The battle in the courts of people desecrating the American flag‚ goes back to 1907. Showing disrespect toward our Nation’s flag is intolerable. People have freedom of speech‚ but do not need to show their opinion through burning the American flag. Burning the flag is offensive to many U.S citizens and is disrespectful to our nation because the American flag is a symbol of freedom. Because of the First Amendment‚ people are able to burn the flag. The article‚ “Calls to remove Confederate battle flag
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“The American Dream” was thought of as having financial security‚ a family‚ and to have a home. Although most people believe that “The American Dream” is attainable for all‚ but some people have to work harder than others. Which I believe is true because in this day and age some people can be born into a family that will make it easier for a them to achieve the dream. and others can be born with nothing‚ or just enough to get by. And they both will be looked at as if they had the same odds to attain
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American Jobs Act Research Report #1 In fall of 2011‚ President Obama made a set of bills to encourage growth and recovery. It was called American Jobs Act. Even though the bill never got passed‚ I thought the act would have worked. I’m not saying it was the best‚ because nothing is perfect. The purpose of the American Jobs Act is simple: put more people back to work and put more money in the pockets of working Americans – without adding a dime to the deficit. He also said that the
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Africa is because their resources would help with their industrial production and they need slaves to work with them. In this year‚ 2030 the US should not colonize South America because they will not leave any resources for the people and the South Americans will not be happy with the lifestyle the US will want them to live by.
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Recently you won’t be seeing an American citizen care much about anything other than them selves. Their main priority is to ensure the perfection of their own lives. That is not being a good citizen though. Making sure your needs are met before you look up and see what you can help with is corrupt and selfish. We need to care more about how we can help our country and what we need to do to be a good citizen. Having clear goals‚ consistent ideals‚ and unity is what makes a country powerful; so when
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Obama. New leaders in the 21st century say that reparations‚ or “the making of amends for a wrong one has done by paying money to or otherwise helping those who have been wronged‚” as defined by Webster’s Dictionary‚ are necessary because African American citizens are still affected by the unjustifiable treatment of black people during the 1800’s. Slavery’s drastic toll on the black community encourages social justice groups
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an equal chance at life to succeed? The answer is simple and unfortunate‚ their odds of succeeding in life are more difficult to reach which will continue the cycle of poverty‚ illness and the crimes that are related. In order to truly make the American education system equal the schools with a lower graduation rates would be required to reach outside their means of teaching the children and first teach the parents how to parents and raise successful young adults. In many cases schools simply cannot
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Is the American education system struggling? This is the question that has been brought up multiple times in recent years. Nothing has been done to improve the quality of our education despite the many complaints revolving around it. Steps must be taken in order to come about a change such as: in the classrooms to improve work ethic‚ introducing creativity‚ and changing the current grading system. The level these steps are currently at is damaging the American education system. A major problem with
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To be an American is like being a child. Children are held back by their mothers‚ just as Americans are held back by their own government. Our healthcare system is not only extremely expensive‚ but almost useless‚ and our educational system doesn’t get our kids anywhere. As great as America may seem‚ our educational system is flawed and our healthcare system is getting us nowhere. Our educational system in America is highly inefficient. It focuses more on standardized testing than it does on helping
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Breanna Rose Ms. Cook ENGL 1010 L04 Essay 1 Final Draft 26 February 2015 The American Sniper: Superhero or Namby-Pamby? The release of the recent film‚ American Sniper‚ featuring the life of the late Chris Kyle‚ America’s most lethal sniper‚ raises opinions among viewers concerning whether snipers are heroes or cowards. American military snipers should be regarded as heroes since they are required to complete hellacious training‚ and their character displays that of extraordinary courage; furthermore
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