Does Patriotism still Matter? First off‚ it is important to love our country‚ but it does become difficult to keep supporting our country. Now‚ in my generation (ages 10-16)‚ it doesn’t surprise me that a lot of my generation no longer understands the importance of our country or its flag. From my own knowledge and what I hear‚ my generation used to stand‚ hands on their hearts‚ greatly appreciating America‚ singing the National Anthem as high as they can. Nowadays‚ barely anyone would be caught
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What Patriotism means to me!.. I wave the Pakistani flag! I am so patriotic! My heart is content and the world sees my gleaming teeth‚ I show pride. Following the regular way of life is our nature and endorsing it our second nature. Is waving a flag‚ standing up for an inherited national anthem our sense of patriotism? It barely takes a moment to realize how superficial we are. What do we usually do on Independence Day and Republic Day? Most of us sit at home and enjoy our holiday. Just because
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The Pledge of Allegiance was created as a patriotic vow for the citizens of the United States. It states‚ “I‚ pledge allegiance‚ to the flag of the United States of America. And to the republic‚ for which it stands‚ one nation‚ under God‚ indivisible‚ with liberty and justice for all.” This means a lot to many people and is true to some hearts. But‚ as history has shown‚ many feels‚ the words in the recitation are not true and not worthy of repeating. Many people believe‚ although this country was
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Not only is the wreath laying ceremony a time of remembrance‚ it’s a time for honoring all the people who died protecting our country. Also‚ to honor the first person to lead our new nation. These people helped our country survive‚ thrive‚ and be free. I would like this opportunity to honor these people who helped me have the life that I have today‚ and to be part of something incredible. The Arlington national cemetery is a beautiful place‚ full of people who helped not just me‚ but all of us
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Taking a Stand in the NFL People‚ as well as the NFL‚ believe in different objectives for culture and the roles they play in society. How a sport is played is one-way culture influences the game. Whereas‚ how society acts during the National Anthem is another. Whether one stands‚ sits‚ or kneels during the National Anthem is their own right- as exemplified with Collin Kaepernick who has knelt for the National Anthem these last couple of years. This results in NFL teams straying away from picking
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“I pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America‚ and to the republic for which it stands‚ ONE NATION UNDER GOD‚ INDIVISIBLE‚ WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.” Every American citizen that has ever go to an American school‚ has pledge their allegiance to this Nation‚ some may say it just “because they have to‚” while others (myself included) proclaim their allegiance proudly and boldly. Why did I start off with The Pledge‚ we all know The Pledge? Well yes we all know the words
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[pic] National Symbols of Barbados: LORENZO ZOGLI Group Project: Lorenzo Zogli‚ Ashton Forbes‚ Tyreke Robinson‚ Marquin Williams Kenero Malcolm‚ Philp King‚ Cameron Fox‚ James Filterman-Grade 5 Newry Febuary 8th‚2010 [pic] The Barbadian Coat of Arms carries the National Flower in each corner (the Pride of Barbados) of its Golden Shield‚ as well as the Bearded Fig Tree (the tree from which Barbados derives its name). Though the English were the first to settle the island‚ it was actually
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The American Dream Then and Now Many Americans of today would consider the American Dream to be something materialistic or anything to largely deal with money. Money has become a necessity in American life today. What was freedom‚ liberty‚ and justice is now replaced by greed and the curse of never being satisfied. The pursuit of happiness overwhelms the lives of Americans to have whatever they want to make them happy. The American dream has become somewhat distorted and the real American Dream
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Examine Anthony Smith’s Fundamental Features of National Identity National identity refers to the set of attributes and beliefs shared by those who belong to the same nation‚ the legitimate form of a political organization. Our independence and the way the achieve liberty is through self-rule. According to Anthony Smith a nation is a self-identifying group or community based on such factors as a common culture‚ history‚ language‚ ethnicity and religion. (Power Point Lecture) Nations can adopt
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This I Believe I believe that to be an American means to believe in yourself and stand up for what you believe in. So I have a story to tell about a boy in my third grade class and what he believed in. In my third grade class at Fort Crawford we had a variety of students but one student was very different than the rest of us. His name was Gino and he was a Jehovah witness. Gino was everyone’s friend and we did not treat him any differently than everyone else but my classmates and I didn’t understand
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