National Anthem Persuasive Essay

This world is full of poverty, greed, and racism. No country, from the poorest and most war-ridden, to the home of the American dream is immune to evil. It is an inherent flaw in this life. But what drives us to care? What gives us the desire to change it, or only to openly proclaim its existence? I do not believe that we will find a reason anytime soon other than the fact that humans want to improve. These two articles both gave an example of people bringing into light issues with our country and its citizens, each with a different connotation.

A trend with professional football players in the past year has been to not observe the full amount of respect( standing, out on the field, right hand on heart) while the national anthem is playing. The purpose of this action is not to disrespect America in any way, but to spread awareness of the issues crippling our country. In a quote from Stephen Curry used in the article, “By acting and not going, hopefully, that will inspire some change when it comes to what we tolerate in this country and what is accepted and what we turn a blind eye to.“ He articulates that on occasion it is necessary to be
One thing I noticed about the two articles is that they were from sources contrasting politically. This is helpful as negative bias surrounding our president is common. A quote from Donald Trump’s twitter as told by the article is, “ Great solidarity for our national anthem and our country. Standing with locked arms is good, kneeling is not acceptable.” What he is trying to say is that it is acceptable to protest the things that happen in your motherland, but it is not permissible to disrespect it. He, of course, has a vastly different perspective, as he is a person in authority over a country in which he cares deeply about, as opposed to the football players who are actively making strides against the injustice that sweeps across our