Betsy Ross always comes to mind‚ along with other great women such as Amelia Earhart‚ Jane Addams‚ and Eleanor Roosevelt. Betsy Ross is unique because she helped to create one of our nation’s most recognized symbols – the American flag. By sewing The Stars and Stripes flag‚ she helped make it easier to display our patriotism and love for our country. Elizabeth Griscom was born in Philadelphia on January 1‚ 1752. Born the 8th of 17 children to Samuel and Rebecca Griscom. Called Betsy by her family
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Raising of the flag on Iwo Jima Joe Rosenthal – Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima ============================================ Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima is an historic photograph taken on February 23‚ 1945‚ by Joe Rosenthal. It depicts five United States Marines and a U.S. Navy corpsman raising the flag of the United States atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. It became the only photograph to win the Pulitzer Prize for Photography in the same year as its
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Professor Duarte History 51 December 8 2015 Final Essay: The American Flag It was June 14‚ 1777 when the United States Congress created and officially announces the American flag to be represented as a symbol of Nationalism and refutation of secessionism. The United States American flag is one of most significant symbol that is hanged in front of many private properties especially in front of my porch. My family decided to purchase the American flag because it symbolizes a meaning for freedom and opportunities
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English 11 Unit 1- The Essay In the short story With All Flags Flying there are many symbols that represent the aging and elderly. Mr. Carpenter is the protagonist and the main symbol of the short story. He symbolizes most aging people and voices what their notions are towards aging. The people he interacts with throughout the story are also distinguished symbols of their own. As well with many objects he uses or happens to come across. Mr. Carpenter symbolizes most aging and elderly
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“This flag‚ which we honor and under which we serve‚ is the emblem of our unity‚ our power‚ our thought‚ and purpose as a nation… And yet‚ though silent‚ it speaks to us – speaks to us of the past‚ or the men and women who went before us.” Woodrow Wilson had a lot of pride in our American Flag‚ as so today‚ we do as well. The American Flag‚ also known as the “Stars and Stripes‚” was made by Betsy Ross‚ a known sewer around her time‚ on June 1777. The flag has been modified 26 times and the flag we have
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Flags‚ history‚ wars‚ deaths. All of these words have to do with each and every individual country. The United States and Canada have fought in many wars together‚ had many losses of veterans and civilians‚ waved our individual flags‚ and much more! But what I’m going to talk to you about today is the many similarities and differences of the countries‚ and how the countries came about. The United States of America started out as just individual states. But as time went on‚ the states slowly merged
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1 | Module: Module 6 / Topic: Distributions | An event has historically averaged 1.4 occurrences per time period‚what is the probability of exactly 4 occurrence(s) in a randomly selected time period of the same length? | you answered wrong and the Correct answer is 0.03947 Explanation: In this case‚ probability of getting exactly 4 occurrences is obtained using the following function: =POISSON(4‚1.4‚0) | | | | | 2 | Module: Module 6 / Topic: Distributions | | Given a normally distributed
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University of Saint Anthony (Dr. Santiago G. Ortega Memorial) City of Iriga NAME: Joerine A. Yamar. YEAR: BEED – 4 TEACHER: Dr. Arlene O. Monsalve RATING: TITLE: MENTORS TOWARDS NEW DIRECTION REFLECTION Teachers possess enormous responsibility inside their classrooms. We are entrusted with the job of teaching children skills that we will need for their futures. In order to do our job well and with success‚ we must be prepared to teach in all kinds of environments
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of them all‚ is the American flag‚ and there is evidence. Outrageously‚ at Hampshire College in Massachusetts‚ a group of college students‚ dissatisfied with the results of the recent presidential election‚ stole the American flag being flown over the college campus‚ and burned it on Veterans Day ! The very existence of this issue defies the three core principles of the American flag: freedom‚ patriotism. Those three points are what best describe what the American flag means to me. The definition
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The issue of the Confederate Flag has a long history. The fight in Michigan is over a different flag‚ the "Betsy Ross" flag. It was made in 1777. This was not long after the Declaration of Independence. The flag has 13 stars and 13 stripes. They stand for the 13 original colonies. These colonies became the United States. 240 years have passed by and the flag is now an issue to many people of color because‚ when the flag was made it was during the time of slavery and it was flown during the early
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