Religious texts over time often develop similar concepts and events. The works of the Quran‚ the book of Genesis‚ and the Epic of Gilgamesh all contain similar story lines. Each story contains a flood caused by the actions of men‚ and an individual chosen by a deity to build an ark to survive the flood. However‚ there are differences between the literature due to the culture of the people recording the texts. The Epic of Gilgamesh has a polytheistic religion and immortality‚ while the book of Genesis
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support‚ and defense of one’s country; national loyalty. When I see the American flag‚ I feel devotion. When it’s Veterans Day‚ and we’re honoring those who have served our country‚ I feel pride. To me‚ patriotism is when I stand up for the Pledge of Allegiance‚ when I used to draw the American Flag. Whenever I feel pride for my country. Now‚ I have been to many countries. I love them all. I’m proud of them. Patriotism just doesn’t stand for the United States‚ it stands for all countries. I was
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In response to Rick Perry’s campaign ad‚ “Strong”‚ I find it highly unacceptable for a person of his status. Being a church-goer myself‚ I feel that solely attending worship every week is not what makes one a “true Christian”. In order for one to be a true Christian‚ one must not only attend Church‚ but also believe that Jesus is Lord‚ which breaks down into the public confession of faith‚ determination to live according to the commandments of God‚ and having a willingness to believe that God is
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“Kaepernick and Christian Athletes” was written by Brent Bozell on October 27‚ 2017. In this article he talks about how Colin Kaepernick a professional football player was treated after refusing to stand for the pledge of allegiance. He also informs his reader on how some Christian athletes have been treated in this profession. He mocks the media in a few ways throughout this. He states how they are corrupt and straying away from actual problems with society. He shows how reporters try to stay away
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believe in the spirit of our country and its people. The American Spirit can be felt in so many ways. Many times I get choked up by things that I see as American Spirit. When we have an assembly at school and five-hundred students say the Pledge of Allegiance‚ at a sporting event with the National Anthem is sung‚ when they show a child running in to their father’s or mother’s arms that they haven’t seen for a year because they have been deployed defending our country. The overwhelming gratitude
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with liberty and justice for all” these are just some of the phrases that have been taught to children as early as preschool when children learn the Pledge of Allegiance or The National Anthem‚ but who actually benefits from this “liberty” and to what extent is the statement “liberty and justice for all‚” that can be found in the Pledge of Allegiance‚ true? The documentary “13th” directed by Ava Duvernay’s helps the audience find an answer to this particular question. This documentary focuses on the
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United States ride the bus in the morning too. For elementary in her school is from K-6 But for me its K-5. Every Monday morning there is a presentation of the flag‚ but for my school every day we have morning announcements where we say the pledge of allegiance. She learns English in her school and in the America we have an option of learning a different language. She takes the bus home from school and so do I. the only thing is her school is 10 miles away from her house. In Florida they built school
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“It makes no difference whether a Japanese is theoretically a citizen. He is still Japanese. Giving him a scrap of paper won’t change him... A Jap is a Jap.” General John L. DeWitt‚ the commander of the Western Defense Command‚ changed the lives of approximately 120‚000 people‚ all of them Japanese. Even if a Japanese was considered a citizen of the United States‚ it was overlooked‚ and only their ethnicity or heritage mattered. I find that upsetting for it seems like the United States just wanted
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founder of private banking in Philadelphia. Jay Cook has also help the finance of the Civil War And then became development of the Rail Road’s. Presidents view the process or war and reconstruction as a weapon to let go of the southern from their allegiance and shorten the war. Reconstruction happened two times the first two it has divided the south except Tennessee but still the south has five military districts. Many men has lost lives during the Civil War during the time period of Reconstruction
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Draft One In the poem‚ “The White Man’s Burden‚” Rudyard Kipling explicitly writes about the deterioration of society as a union. The metaphor in line two suggests that the white men have to “wait in heavy harness‚” (Kipling 5) due to the fact that these “strangers” are weighing down‚ or burdening‚ the “worth” of the whites. Kipling persists on labeling the white men as higher up than the natives‚ whom he referred to as the “fluttered folk and wild” (Kipling 6). The strangers in this society
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