“If friendship has an opposite‚ it’s war.”(183) Vietnam; Pledge Allegiance‚ by Chris Lynch is an action packed‚ death craving‚ full-of-friendships type of book. It is historical fiction‚ and I recommend this book to anyone who is looking for an awesome war book. This book depicts from the Vietnam War about four friends who decide to join‚ and right now‚ it is Morris’ perspective. This is society vs. society‚ human vs. human. This is taking place right now in the town of Boston where four regular
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The Pledge Controversy "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." The Pledge of Allegiance‚ written in 1892 by Francis Bellamy has undergone quite an evolution. It was made mandatory in schools by the US Supreme Court in 1940 but was withdrawn three years later‚ was congressionally recognized as national pledge in 1942 and was further augmented with words “under god”
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The Pledge of Allegiance was specifically made for showing off patriotism in the United States when it was originally written in 1892. This was until 1954‚ when President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Congress added “under God” to the pledge (Encyclopedia Britannica). This has started causing a stir in the United States. Some say it should be changed or maybe even removed. Some say it should stay. I believe it should be changed‚ but it is not required to be removed. No one country specifically has God’s
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The Pledge: A Controversy During the time of World War II‚ when war was erupting in Europe and Asia‚ the United States was trying to create ways in which to unite its occupants by instilling a sense of nationalism and patriotism in the minds of fellow Americans. Two important court cases that have helped shape our society today arose as a result of this because of the injustices caused by some of the established regulations. The case of Minersville School District v. Gobitis successfully illustrates
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Based on true events the series centers on the life of mobster‚ Johnny Rosselli and his association with notorious gangster Al Capone. BRIEF SYNOPSIS It’s 1922 Boston and FILIPPO SACCO (aka Johnny‚ 17) lives with his mother‚ MARIA SACCO‚ his siblings‚ and abusive LIBERATO CIANCIULLI (56). Filippo delivers milk. His life changes when SARRO VACCARRO (23) a gangster‚ hires Filippo to deliver “medicine”. Detectives watch him. The detectives want supplier Vaccarro. A junkie‚ FISHER‚ snitches them out
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The Pledge of Allegiance of the United States closes with the statement‚ “With liberty and justice for all”. For millions of refugees and immigrants‚ America represents freedom‚ safety‚ and most significantly‚ opportunity. The recent influx of illegal immigrants into America sparks debate over action and restrictions over the immigrants. Today in America‚ an increase in the presence of sanctuary cities brings forth an opportunity for low priority immigrants to remain in the country without the fear
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Jesus’ calling of the first disciples in the Gospel of Matthew describes the lack of hesitancy and great amount of faith and trust that Peter‚ Andrew‚ James‚ and John had when they first met Jesus. I have heard this passage plenty of times and have continued to be moved in terms of vocational discernment by this passage‚ but one element of this text never ceases to stop me in my tracks‚ wherever I am in my prayer life or discernment‚ which is that the first disciples were casting a net into the
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In Thuy’s book “The Gangster We Are All Looking For‚” the narrator’s older brother drowned in Vietnam. Later‚ the narrator and her father immigrated to California when she was still a young girl‚ leaving her mother behind in Vietnam. Her mother eventually joined her and her father in the U.S. As the narrator grew older‚ she watched her parents as they faced difficulties adapting to their new lives in America and remained haunted by memories of her dead brother. The narrator’s father was especially
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and The Gangster as Tragic Hero It is said that Americans are raised on certain values and all live and strive toward the American dream. Somewhere along the way‚ though‚ lines were strewn and those values and morals became extinct by nature. Now with misinterpreted ideals and ideas of logical fallacies as our only reference to the normal way of living‚ life is made to be more complicated and full of anxiety. In the short stories of “Stone Soup” by Barbara Kingsolver and “The Gangster as Tragic
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Suheiry Fermin Crime theories- American gangster The behavior theory claims that humans learn their behavior through experiences. They learn how to and commit crimes because they receive favorable incentives for committing the crimes. This theory ties into the social learning theory which claims that people learn their aggressive or criminal behaviors from watching others around them engage in these acts. Another interesting theory is the rational choice theory. The rational choice theory
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