Name: Smith GySgt William R USMC 1171176944/1169 Date: 130716 BOOK REPORT: Flags of Our Fathers AUTHOR’S NAME: James Bradley‚ Ron Powers BOOK TYPE: Non-Fiction About when and where the story took place: Time: February‚ 1945 Place: Iwo Jima‚ Japan The person who the story is about? Characters: The book accounts the early lives of Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class John Bradley‚ Sergeant Michael Strank‚ Corporal Harlon Block‚ Private First Class Ira Hayes‚ Private First Class Franklin
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Nearly 8‚000 people gathered in front of the South Carolina state house to watch the Confederate flag lowered permanently after suggestion by Governor Nikki Haley. The Confederate Flag‚ used during the Civil War representing the south‚ or the Confederacy‚ receives mixed opinions. While the majority of people-specifically 57%‚ according to a poll conducted by CNN-say it represents southern heritage and the fight for constitutional rights‚72% of African Americans‚ 25% of whites say it represents what
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SIX TRAITS OF QUALITY‚ EFFECTIVE WRITING Ideas: The ideas are the heart of the message‚ the content of the piece‚ the main theme‚ together with all the details that enrich and develop that theme. The ideas are strong when the message is clear‚ not garbled. The writer chooses details that are interesting‚ important‚ and informative- often the kinds of details the reader would not normally anticipate or predict. Successful writers do not tell readers information they already know. They
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Burning a nation’s flag: Hate Crime or Free Speech? A nation’s flag is one of the most important things to a country. Citizens of a nation use it during special ceremonies‚ and a nation’s flag is displayed all over that nation. A flag is an emblem shown as a symbol of unity. It symbolizes the pride and history of a nation. So what does burning a nation’s flag mean? Is it considered a hate crime and illegal‚ or is it considered an act of free speech and protected by the First Amendment? For the
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1. The body needs six basic nutrients: carbohydrates‚ proteins‚ fats‚ vitamins‚ minerals‚ and water. Each one helps the body carry out different functions. To start off‚ carbohydrates are a group of compounds that includes starches‚ celluloses‚ and sugars. Carbohydrates provide the body with calories along with ample sources of vitamins and minerals. Cereals‚ rice‚ pasta‚ fruits‚ vegetables‚ and milk are only some of the foods carbohydrates are found in. Next up is proteins‚ which are complex nitrogen
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not to burn? The controversial subject of flag burning has been thoroughly debated amongst Americans. Episodes of flag burning can be viewed throughout history. There have been many bills passed through legislature that would have made flag burning illegal. However‚ the vote was split because some Americans view these events of protest as the right of freedom of speech while others view it as being unpatriotic. The Supreme Court views the issue of flag burning as a right given to Americans under
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deaths. In the poem Flag‚ by John Agard‚ it seems to have been written around Agard and his son having a conversation as the child always asks a question at the start of each stanza‚ and Agard answers to the questions saying “It’s just a piece of cloth” By calling a flag “a piece of cloth” gives us the interpretation that Agard is getting annoyed at his child always asking questions about a flag. This would make the reader question the amount of power and symbolism a flag has. In the poem‚ the
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on January 18‚ 1535. The Peruvian flag is a vertical triband. It is red on the left and right‚ and white in the middle. It has an escudo partitioned into 3 unequal parts (the bottom being larger). The current flag was officially adopted on February 25‚ 1825. In this paper I will be talking about 3 properties of the flag. What the Cinchona tree represents on the flag‚ what the red and white represent on the flag‚ and what the golden cornucopia represents on the flag. The Cinchona On the top right
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It is the early 18th century. The seas are at an endless unrest as ships sail. The crack of thunder sounds from across the blue‚ yet there is no storm. A black flag is raised‚ cannonballs crash‚ and pirates take control of the helpless sailor ships. This is the scene that most think of when pirates are concerned. Of course video games also do their fair sure to help exaggerate this scenario further. In particular one recent game series has taken the mantle of telling the ancient history of maritime
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I have chosen David Hammons’ work Boy with Flag (1968) to analyze. To me‚ I think this work shows literally a boy’s love for his country. The meaning of this work comes from the fact that the figure is hugging the flag and shows respect toward the country. Hammons created this work during a year where a few monumental things happened in the United States‚ three things having to do with racism. The first was Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated‚ second African American athletes present at the Olympics
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