The oregon standoff is a battle between the federal government and American militias. The American militia is lead by Ammon Bundy. The county of Harney is where the whole incident is taking place. At once a peaceful protest in the county of Harney, turned into an armed occupation. Their goal of the protest was to free ranchers Dwight and Steve Hammond, who were both found guilty of committing arson due to setting a fire on federal land. In the act of what was a peaceful protest, the militia has taken
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Gregory Lee Johnson burnt an American flag in protest against Ronald Reagan and what he stands for. He burnt the flag in front of the Republican National Convention in Dallas Texas. He was arrested and fined for violating a Texas statute. Texas tried to convict Johnson but he kept on saying that he was using the 1st amendment. The Supreme Court decided to hear his case in 1989 In the Gregory Lee Johnson case, he went to jail for burning the American flag in a protest to president Ronald Reagan
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The history of The Flag of the United States of America started long ago. It is said that a Congressman named Francis Hopkinson designed the first flag. The first official flag of the United States of America was adopted on December 3, 1775. The flag was called the Grand Union. There were also many more important and famous flags that came after and before the Grand Union including the Betsy Ross Flag. The American flag represents freedom, liberty, and unity. Each of the three colors, red, white
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The American flag for me represents strength and freedom. I am proud to be a part of a country that has fought so hard for its independence. America is one of the few countries in the world that allows as much freedom as it does. Look back to the 1940s during WWII when the Nazis were trying to take over Europe. They limited the freedom given to their people. In fact, they tried to limit their people. Adolf Hitler began a movement to eliminate Jews, chipseys, gays, and disabled people; he wanted to
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The flag was first flown in 1962 to signify the governor’s protest against desegregation. On June 22, the Governor of South Carolina, Nikki Haley, had called for the Confederates flag’s removal from any grounds belonging to the state. There were then many calls for the Confederate flag to be removed from any government building, and well as many discussions on the actual meaning of the flag by several figures in our country, including some such as
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Abstract Six Flags headquarters in New York, owned and operates a chain of amusement and theme parks throughout the US. Since 2001, the company had posted annual losses in the billions. It was cited that heavy expansion and improper marketing insight were the causes for the losses. So in order to revive back its position, the new management took several initiatives to turnaround Six Flags. There was a mixed reaction in the industry and analysts that restructuring would be a costly affair. This
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Flags of our Fathers “Flags of Our Fathers" is a very famous novel, based on true events, that describes one of our country's most popular, historic events. James Bradley is not only the author of the book, but also the son of one of the flag raisers in the novel. The story tells us about the six heroes who rose the United States flag during the bloody battle of Iwo Jima. These men, were not just any ordinary flag raisers; they were men who symbolized our countries strength, honor, victory, and
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David Sewell July 19, 2015 The Confederate Flag On June 17, a man named Dylann Roof was part of a crime scene. He shot and killed nine black church members in Charleston, SC, and injured 3 more. This young man was a white supremacist who took action against what he thought were the enemy. He was a known white supremacist among his peers. He would go on rants about the shooting of Trayvon Martin and the Baltimore protests that occurred earlier this year. His rants stated that “blacks were taking
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The American Flag has come to symbolize the freedom and unity of the United States. Schools across the nation have placed the American flag in their classrooms where children can view this symbol of their nation. A pledge of allegiance to this symbol became part of the flag code in 1942 (Source A). This implication involved students pledging their allegiance to their flag and nation with their right hand over their heart. Yet, today, the Pledge of Allegiance has become a controversial topic in schools
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The museum is a place where antique things and art are preserved for the public to be seen, a place where rare things of past and present are kept, a place where you can see a collection of rare things and things of historical interest. Those who want to have a look into the past visit the museum. I was planning to visit this museum long before this assignment but I never had the chance to fulfil it. Last Sunday I took my family and visited the American History Museum, and the Aerospace Museum in
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