Voice of Democracy “American History: Our Hope for the Future” The democracy states that‚”All men are created equal.” All though that many people don’t believe that this statement is being followed right now. My hope for the future is that we learn from history‚ stand as one nation and have pride in our country. In the past our country has been divided by slavery and war. We have been through the great depression and 9/11. There have been many times where the country could have been torn apart
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Recently more NFL players have been kneeling instead of standing during the national anthem at their football games. The reason for this is because they believe that African Americans and people of color are being brutally mistreated by police officers around America. There have been barbaric videos of this cruelty posted on facebook‚ instagram‚ youtube‚ and other social media venues. On September 28‚ 2017 President Donald Trump said‚ “Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners
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during the National Anthem because of people in the NFL started kneeling and taking it out of context. To me it is disrespectful because I have family members that were in the military‚ army‚ and air force. My cousin Chris was in the military‚ my brother Martavious is in the Army‚ my cousin Andre‚ that’s in the Navy‚ and my church family Jarod that’s in the military. Michael Strahan say’s when Collin Kaepernick was kneeling it was a distraction for the team and a personal reasoning but
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The culture around the NFL started out very mellow regarding kneeling during the playing of the National Anthem. In which only a hand full of players partook in the protest. This act that once created unity around the United States‚ has now instead caused people to look at it as an act of rebellion against this nation’s
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examples that are brought up all support the side of they need to stop kneeling and stand up for the national anthem. Only briefly did they mention that the kneeling was in protest. One of the points of the article was how president Trump was getting involved. Over twitter he sent messages saying things like‚ kneeling is not acceptable and to fire anyone that disrespects our flag. The other point the article brought up was how this kneeling protest stated with quarterback Colin Kaepernick last year‚ and
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the oxen in the poem will symbolize strength‚ so an idea of strength or power might be portrayed. Paraphrase- It is Christmas Eve and an elder is telling the children a story near the fire. The children initially believe the story about Oxen kneeling and did not doubt the fact at all. Years later‚ the children obviously grow older and eventually do not believe the story the elder told. However‚ somewhat wish they did believe the story. Connotation- Imagery: Metaphor “So fair a fancy
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that this issue affects blacks more than whites. Eighty two percent of blacks say that the athletes are doing the right thing by kneeling (CNN). He wants this issue to be made known to everyone so that the verbal abuse towards others can be changed. Just because a person has a different colored skin doesn’t mean he/she should be treated differently. Therefore‚ kneeling for the national anthem has became an extremely hot issue in the sports world; there still isn’t a
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Prepatellar Bursitis is the inflammation on the front of the patella. This skeletal disease is very common in people that are usually kneeling or are on their knees most of the time such as landscapers or gardeners. Even something just like a knee injury could cause prepatellar bursitis right after the injury so precautions must be taken to prevent the disease. Therefore‚ prepatellar bursitis is more common in males than females and can affect any age group. Most of the time this disease occurs
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Do you think kneeling during the National Anthem is acceptable in today’s society? Colin Kaepernick‚ first kneeling and now sitting shows disrespect for our flag and to our military men and women. He is being awarded something that veterans feel dishonored about. Although Colin Kaepernick may be a good player in football‚ he should not be “Citizen of the Year” because he is being disrespectful‚ negatively impacting the professionalism of football‚ and political side for kneeling during the National
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such right. They say kneeling during the National Anthem is highly disrespectful and is a blatant spit to the face of those that serve this country. Me‚ along with many others‚ completely disagree with the notion that Kaepernick had no right to kneel. A group of friends I had were arguing about this one day while our teacher was out‚ and me‚ being as nosy as I am‚ overheard and decided to interject. I told them exactly my thoughts on the situation. I believe Kaepernick kneeling during the National
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