August 2016 is a month that will forever be remembered in the history of the NFL and our country. One man sparked a movement that overtook the National Football League by storm over the next two years. This man being Colin Kaepernick, former super bowl caliber quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, had a message he thought deserved to be in the limelight and at the attention of all U.S. citizens who felt discrimination from people who hold higher positions in the United States. So as of August
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The Titanic was the biggest ship of its time able to carry two thousand two hundred passengers with ease. The ship thought to be unsinkable though that was not the case. In April fifteen the RMS Titanic scraped an iceberg leaving a huge gash on the ship leading It to sink. Many passengers could have survived if there were enough life boats for everyone. When the ship sunk the ticket of the passengers decided who could go on the life boats first starting with the women and children from first class
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We live in a great country where we are free to do what we want ,but many people don’t show that they love this great country. There are many ways to show love of country and Americanism like respecting veterans, celebrating American holidays, and buying American made products. The first way to promote Americanism is respecting veterans. The reason you are free is because of a veteran. These veterans show the most Americanism every risking his or her life to protect you. If you see a veteran
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Home of the brave and the land of the free. America that's where we live. A country where millions fight and millions die for me, you, and everyone in this great U.S. of A to be free and make their own decisions and live their lives as they want. These veterans are brave and now and for as long as there are veterans and people willing to fight free. Home of the brave, it stands for the people risking their neck for people they love and people they don't know even exists. It’s a sacrifice that
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“The national anthem is and always will be a specific part of the pre-game ceremony. It is an opportunity to honor our country and reflect on the great liberties we are afforded as its citizens. In respecting such American principles as freedom of religion and freedom of experience, we recognize the right of an individual to choose and participate, or not, in our celebration of the national anthem.” Home of 315,568,000 people and the most diverse country with a multicultural society in the whole
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One of the most controversial and debated topics in the United States is revolving around the NFL and our National Anthem,” The Star Spangled Banner”. The issue is if NFL players should be required to stand during the National Anthem or be allowed to protest and take a knee. It is literally dividing households, and even bigger dividing the entire country. Personally I think every American no matter race or ethnicity should stand during the National Anthem and respect our nation because the anthem
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On September 13, 1814, Francis Scott Key wrote the ‘Star-Spangled Banner’, which initially began as a poem. According to History.com, it was later scored to music and emerged as America’s national anthem with the original title of the poem “The Defence of Fort McHenry.” It was recorded after Key witnessed a lone U.S. flag still soaring over Fort McHenry as the fort was being bombarded by the British during the War of 1812 (History.com). In recent years, growing controversy has been stirring as
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Was Colin Kaepernick wrong for kneeling for the National Anthem? Many sports fans all across America discuss this at their Sunday football parties. Americans around the world try to find the reasoning behind kneeling some saying it's disrespectful towards soldiers fighting for our country others saying he was exercising his first amendment rights. As we argue over his actions we seem to lose sight of what kaepernick was really protesting for. Media coverage and news articles of Colin Kaepernick tended
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In 2016, Colin Kaepernick, San Francisco 49ers quarterback, took a knee during the signing of the national anthem in San Diego and was booed at Qualcomm Stadium. His provocative action generated hot discussions in media since according to the civil norms of American society, people are supposed to stand for the national anthem, showing respect to the country and flag. Although Kaepernick’s action was perceived as disrespectful and offensive, he explained that this was a form of protest against police
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Titanic was the largest passenger steamship ever created. It could hold many passengers and crew. Many people were convinced that that the Titanic was fast and “unsinkable”. The British liner was designed for luxury and comfort. It was built by the White Star Line company, and it had “watertight” doors to prevent it from sinking (Adams 10-12). It measured 882.5 feet long, 92.5 feet wide, and 59.5 feet deep. The Titanic weighed 51,000 tons, and it took about three years to build
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