Do you think kneeling during the National Anthem is acceptable in today’s society? Colin Kaepernick‚ first kneeling and now sitting shows disrespect for our flag and to our military men and women. He is being awarded something that veterans feel dishonored about. Although Colin Kaepernick may be a good player in football‚ he should not be “Citizen of the Year” because he is being disrespectful‚ negatively impacting the professionalism of football‚ and political side for kneeling during the National
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generation. Perpetual alcoholism‚ fragmented families‚ and racial alienation are major issues present in Sherman Alexie’s three short stories. Sherman Alexie’s “Because My Father Always Said He Was the Only Indian Who Saw Jimi Hendrix Play “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Woodstock” follows Victor‚ a young Native American‚ fondly reminiscing about his father’s drunken antics. In the story‚ Victor describes life and relationships while on an Indian reservation. One prime social issue on reserves is alcoholism
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The Bitter Backlash Singing the Star Spangled Banner at the 2003 Super Bowl was a true honor for Natalie Mines and all members of the Dixie Chicks. Their faces glittered with excitement‚ knowing that most American’s were watching their tribute to our Nation. The Dixie Chicks consisted of two sisters and a good friend‚ creating a unity of sisterhood. Weeks after their heartfelt performance in March 2003 the lead singer of the Dixie Chicks Natalie Maines‚ a mother‚ a wife‚ a citizen‚ and a liberal
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A Time Capsule Introduction Hello! If you have found this‚ this is a time capsule created in November of 2011 with the purpose of being opened after 100 years‚ that is‚ in 2111. I am an average American with a wife‚ son‚ two cats and one dog. We live in a modest 3 bedroom house in a fairly small city in America. My day-to-day activities include going to work in a customer service call center‚ coming home to a nice family meal‚ and taking online college courses in addition to the necessary
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A societal issue surfaces is a result of significant differences between values in society. The community itself usually delineates the occurrence of social problems. Typically‚ by a foundation that has sovereignty‚ such as community leaders‚ community meetings‚ social organization‚ or government defines the issue. A social issue will obviously be the topic digested throughout this essay. With this mind‚ think about and answer this question to yourself. Would you standby and constantly watch the
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Fifty one white stars‚ thirteen red and white stripes should not be near the line of fire. Since the 1960’s‚ burning the flag has been protected under the First Amendment. Many attempts throughout the years have been made to overrule that decision.(Garbus Martin) In 1968‚ the Federal Flag Desecration Law was enacted. It prohibited any action of “contempt” against the flag. (Flag Burning and Desecration) Many Americans sacrifice their lives to keep our American Flag flying. Although many believe burning
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etc. you can identify exactly what the article talks about. Where BLM is having problems‚ how to appeal to white America and to see whether or not the organization will bend or be broken. Finally‚ we take a look at a more local occurrence‚ being the Star Tribune article “Violence distracts from goals of shooting protest.” Milwaukee became a city in despair when a 23-year-old black male was shot and killed by a black officer. Protests and Police hate fueled protests consumed the Midwest city over a
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Current Event: Heisman Trophy Winner Johnny Manziel I was sitting in the doctor’s office this morning waiting for my appointment‚ thinking about what current event I could choose that would include the 6 sociological concepts. I was at a loss. Syria crossed my mind. Obama care was a thought. But my answer was lying on the coffee table beside me with a Sports Illustrated cover and the picture of a football phenom with a number 2 jersey emblazoning his torso and wearing his Texas A&M helmet
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the fireworks later at night made me jump out of my bed and rushed to put my clothes on. After everyone got ready we jumped in our car and drove to my uncle’s house. On the way we gazed at all the beautiful decorations from the American flags to banners of independence‚ on the way up to the driveway I saw all my cousins playing with fireworks‚ instantly my mom looked back at me and said:" don’t think of playing with the fireworks without any adult supervision‚ or you would not be allowed go with
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We will never live in a “perfect” world. Everything either has major or minor corruptions to keep it from perfection. If we lived in a perfect world there would be no pain‚ crime‚ war‚ etc. As for our country‚ there are many problems within its system such as separation between church and state‚ gas prices‚ and the political parties. America was founded on the basis that we could practice whatever religion we believed in. But over centuries‚ we have lost sight of that. Politicians and representatives
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