What Does The American Flag Symbolize

Makali Seiger
Yanover
English 120 #62093
Draft #9
Due Date: 11 December 2012
Honor Flies High: The American Flag America is a country full of patriotic, free spirited, opinionated, and passionate citizens. The United States of America has many symbols that portray the true nature of the country. Some of these symbols include, the Statue of Liberty, Mount Rushmore, and the Liberty Bell, but no national monument can compare to “Ol’ Glory” herself, the American Flag. Everyone that looks at this flag sees red, white, blue, and the stars and stripes, but many Americans look past its physical appearance and feel passionate about what it all represents; those Americans see patriotism, devoted love and support for their country. America has
The audience ranges from elderly adults to tiny infants. The crowd is stationed in the bleachers, while on the field there are fourteen uniformed servicemen, eight retired veterans, and three civilians holding a large twenty foot by thirty foot American flag. A majority of the crowd are bowing their heads and giving their attention to those on the field. Many of them also placed their hand over their heart, signifying their allegiance to serving their country. There is a sense of remembrance in this photograph. In many cases where a large mass of people gather and a flag is present they are memorializing or paying tribute to fallen soldiers and
The Grand Union Banner displayed the same image as the British flag in its union; the flag’s upper left corner (where the stars are located) is known as the union. The change they made is that thirteen stripes be added to the remainder of the flag. The flag evolved from that point, it became a thirteen stripe flag with a rattle snake tangled in itself, expressing the words “Don’t Tread On Me” (Ferry 20). Another banner that became popular during the Revolutionary War was one that had been sported by the Continental Navy. The flag was entirely white, bore an image of a pine tree standing tall, and had the words “An Appeal to Heaven” in hopes that God would support their fight (Ferry 20). The many flags of America’s past helped to show other nations that the American people were patriotic and supported their country as well as their fight for independence. Over the years as American culture moves into a more individualistic country, more and more Americans find their patriotic spirits dwindling; however there are still many citizens that put country