“The star spangled banner” The composer is: Francis Scott Key. He is known for writing the lyrics to the national anthem. Born on August 1‚ 1779‚ in Frederick County‚ Maryland‚ Francis Scott Key became a lawyer who witnessed the British attack on Fort McHenry during the War of 1812. The fort withstood the day-long assault‚ inspiring Key to write a poem that would become the future U.S. national anthem‚ "The Star-Spangled Banner." Key later served as a district attorney for Washington‚ D.C. He died
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Patriotism According to Merriam Webster‚ Patriotism is defined as ”devotion or love for one’s country.” I believe that the more people that love their country‚ the more people hate every one who is not of their country. In other words‚ they tend to become close-minded toward other cultures. A good example of this is the tragic incident on September 11; it triggered patriotism worldwide. There was not only Americans coming out of the shadows to lend a helping hand‚ but other nations showing support
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The stars that shift in the wind are‚ to many‚ a sign of hope and freedom. The elation felt from a patriotic tune lulls their mind from the past and present regarding their country of genocide and inequality. When I hear the melodic anthem‚ or perhaps our pledge of allegiance‚ I feel anger and disgust at the words that are so hypocritical to the true America. The America that favors war and division‚ though it claims freedom is its cause. This “new” world of ours was an asylum of sorts to the European
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Key’s song‚ now called “The Star-Spangled Banner‚” appeared in print across the country. Brent D. Glass‚ the museum director at the National Museum of American History says“The Star-Spangled Banner is a symbol of American history that ranks with the Statue of Liberty and the Charters of Freedom‚” the Star-Spangled Banner is rich in history and if the War of 1812 was not included in our history books the students reading it would not understand where the star spangled banner came from‚ and would not
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The well-known Star Spangled Banner elaborates on the land of the free‚ and the home of the brave - but why does this free land exist‚ and who are the brave? The United States Armed Forces are the federal military forces of the United States. They consist of the Army‚ Navy‚ Marine Corps‚ Air Force‚ and Coast Guard. This coalition was founded on June 14‚ 1755 and the current Minister of Defense is Ash Carter. There are also three general categories of military people; active duty‚ who are full-time
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"Stars and Stripes Forever" Is the famous march of the United States‚ now used as an American anthem of pride. It is John Philip Sousa’s best-known piece. This piece is a symbol of American patriotism constantly played to remind us of the pride we hold in our country. “Stars and Stripes Forever” was first played at Willow Grove Park in 1897. ”Stars and Stripes Forever" uses the basic American military march format. All of his life‚ Sousa loved music and loved America‚ so it would only make sense
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anthem (Star-Spangled Banner) is a poem written by Francis Scott Key after witnessing the flag still standing during the Fort McHenry bombardment in 1814. The poem was first titled “Defense of Fort M’Henry” which eventually became the Star-Spangled Banner. It was then adopted by the United States Military to play during ceremonies of raising and lowering the flag in the 1890s‚ but in 1916 President Wilson declared the song as the national anthem of the United States. In the fall of 1918‚ The Star-Spangled
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A nation divided will mean the unraveling of itself within itself. Francis Scott Key‚ the author of The Star Spangled Banner‚ was a somewhat captive of the British navy on September 13‚ 1814. Scott watched into the night where the British navy bombarded the fort of the Americans‚ Fort McHenry‚ in Baltimore‚ Maryland. Scott was able to watch the bombardment that night
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ethnicity‚ culture‚ ideas‚ and language. Three songs‚ all written in the 1800s‚ are perfect examples of how nations come together. The two songs “The Rhine Watch” and “The German Fatherland” both express German nationalism. Another song‚ “The Star Spangled Banner‚ perfectly demonstrates the nationalism in our own country. “The Rhine Watch” is a song that was sung mainly by German soldiers during the Prussian War in 1870 [1]. The German song shows patriotism and pride in their country by stating‚
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National Anthem The National Anthem is a familiar tune to everybody. It is known as the Star Spangled Banner. Today‚ the American National anthem is sung before many different events. Some of those events include sporting events and presidential campaigns. The Star Spangled Banner is also notorious for its confusing and almost impossible to sing lyrics. The Star Spangled Banner was written by a second rate lawyer named Francis Scott Key. During the war of 1812 Francis Scott Key was taken hostage
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