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    not yet solved. But in August 24 2016‚ the San Fresco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick made a controversy debate when he took a knee during the national anthem. Many americans were offended. As they felt disrespected from NFL players. As Colin Kaepernick spoke to the media‚ and explain the reason why he took a knee during the national anthem‚ was to protest against America’s doing. But it led to many hatred towards Colin kaepernick and the NFL. Because what have we done to show america that their

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    ANTHEM FOR DOOMED YOUTH ANALYSIS 1. The Body of Poem “Anthem for Doomed Youth” By: Wilfred Owen What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?       Only the monstrous anger of the guns.        Only the stuttering rifles’ rapid rattle Can patter out their hasty orisons. No mockeries now for them; no prayers nor bells‚       Nor any voice of mourning save the choirs‚— The shrill‚ demented choirs of wailing shells;       And bugles calling for them from sad shires. What

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    claimed by some as factual. There has been a rash of a particular protest at sporting events lately that have been unjustly quantified as a cause for oppression in racism. Those who partake in this cause have decided to “take a knee” while the national anthem is being played at the sporting

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    standing during the national anthem. Colin Kaepernick is the athlete that started this; many people have taken a knee because of his views on injustice‚ police brutality‚ and black rights. The decision to kneel during the national anthem is an extremely debated topic. “The Star Spangled Banner‚” dating back to 1814‚ is still used today usually prior to kickoff or tipoff. This American tradition started in 1862 and since then has been played at most games. The anthem about our flag represents men

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    Nathaniel Forbes English 7 M s Harris 11/11/12 The poem “Invictus” by William E. Henley‚ and the novel Anthem by Ayn Rand‚ both have common themes that discuss the importance of individuality in each society are forbid and belief of the unspeakable word ego and the word I should be eliminated from the vocabulary in a effort to eradicated the true “evil” are present as individualism. One of the common themes between Rand’s novel‚ and Henley’s poem is that‚ both of the main characters of

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    his wife Patty‚ Mick Jagger and his girlfriend Marianne Faithfull‚ and many of their friends. Unfortunately‚ someone had tipped of the police that there were drug trips accuring at this house‚ and as soon as George Harrison left the building‚ the cops moved in and arrested the entire group

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    La Borinqueña is the official anthem of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. After Puerto Rico became the "The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico" in 1952‚[1] the first elected governor‚ Luis Muñoz Marín‚ signed law #2 of July 24‚ 1952 that stated that the musical composition known as "La Borinqueña" was to become the official anthem of Puerto Rico. The words that go with the composition were approved by governor Carlos Romero Barceló on July 27‚ 1977‚ law #123.[2] The title refers to the aboriginal Taíno name

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    5. What do you make of the title? Is this poem itself an anthem? Does the poem approve of anthems for doomed youths in the first place? (Take a peek at “What’s Up With the Title?” for more.) 1. I think it is the holy rituals because people die everyday but the difference between a normal death and dying in this war is a normal person gets a funeral in a church where people celebrate there life and what they achieve and they sing anthems of joy‚ but a man who dyes in the war gets no joy around

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    Assignment #1 – Life Expectancy – Find the average life expectancy of the United States and 5 other countries. Choose one of those 5 to research further and find out why there is either a high or low life expectancy in that country. Contributing factors may include number of doctors‚ access to medicine‚ availability of food and clean drinking water‚ presence of war‚ political system‚ freedom (of speech‚ press‚ assembly‚ religion)‚ private property… List your 5 countries‚ then write a paragraph

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    Ayn Rand’s novella‚ Anthem‚ depicts a totalitarian society that oppresses the ideology of individualism. Within these societies children live apart from their families and grow up without any inherited characteristics of being an individual. Anthem is an example of this kind of society because it showcases the link between a totalitarian dictator’s power to the oppression of individualism found in a children that live apart from their families. Totalitarian Dictators enforce the arrangement of children

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