“What Patriotism Means to Me” Does Patriotism still matter anymore? Or‚ is it just the national anthem playing before a sports game‚ saying the Pledge of Allegiance at school in the mornings? Or‚ is it just the celebrating of holidays that honor our armed forces? Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary says that patriotism is the “Love some people feel for their country.” Personally‚ I think that a person with great patriotism has love‚ support‚ serves for their country. “Give me liberty or give me death
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I asked those around me what patriotism means to them. The most common answer I received was the love of one’s country. But what does that really mean? I received all types of examples. Displaying our country’s flag at your home or in your business was patriotic. Observing national holidays such as Memorial Day‚ Flag Day‚ Independence Day and Veterans Day. Standing and removing your hat during the National Anthem and taking the time to thank Veterans and service personal for their self-sacrifice
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Patriotism According to Merriam Webster‚ Patriotism is defined as ”devotion or love for one’s country.” I believe that the more people that love their country‚ the more people hate every one who is not of their country. In other words‚ they tend to become close-minded toward other cultures. A good example of this is the tragic incident on September 11; it triggered patriotism worldwide. There was not only Americans coming out of the shadows to lend a helping hand‚ but other nations showing support
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What Patriotism means to me In the aftermath of the September 11‚ 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States we are seeing many forms of Patriotism. I was surprised to find when I researched this word that it had a lot of negative feelings. I believe that Patriotism is a showing your support for your country‚ standing up for what you believe in‚ and fighting for individual independence. First‚ I’m proud of my country I’m not ashamed to say the Pledge of Allegiance‚ or hold up the American
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Patriotism in India By patriotism we mean genuine love for one’s own country. Patriotism must not be misinterpreted as one’s hatred for other countries. If one loves his own country and hates other countries‚ then it is nationalism rather than patriotism. Mother and the motherland are superior to the heaven. We do never lose our honour for our mother even if she does not love us. Similarly we respect our country in all situations. We are indebted to our motherland where we are born and brought
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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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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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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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Republicanism – Political theory of representative government‚ based on the principle of popular sovereignty‚ with a strong emphasis on liberty and civic virtue. Influential in eighteenth-century American political thought‚ it stood as an alternative to monarchical rule. Radical Whigs- Eighteenth-century British political commentators who agitated against political corruption and emphasized the threat to liberty posed by arbitrary power. Their writings shaped American political thought and made
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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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