Essays Tagged: "pledge of allegiance"
CENSORSHIP...WHO GIVES A F**K
ty is not good for children, all day long. It was always interesting to me as to why we recited the pledge of allegiance in school, what if you are not American? I also was not allowed to watch the ne ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies
The case Engle vs Vitale
essings upon us, our parents, teachers, and our country.' (Hass, 7). This prayer is followed by The Pledge of Allegiance. No one though much of this 'prayer', it was just a part of normal school life. ... that it was not a specific religion that approved the prayer, and that it is the same as saying the Pledge of Allegiance, and singing the national anthem, etc. I disagree with Stewart, as a prayer has ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Cases
Recent controversial topic of the pledge of allegiance
f have come under fire, and other things in our nation, such as prayer in schools, and even our own Pledge of Allegiance, have been topics of debate and even lawsuits.In the late 1950's a Supreme Cour ... e 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled it un-constitutional to have children in school recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag because the words "Under God" are in it. The plaintif ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues
The Unbelievers Versus Under God, In God We Trust and God Bless America
ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in California passed a ruling 2-1 that the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance was unconstitutional. This ruling came about when Michael Newdow, 49, objected ... onal. This ruling came about when Michael Newdow, 49, objected to his daughter having to recite the Pledge of Allegiance in school. Newdow, an atheist, filed suit that ended before the ninth Circuit C ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Cases
American freedom.
o demonstrate his or her loyalty. Whatever the veracity of the citizen's feeling while reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, the fact remains that true feeling cannot be incorporated into the pledge with ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science
An article citing the reasons the line "under god" should be removed from the pledge of allegiance.
...One Nation, Uh, Indivisible...Two words in the Pledge of Allegiance - "under god" - have sparked a firestorm from the schools of California to the ... subject. However, it is clear that the phrase is unconstitutional, and removing it will restore the Pledge to its original meaning.The most obvious contention against the "under god" clause is that it ... es the Constitutional separation of church and state. Mandating young children in public schools to pledge their allegiance to a nation "under god" is an unmistakable confirmation of a governmental be ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues
This report was written by Travis Weigel, "America's Identity Crisis." It talks about political correctness or lack of common identity in the USA.
ability to be an American. Do we know what it means to be an American? Can we stand up and say the Pledge of Allegiance? Who not? Is it because we have lost our identity? Or is it because we aren't a ... d. Go to the local schools, ball games, city meetings, and other local gatherings and listen to the Pledge of Allegiance being said by everyone there.Do we know what it means to be an American? Can we ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays
Pledge in Schools
Pledge in schoolsReciting the pledge at school is something that many people have grown up with. It ... majority of students proudly stood with his or her right hand over his or her heart and recited the pledge, there was occasionally one or two that sat or stood quietly during the process. But that was ... ocess. But that was ok; nobody really thought much of it. It was understood that while reciting the pledge was strongly encouraged, it was not mandatory. (In 1943 the U.S. Supreme Court had ruled that ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues
Differences of The Preamble of the Constitutuion, to the Pledge of Allegiance
Pledge vs. PreambleThere are many things that give you an idea how the Preamble to the Constitution ... they are making to the United States. They both promise different thing, but are similar.First, the Pledge of Allegiance is like a promise in a way. It also sounds like a prayer that you say in church ... s like a promise in a way. It also sounds like a prayer that you say in church. The way you say the Pledge is as if you are saluting the flag. The Pledge is also said on a daily basis mainly by studen ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > World History
Conflicting Views: Separation of Church and State
portrays religion. The government is not forcing specific religion upon us by school prayers or the Pledge of Allegiance. The First Amendment, interpreted differently by many people, was set up to giv ... nds that it violated the United States Constitution. June of 2002 a California court ruled that the Pledge of Allegiance violated the first amendment by using the words "under God." Many of today's la ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community
1954 term paper
irborne Division to integrate the schools of these states. The phrase "Under God" was added to the Pledge of Allegiance. Eighteen-year olds were shouting, "If we are old enough to fight and die for ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
This is an opinion essay on the first amendment in the United States' Constitution. This essay does include many factual things, but it mostly what I think about the amendment.
tials and whether or not the words "One nation under God" should be removed from the United States' Pledge of Allegiance. Most people arguing against the issues are Christian and most of their logic c ... egal according to any federal document ever written, so these people should be allowed to marry.The Pledge of Allegiance was originally written in August of 1892 by a Baptist minister, Francis Bellamy ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights
Compare/Contrast of Political Parties: American Independent Party and the Populist Party
's licenses for illegals; deport all illegal aliens;-Defend America's moral values; keep God in the pledge of allegiance;-Support high standards in education, including encouragement of private school ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government
1954 history.
Airborne Division to integrate the schools of these states. The phrase "Under God" was added to the Pledge of Allegiance. Eighteen-year olds were shouting, "If we are old enough to fight and die for o ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
"Acute American Toxication" by Ethan Herber: The idocy of gay marriage, abortion, and other non-religious things are being blamed for today's problems.
all of you "traditionalists" out there, get your facts straight. You want to keep "under god in the pledge of allegiance like it was intended, right? "Under god", was never part of the original pledge ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government
Federal Court Ruling and the Pledge of Allegiance.
Federal Court Rulings.A Federal Appeals Court ruled two to one that reciting the Pledge of Allegiance is unconstitutional in public schools because of the phrase "one nation under G ... 's history: a legal challenge to include the phrase "under God" in public school recitations of the Pledge of Allegiance.A surprising number of Americans felt that the judges had a good point, that th ... prising number of Americans felt that the judges had a good point, that the reference to God in the pledge was an inappropriate endorsement of religion. Zirkel (2003) states, atheists and agnostics ar ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues
Pledge or Prayer? The issue behind our nations pledge.
dollar corporations, and it's one very important ingredient to keep our country moving forward. The Pledge of Allegiance reflects on the values of our country for each and every citizen of the United ... at they call a God. Who is to say that we are to tamper with tradition? "Under God" has been in the pledge since 1954. It may not be tradition for generations before 1954, but now it is tradition to t ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues
"One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" (Individual VS society)
"...With liberty and justice for all". All across the United States, these final words of the pledge of allegiance are uttered daily, but to what extent are they really meaningful? Should they r ... ps that society has created, as well as to never suppress another person's rights and freedoms. "We pledge allegiance- to ourselves."
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Prop 66 3 Strikes Law
he ballot. Unfortunately, over the last decade, holding a statewide office in California required a pledge of allegiance to the state's grotesque Three-Strikes law. With a couch potato population afra ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law
The Power of Words in "Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
y. For instance, recently there has been a fanatic debate about the inclusion of "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance, for many Americans feel that is is wrong to have religious figure included in ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American