“If you want a Rebel Flag, Nothing Beats the Original” (If You Want 1). The anonymous quote would spark a picture of the Confederate flag; however the image is a flag that has seven red stripes, six white stripes, and a blue corner with 13 white stars in a circle. The flag is the original American Flag, the flag that led the fighting rebellious colonists, to victory against the world’s greatest army, and the flag that stands for the freedoms valued by every United States Citizen today. The original
The Confederate Flag The Confederate flag has brought an uproaring debate to the people of the United States on whether or not the flag should be displayed. The flag was created to represent the confederate states in the south who supported slavery during the Civil War. It is engendering controversy among people across the country and causing them to generate their own meaning of the flag. Everybody has a different view and opinion about the Confederate flag. Some people are offended by the
the history of flags and how they came to be and wondered why we can support our American flag and its history and all the other state flags but we in some places can’t support the confederate or “rebel” flag? Well I have and I believe that we should be able to represent the confederate flag and our history without it being wrong or offensive but just a meaningful piece of our history we choose to remember. I feel as if we should all be allowed to have our own opinions on the flag and be allowed
School dress codes can be problematic. There are many controversies over it regarding the first amendment's freedoms. Many courts have ruled for and against school codes in regards to religious and political articles of clothing. They are present in many schools worldwide, restricting the freedom of students' and faculties' abilities to choose what to wear to the campus. This is however, not without reason. Many schools have loose dress codes that many people don't notice, but some include mandatory
Slavery. An institution beloved by the South, but despised by the North. While today it is seen as an atrocious abuse of civil rights, it was the norm in nineteenth century America, although opinions on the topic were very different in the two halves of the country. The North and South increasingly disagreed on many subjects besides slavery, causing considerable tension between the two. Eventually, a breaking point was reached; the South seceded, and both sides declared war. The sides bickered