Where Should the Confederate Flag be Flown? In the past couple of year‚ there has been a controversial battle over the flying of the Confederate Flag on government buildings. The controversy has really started to stir up in the southern states such as South Carolina‚ Mississippi‚ and Georgia. On January 30‚ 2001‚ the state of Georgia changed its flag‚ removing the large Confederate battle cross from the 1956 design and replacing it with the state seal of Georgia. Now‚ the state of Mississippi
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Goldstein‚ Robert J. Flag Burning and Free Speech: the case of Texas vs. Johnson. Kansas: University Press of Kansas‚ c2000 4. Kenworthy‚ Tom. "Flag amendment sent to House floor; Democratic leaders will seek Thursday vote‚ hoping to kill measure." Washington Post. 20 June 1990: 14 5. Lee‚ Steven. Flag Burning: Right or Wrong? 28 November 2002. http://www.tcn.net/~opticom/Steve/index.html 6. McDaniel‚ Ann. "A Burning Constitutional Issue: can Congress Protect the American Flag?" Newsweek. 21
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The Confederate Flag. An object of being proud to some people. To other people this flag is a symbol of the old days and racism. What is the right way and what is the wrong way to interpret this flag. I believe the Confederate flag is one of the symbol that need to be taken down‚ but not for the reason you may believe. I believe the Confederate flag should be taken down because this is a nation of equality. One of the aims for this society is to become integrated again‚ especially within the school
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an American flag is something that is deemed disgraceful by many Americans‚ but it should not be outlawed. Many people are offended by the act of publicly burning an American flag and feel it should be outlawed based on the fact that it is offensive to the citizens of this country. Although this may be true‚ people still have the right to protest. This was upheld in a Supreme Court case Texas v. Johnson‚ where the defendant Mr. Johnson was arrested for publicly burning a flag outside the
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Flag Football [pic] Amani Class: 812 March 1 ‚2013 Produce‚.kl Flag football is a version of American football or Canadian football where the basic rules of the game are similar to those of the mainstream game but instead of tackling players to the ground‚ the defensive team must remove a flag or flag belt from the ball carrier to end a down. No one exactly invented it‚ it was just developed from touch rugby
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Flag The United States of America has a flag that represents more than just a piece of cloth that hangs over our heads. It is something that represents our liberty‚ trust and so much more. This is what the flag really means to me. The flag means courage and bravery‚ many people are brave enough to go fight not just for our rights but others rights too. All of these solders are going and fighting for our rights while we are going to school or doing anything we want‚ all because they fought for our
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To be able to completely trust your life on a simple word from your partner is a soul quality of admiration. A man that I know is going to be there for me through all the complexities that life puts forward‚ pleasant and not so pleasant no matter what the consequences. Women have consistently been recognized for their desire and style of communication‚ for the means of expressing emotions‚ frustrations‚ and information exchange. The quality of sincerity is one that can be the foundation of a life
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1. Francisco Partners was founded by Dave Stanton and he had a vision to create a leading buyout fund which was focused on the technology sector. He previously worked at Texas Pacific Group (TPG) and handled the investments in the technology sector. He started Francisco Partners by assembling a strong team with experienced people in the technology sector. TPG was a generalist buyout firm and they were on track to raise a technology specific fund‚ and when that did not go through‚ Dave Stanton decided
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Red Flag 1 Although the revenue on snack food decreases every year‚ the cost of goods sold increases every year. The costs of these snacks purchased from vendors are increasing while the prices they are sold for in the gift shop remain the same. The gift shop should raise the price on the snacks sold. As an alternative‚ the gift shop could seek to purchase these snacks for cheaper from another vendor. Ultimately‚ the prices should be raised enough to cover the cost to buy them produce a profit
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Society telling those who feel positively about the confederate flag that they do not have the right to display it‚ because it “is a symbol of racism and slavery”‚ is an issue throughout America that causes unwanted and unnecessary problems. This issue requires education on the topic‚ and the people of America to have an open and unbiased point of view. When most people are asked‚ “what does the Confederate flag represent to you?”‚ they answer with‚ “racism”‚ “slavery”‚ or something to do with the
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