the pledge Before I get started let me tell you some history about the Pledge of Allegiance and how it was made. Over 100 years ago‚ when the pledge was created‚ there was no words or reference to God and religion. In 1954‚ during the Cold War‚ congress added the words “Under God” to the pledge of Allegiances to take a way the US system from the atheism of Communist system. Everyone was fine with it back then‚ but it all changes about 15 years ago. In 2002 the Phrase “ Under God” in the Pledge of
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democracy or to maintain national sovereignty. The international community and the obligation that it holds to preserve peace is a responsibility not to be taken lightly. The commitment to uphold freedom and liberty as stated by our very own Pledge of Allegiance should
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The Pledge of Allegiance "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands‚ one nation under God‚ indivisible‚ with liberty and justice for all." (US history)‚ is how we have been saying the pledge since 1954‚ so why is it that after fifty years we find a dilemma with the phrase "under God." We have always and always will say the pledge to the United States of America‚ not to God. Students have never minded saying that phrase‚ and no one
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Since the Pledge is about the American Flag‚ it must reflect all of America and its foundations; America was founded on the basis of religion so there’s nothing wrong with mentioning God in the Pledge of Allegiance. Romney feels similarly about the debate over removing God from American money. Romney expressed his feelings about these debates with the quote; “We should acknowledge the Creator as did our Founders – in ceremony and word. He should remain our – on our currency‚ in our Pledge‚ in the teaching
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In order to become a citizen of the united states of america you must Determine if you are already a U.S. citizen‚ see if you are able to become a U.S. citizen‚ submit a form‚ Take the Oath of Allegiance‚ and understand what it means to be a citizen of the united states of america. First‚ to check if your eligible to be a united states citizen you need to make sure you are not born in the united states or gained citizenship through your parents. Secondly‚ to see if you are able to become a citizen
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A – The Giving Pledge 1) The giving pledge is a growing trend among rich families and individuals in America. It includes that the rich people‚ who want to join the trend have to donate at least half of their wealth to charity. The people who make the pledge‚ have all that in common‚ that even though they give away half of their fortune‚ they still have more money than they can spend in a lifetime. In text two “My Philanthropic Pledge” Warren Buffet writes subjectively about the trend‚ and
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PLEDGE OR PAWN DEFINATION : The bailment of goods as security for payment of a debt or performance of a promise is called Pledge or Pawn. The bailor in this case is called the. Pledgor or‚ the pawnor. The bailee is called the Pledgee or the Pawnee.-Sec. 172. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PLEDGE AND BAILMENT Pledge is a particular kind of bailment. The difference between Pledge and other kinds of bailment lies in the purpose or objective of the transaction. The purpose of a pledge is to provide security
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The giving pledge What is “the giving pledge”? It’s a solemnly bound “promise” which beats the normal promise. Because a pledge is something you are bound to do‚ and there is no way around it. You could say that “pledge” have a higher status of word if you compare it to “promise”. “The giving pledge” is a band of billionaires who donate money to charity. Warren Buffet and Bill Gates took the initiative to gather a lot of rich Americans and persuade them to give more than 50% of their fortune to
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RIGHTS OF BAILEE 1. Right to deliver goods to one incase of several joint owners If the goods are bailed by multiple owners and the bailment contract does not specify specifically the owner to whom the goods must be delivered‚ in such case the bailee can deliver the goods to any owner without the consent of all. 2. Right not to be held responsible on redelivery of goods to the Bailor without title If the bailor
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of a right‚ property or a debt. The transferor is called assignor and the transferee assignee. Borrower assigns actionable claims to the banker as a security for an advance. Debt is secured by mortgage of immovable property or by hypothecation or pledge of movable property. All the rights and remedies of the transferor vest in the transferee. The transferee of an actionable claim takes it‚ subject to all the liabilities and equities to which the transferor was subject on the date of the transfer
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