Examine Anthony Smith’s Fundamental Features of National Identity National identity refers to the set of attributes and beliefs shared by those who belong to the same nation‚ the legitimate form of a political organization. Our independence and the way the achieve liberty is through self-rule. According to Anthony Smith a nation is a self-identifying group or community based on such factors as a common culture‚ history‚ language‚ ethnicity and religion. (Power Point Lecture) Nations can adopt
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School District on Tuesday for allegedly breaching an atheist student’s constitutional right to opt out of reciting the school’s daily Pledge of Allegiance. A sophomore student was threatened by her teacher with disciplinary action if she did not rise for the daily oath‚ and she was also pressured and told in front of her classmates that not standing for the pledge was disrespectful to Americans (Ashtari.) Even though people think that students would do more good by knowing about god‚ religion in
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reciting the pledge each day (McCarthy‚ Martha). These legal actions were taken because some recent court cases has found that people were going against the prospect of saying “under God” in the pledge‚ they claim that saluting the flag contradicted their declared fidelity to God alone‚ a spiritual commitment that the First Amendment’s "free exercise" clause protects (Sifton‚ Elisabeth). But by a ruling in 1943‚ students are also allowed to not partake in the reciting of the pledge‚ so there really
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state. Some people strongly believe that “In God We Trust” should be removed from the dollar bill‚ and “One nation under God” should be removed from the pledge of allegiance‚ because they feel that that is like forcing a certain faith upon people in a free country. Others strongly believe that we should keep those sayings on the money and in the pledge because it’s sticking to what America’s founding fathers believed and wanted. It is evident that this topic is hotly debated‚ but it is not yet evident
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and public education from displaying the Ten Commandments to reciting the pledge of allegiance. Learned as a child and still engrained into my memory‚ I never realized the controversy that prayer would cause because God is referred to in the pledge of allegiance. Implemented during the era of “piety on the Potomac” Congress added the words “under God” during the Eisenhower administration not only to the pledge of allegiance but also to the prayer breakfast the President would have with his cabinet
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“What Patriotism Means to Me” Does Patriotism still matter anymore? Or‚ is it just the national anthem playing before a sports game‚ saying the Pledge of Allegiance at school in the mornings? Or‚ is it just the celebrating of holidays that honor our armed forces? Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary says that patriotism is the “Love some people feel for their country.” Personally‚ I think that a person with great patriotism has love‚ support‚ serves for their country. “Give me liberty or give me death
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Title Can a group of committed citizens change the world? It is the small acts that impact the world the most. It’s random acts of courage and kindness that change who we are as a person and want to be as people. Lots of people are afraid to stand up for what they believe in but when others around them stand up for what they believe in it creates a ripple effect of braveless. These small acts make people realize that they can make a difference in the world and for the people the people in the next
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To Kill a Mockingbird – Thematic Essay Kathryn Lang I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America‚ and to the republic for which it stands; one nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all. United States Pledge of Allegiance 1924-1954 My essay will be on the thesis topic of; Justice and fairness
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Amy Hua English 1A TTh 1:45-3:10 Professor Marvin School Prayer Annie Laurie Gaylor argues against school prayer in her article “The Case against School Prayer” (Elements of Arguments‚ 679). When religion is included in daily school routines‚ it divides students into different beliefs. Public schools are meant to be open for all people to get an education‚ but not to influence them into a new religion. Requiring students to practice prayer in public schools is a violation of Freedom of Religion
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charged with teaching evolution. After the trial he was fined $100. Another major trial was the West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette (1943). In this trial‚ requiring someone to say the Pledge of Allegiance violated the right to freedom of religion. Jehovah’s Witnesses believe it is wrong to pledge your alliegence to anything‚ but God. This is how it was deemed unconstitutional. In 1962 and 1963‚ rulings were made that made prayer in schools pretty much illegal. Two rulings in the 1990s supported
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