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It is a great thing to be proud of and grateful for the country you
come from. It is an even greater thing, I submit, to show your pride
and gratefulness in ways that are proactive and productive. One of the
best ways that I, as an American, have decided to actively support my
country is by displaying our nation's stars and stripes in every place
that I can.
My country's flag, the stars and stripes, is perhaps the most American
of all symbols we have. Among other things, houses, schools,
businesses and even cars choose to show their support for America by
displaying proudly the stars and stripes. You do not have to drive
very far down any street or through any neighborhood in our country
before you see a flag flying high in the wind.
There is something about the stars and stripes that makes people feel
really American and reminds them about the sacred history of our
nation. Most Americans cannot help but think of the great freedoms
that our country enjoys and the sacrifices that have been made in
order to attain that freedom with each sight of the stars and stripes
they have. The stars and stripes remind Americans of the founding of
our country, of the great Civil War that took place to bring freedom
to many of our captives, and of the men and women who have spent their
lives to preserve the lives of others.
Not all Americans love the stars and stripes like I do. In fact, some
people choose to harm and even burn the American flag in protest
against the values or actions of our country. Often during times of
war, for example, Americans can be found burning the stars and stripes
to symbolize the way our country is being destroyed through war.
Although in some ways burning a flag seems to go against everything
that America stands for, in other ways this kind of protest is exactly
what forms the substance of America: freedom. America is the kind of
place where Americans can spend their life honoring and protecting the
stars and stripes or harming and destroying the stars and stripes.
Each response to our country's freedoms must be tolerated by the
other.
There are many ways to show your support for the country you love.
However, there are few ways as striking and memorable as displaying
proudly the stars and stripes.
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come from. It is an even greater thing, I submit, to show your pride
and gratefulness in ways that are proactive and productive. One of the
best ways that I, as an American, have decided to actively support my
country is by displaying our nation's stars and stripes in every place
that I can.
My country's flag, the stars and stripes, is perhaps the most American
of all symbols we have. Among other things, houses, schools,
businesses and even cars choose to show their support for America by
displaying proudly the stars and stripes. You do not have to drive
very far down any street or through any neighborhood in our country
before you see a flag flying high in the wind.
There is something about the stars and stripes that makes people feel
really American and reminds them about the sacred history of our
nation. Most Americans cannot help but think of the great freedoms
that our country enjoys and the sacrifices that have been made in
order to attain that freedom with each sight of the stars and stripes
they have. The stars and stripes remind Americans of the founding of
our country, of the great Civil War that took place to bring freedom
to many of our captives, and of the men and women who have spent their
lives to preserve the lives of others.
Not all Americans love the stars and stripes like I do. In fact, some
people choose to harm and even burn the American flag in protest
against the values or actions of our country. Often during times of
war, for example, Americans can be found burning the stars and stripes
to symbolize the way our country is being destroyed through war.
Although in some ways burning a flag seems to go against everything
that America stands for, in other ways this kind of protest is exactly
what forms the substance of America: freedom. America is the kind of
place where Americans can spend their life honoring and protecting the
stars and stripes or harming and destroying the stars and stripes.
Each response to our country's freedoms must be tolerated by the
other.
There are many ways to show your support for the country you love.
However, there are few ways as striking and memorable as displaying
proudly the stars and stripes.
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