Speech (for VE): Patriotism What is Patriotism? Some say‚ it is just a word. A word without an importance in the English language. And really? They also used it as a form of jokes and goofing around with friends. But what does it really mean? Patriotism is devoted love for ones country. That’s according to the dictionary. But to ourselves‚ what does it really mean? For me‚ it is our care and love for our country‚ it is somehow related to the meaning by the dictionary. But for me‚
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How Can I Show My Patriotism In My Community? When I hear the word patriotism I automatically have an image in my head of soldiers saluting a flag or a group standing to say the pledge of allegience. To be honest I usually do not think of ALL the ways we can show our patriotism. There are many oppportunities put in front of us daily to show the honor we feel from being a citizen of the United States. Being a citizen grants us many freedoms that most other countries to not offer to their residents
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The Malaysian Bar Patriotism cannot be forced onto a Malaysian Contributed by Charles Hector The compulsory national service training ’programme is intended to foster the spirit of patriotism‚ encourage racial integration‚ and develop "positive and noble traits" among the younger generation’ (Malaysiakini 13/6/2003). The targeted group is our youth of about 18 years. The object of this programme was expressed by Defence Minister Najib Tun Razak‚ who chairs the special cabinet committee. ’The programme
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al-Khamis. Being patriotic is not just about waving your flag on Independence day. It goes on beyond that. Patriotism is generally known as the feeling of love and devoted to the country. Having and willing to do anything for the sake of the betterment of the country. Quoting Enizahura Abdul Aziz‚ a senior research officer from the centre of shariah‚ law and politics from IKIM‚ patriotism also implies feelings of solidarity and mutual responsibility among people of different ethnicities and religious
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What makes a patriot? People through the ages have carried out both horrible and wonderful acts under the banner of patriotism. How then are we to define it? The concept of patriotism is just as debated and relevant today as it was during the Civil War. If our nation is to survive its current challenges‚ the definition of a true patriot must be clear. So‚ what is true patriotism? Only 57 percent of U.S. citizens over 18 described themselves as either “extremely” or “very” patriotic in a study
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In 1984 the government used newspapers and posters to patronize their citizens through a selective presentation of facts. Patriotism can be defined as an unconstitutional support of one thing versus another. Otherwise‚ the government wants support so they try to get their people to be on their side of a certain situation. Winston’s government sometimes changed an actual definition
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messenger. Today’s khutbah is about Patriotism: love for one’s country. Is it wrong to love one’s country? Should we love our country more than we love Justice‚ or God? Should our love for country blind us to what’s right and what’s wrong? In our mass media there are frequent questions as to whether we Muslims can be trusted‚ whether we are loyal to this country or whether our loyalties lie elsewhere.. We have a duty set out clearly what Islam has to say about Patriotism so that we can remove unfounded
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Patriotism for Pakistan Pakistan’s creation was no doubt the finest hour of our history our forefathers who had fought for it envisioned the promise of long cherished freedom‚ democracy and prosperity. It is the country which was created to work for an ideal democratic state based on social justice as an upholder of human freedom and world peace‚ in which all citizens were to enjoy equal rights and freedom from fear‚ want and ignorance. Pakistan my homeland is in fact the land of blessings. Its
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Nicaragua patriotism MELODY CLASS-B The modern Nicaragua conservative colonialist aggression and oppression‚ in 1522 the Spaniards opened the Nicaragua border‚ began in Nicaragua in 1524 established the Spanish colonial aggression‚ Granada and Leon city in Nicaragua‚ Nicaragua in 1525 completely into the Spanish colonial rule‚ Nicaragua declared independence in 1821‚ in 1839 the establishment of the Republic of Nicaragua‚ and in 1912 American in Nicaragua established
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He goes on to say‚ “I’m not sure there is a clearly defined moment when patriotism becomes idolatry because it happens in such subtle ways‚ but you definitely know it’s occurred when you stand in the front of your sanctuary and contemplate where to move the stars and stripes so as not to offend anyone during worship.” As the culture of patriotism has intertwined itself in the life of the church‚ the solution to this is not something easily done. Zack Hunt
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