...Francis Scott Key was the author of The Star-Spangled Banner. In 1814, Key wrote a poem about what he observed during the Fort McHenry battle. The first time the poem was published was in Baltimore newspapers and spread along the East coast in seventeen other newspapers. Also, in 1916 Woodrow Wilson declared it to be the national anthem of the armed forces. Although it wasn’t until March of 1931 for the poem, originally called “The Defence of Fort McHenry”, to be announced as America’s national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The song is a symbol of national pride and we continue to sing this to show our nation’s endurance through the war. The song was first performed in 1889 by the United States Navy during a ceremony that lowered and raised the flag. The first public performance was on October 19, 1814. A Baltimore theater, known as the “Old Drury,” performed the song after a play. The United States Marine Band played the anthem publicly in 1890. The U.S. Army and U.S. Military Academy at West Point both...
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...One night in the early fall of 1814, the governmental buildings of America were intensely engulfed in flames. The destruction of the nation’s capital beckoned the British troops to advance into Baltimore, and lead 25 hours of bombardments. With each explosion, the sky lit in red glares. An American lawyer, Francis Scott Key, was held captive within one of Britain’s naval vessels, inquisite to the outcome of the war in his mother country’s favor. The following day, through the bomb’s wavering fog, the American flag flew over the fortress. Inspired by his country’s victory, Key wrote the lines to “The Star-Spangled Banner”, the national anthem of the United States of America. Francis Scott Key was born on August 1st, 1779, in Frederick County, Maryland, United States of America. Key was of a wealthy and reverent upbringing. He grew up with his family on their estate, the Terra Rubra. Key nearly joined the Episcopal priesthood, the church of England succeeded in the American colonies. Alternatively, influenced by his judge of a father, he studied to become a lawyer. Key passed the bar examinations and proceeded as a lawyer in his private practice. He regularly appeared before the U.S. Supreme Court during his earlier times as a legal representative. In 1804, he and his wife, Mary Tayloe Lloyd, moved and settled into their...
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...Stock Exchange to the halls of congress. People were singing, God Bless America and America the Beautiful, and the American flag flew throughout the land. As the days passed, speculation of America national anthem came into question, renewing a debate as to whether the Star Spangled Banner should continue to be the national anthem. Having a debate over the United States’ national anthem while preparing for war might have seemed trivial; however, this was not the first time in which the Star Spangled Banner as the national anthem came into question. In the 1960’s during the Vietnam War, questions arose as to whether or not that United States should change the national anthem. It would seem that the question of the national anthem comes to mind during times of war, when American patriotism is at a high point. This leads to the question of which song should replace the current anthem. Many quality songs can easily replace the Star Spangled Banner. However, this article will only focus on the first verses of three songs: The Star Spangled Banner, God Bless America, and America the Beautiful. First, it is important to understand how these songs came to be. Francis Scott Key wrote the Star Spangled Banner in 1814 while standing aboard a British ship watching while the...
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...Hello all. My name is Nawaf Reaz, and I’ve heard the National Anthem being sung since I started school. As a child, I never really understood the lyrics or why we sang it, but now growing up, I’m beginning to find meaning within this song. It commemorates the American flag which both represents us and is a symbol of our country. The song itself is also a symbol of our country, of what we are and what we strive to be. But most importantly, it shows how privileged we are to be alive in this country at a time where freedom is so manifest thanks to veterans who have fought and served us. As a child, I was taught to understand how lucky I was to be alive right now and to love America, but to understand our national anthem, our flag, and our country...
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...This familiar anthem The Star Spangled Banner is America’s long-standing unchanging tradition that plays at each sporting event nationwide, school events, assemblies, Independence Day events, etc. When the U.S entered World War 1 a man named Francis Scott Key gave this poem he wrote to his brother, who noted that key’s poem fit the melody of The Anacreontic Song. It started out playing in the World Series game in 1918, where from that point in time it has played all sporting events since then. The Star Spangled banner exemplifies how traditions, including anthems, origin narratives, as well as symbols meet the need of a national group, also known as an invented tradition. Even if it’s for just a moment of time, regardless of class, race, gender,...
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...Junior Skill Builders Junior Skill Builders ® N E W Y O R K Copyright © 2008 LearningExpress, LLC. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Published in the United States by LearningExpress, LLC, New York. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Junior skill builders : grammar in 15 minutes a day.—1st ed. p. cm. ISBN: 978-1-57685-662-8 1. English language—Grammar—Problems, exercises, etc. 2. English language—Grammar—Examinations—Study guides. I. LearningExpress (Organization) PE1112.J86 2008 425—dc22 2008020779 Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 First Edition For more information or to place an order, contact LearningExpress at: 2 Rector Street 26th Floor New York, NY 10006 Or visit us at: www.learnatest.com C O N T E N T S Introduction Pretest S E C T I O N 1 : PA R T S O F S P E E C H Lesson 1: Nouns • Understanding common, proper, concrete, abstract, collective, and compound • Review exercises of all nouns Lesson 2: Pronouns • Understanding personal, demonstrative, reflexive, intensive, indefinite pronouns • Charts of subject, object, possessive, and indefinite pronouns • Review exercises of all pronouns Lesson 3: Verbs • Understanding action, linking, and helping verbs • Chart of common helping verbs • Review exercises of all verbs Lesson 4: Verb Tenses • Understanding regular and irregular verbs • Understanding present, past, future, present perfect, past...
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