIVISIBLE‚ WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.” Every American citizen that has ever go to an American school‚ has pledge their allegiance to this Nation‚ some may say it just “because they have to‚” while others (myself included) proclaim their allegiance proudly and boldly. Why did I start off with The Pledge‚ we all know The Pledge? Well yes we all know the words
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The legal side of the pledge of allegiance‚ it has been brought up to the supreme court more then one separate occasion. “The state’s Supreme Judicial Court is currently weighing an atheist couple’s argument that the words “under God” be struck from the Pledge of Allegiance‚ because they claim the phrase is exclusionary to atheist children like theirs” (Let’s End the Pledge of Allegiance in Schools). Again‚ going back to the history‚ the original version of the pledge of allegiance had no stating
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Supporting Contract. Among the supporting contract that used by Islamic financial institutions are: 1. Contract of Rahn (Pledge) 2. Contract of Kafalah or Dhaman (Guarantee) 3. Contract of Wakalah (Agency) 4. Contract of Wadiah (Safe Custody) 5. Contract of Ibraa (Rebate) Contract Of Rahn (Pledge) The conditions to each essential elements of Rahn are as follows: a. Pledgor (customer) b. Pledgee (eg: Islamic Bank) 3 necessary conditions of ‘Pledgor and Pledgee’ as follows:
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The pledge of allegiance was written in 1892 as "I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands‚ one nation‚ indivisible‚ with liberty and justice for all." This was the first and original pledge of allegiance‚ later in 1954 the phrase “under god” was recommended by president Eisenhower to be added to the pledge and congress agreed. This decision gave us the pledge to be said for the next 63 years and counting. It is the belief by many people that the phrase “under god” should
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daily patriotic act (Miller)‚ and for most schools the Pledge of Allegiance is the easiest way to obey the law. However‚ the indoctrination of The Pledge of Allegiance is a mere rhetoric of freedom that promotes nationalism and
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would like everybody to stop and think why after all these years‚ we have to stop or give someone the right not to say the Pledge of Allegiance in school. The flag to me represents everything we have fought for as a nation. The flag is the American spirit which has given us our freedom and also the right to freedom of speech‚ the first amendment. On September 18th 1892‚ the Pledge of allegiance was published for the first
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