the modern American flag. The American Flag was officially adopted by The Second Continental Congress on the 14th of June, 1777. The flag was made up of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red alternating with white, with a blue rectangle in the union bearing 13 white 5-point stars. Francis Hopkins is responsible for the 13 white stars. During the Revolutionary war, Patriots started making a bunch of these American flags. In 1794, Congress passed an act requiring The American Flag to have 15 stars
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squeaking of shoes on a basketball court forming a wonderful harmony that means the game is in full swing. 3. The first snowfall of the year is a crisp, shining, white covering that transforms the ground into a land of mystery. 4. Seeing the American flag wave majestically in the air representing the freedom that people have fought for their entire lives. 5. When the clock hits zero and I am standing there with my team, together as one, celebrating all that we were able to accomplish. 6. Visiting
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lonely drunk crippling who used to be a first class soldier. “It is my birthday today,” James tells with a sigh. “It is my birthday and the whole land is celebrating, except me. I have nothing to celebrate.” He looks deeply in to a decayed American flag that is hanging across the bar. Two years ago, James was a tall erect soldier with one thing in his mind and that was to serve his country. “I stepped on a landmine after just a week in Afghanistan, I never even got into a fight. Fucking Taliban’s
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Facts: The defendant, Gregory Lee Johnson, took part in a demonstration that took place at the Republican National Convention in Texas in 1984. During a time in this nonviolent demonstration Johnson was given an American flag which he set on fire. Nobody was injured while the flag was burning, but Johnson was convicted of destroying a respected object. Johnson appealed his conviction and the Courts of Appeals for the Fifth District of Texas and lost. He then proceeded to take his case to the Texas
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Harsha Madala Professor Deborah Scally RHET 1302 10/26/2016 America Wants You War requires a lot of work. They require a lot of time, money and people. Because of that, countries need to recruit people to join their army. To do that, they have to run war campaigns that promote and encourage people to join the military. One of the best promotion ads in all of American history is the “I want you” poster that was created on July 6, 1916 by James Montgomery and it was used to promote
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Sarah Smith Six Flags Great Adventure P.O. Box 120, Route 537 Jackson, NJ 08527 March 5, 2013 Joe Superintendent Main Street Elementary School Jackson, NJ 08527 Dear Mr. Superintendent: I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Sarah Smith and I am the marketing director at Six Flags. It has come to our attention that your fifth grade class has received a grant for an all expenses paid field trip and is in the process of picking a destination. I am
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Constitutionality of flag burning and my feelings about this symbolic act On June 14, 1777, the United States flag was born in Philadelphia, PA which was the capitol of the United States. As a symbol of the patriot’s idea of the Nation conceived in Liberty, the flag was a sign of freedom and justice in the United States of America. The American flag was sometimes called Old Glory also. Between 1897-1932, forty eight state laws were established for banning the desecrating of the
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Summary In the beginning of this article Derek Bok talks about how some colleges across the United States have problems with freedom of speech and racial tension. He begins to tell about how to students at Harvard University hung up two confederate flags on campus. Some students took that as offensive and racist. After that situation happened, a third student hung up a swastika to protest. A portion of the Harvard students urged to take the offensive symbols down, others wanted them to stay because
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Analyse the ways history and memory generate compelling and unexpected insights. In your response, you must make detailed reference to your prescribed text and at least one other related text. Through history, documented evidence of past events, and memory, personal recollections of the past, a representation is conveyed. The perspective of the representation of the history and memory of events ultimately shapes the responder’s understanding of the event. This is evident on the Smithsonian website
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of Liberty or something monumental, the four corners would probably not even be noticed if it was not for the large parking lot filled with RVs and cars of every type. To make this site more decorative, there is a state flag at each corner of the four states. A United States flag is in the center, raised higher than the others, probably to signify that the states are indeed united. The Native American Indians that use to roam this land freely are no longer present, but to make the site seem more
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