Allegiance

The Claim of a Country Many students in the US. feel obligated to recite the Pledge of Allegiance daily. They don’t really do it out of respect for their country, they just do it to get it done and over with. Fear tactics tend to be put to use when they don’t. Their peers and teachers will talk them into it and question their morals. They might even force them to recite it by punishing them if they don’t. Many students don’t even realize they have the choice not to. It’s important that students of

The American Pledge of Allegiance has been embroiled in controversy ever since the phrase "under God" was added by Congress in 1954, following a campaign by the Knights of Columbus to change it. The debate regarding the phrase "under God" revolves around a number of questions. Mainly, the debate regards whether it is consistent with the separation of Church and State, or the Establishment Clause in the United States Constitution. The words of the Pledge express the fundamental values and the patriotic

people have to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance? I believe that people should have to stand for the Pledge, but being forced to say it is wrong. America has given you the great opportunity of living in a free country. Though you should still be involved in their traditions just to show that you enjoy being here, and that you care about the people who have given you that opportunity to live here. People should have to at least stand for the Pledge of Allegiance because if they don’t at least stand

The Pledge of Allegiance is the vow of respect to the United States of America. A pledge is a promise , and that promise, as a United States citizen, is to be courageous and stand up for liberty and justice. Justice is the honesty and integrity to your rights. The Pledge of Allegiance emphasizes the most influential political philosophy, that people have rights, such as the right to life, liberty, and property, written by John Locke, an English philosopher. The right to liberty, the freedom and independence

Pledge of Allegiance is a controversial topic for several reasons, the main one being that it is a ritual in schools. Every morning at school, students of all ages stand, place their right hand over their heart and recite the Pledge of Allegiance while looking to the American flag displayed in their classroom. Some individuals believe this should be mandatory, forcing students to stand and recite the pledge, but they do not consider other people’s opinions or ways of life. The Pledge of Allegiance should

Why I am Proud to Pledge Allegiance to our Flag Why I am Proud to Pledge Allegiance to our Flag? Do you know Dr. Sally Ride? The first women that stepped on space and The United States of America was the first country to deliver a human on Moon while having a cold war to Russia that’s only the two reasons that I’m Proud to Pledge Allegiance to our flag and there’s a lot more. “Pledge Allegiance to our Flag” were all saying this words

"I pledge allegiance, to the flag, of the United States of America, and to the Republic, for which it stands, one nation, under Congress, the Supreme Court, the Declaration of Independence, our founding fathers, and the President, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." Francis Bellamy wrote the Pledge of Allegiance in 1892 (Baer). He did this in the memory of the 400th anniversary of Columbus discovering America ("The Pledge"). In 1954, Congress added the words, under God to the pledge;

by standing, facing the American flag with my right hand placed over my heart, and reciting the pledge of allegiance. The pledge was as follows, “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”, however, that was not always how it was worded. The Pledge of Allegiance that many Americans know today has been rewritten many times, by the United States' government. Moreover

Socialist minister Francis Bellamy wrote the Pledge of Allegiance in August 1892. In 1923, the words, "the Flag of the United States of America" were added. Then in 1954, President Eisenhower encourages Congress to add the words "under God." Communist threats during that time period lead to the issue of whether those words should be added. This resulted in the pledge that many American citizens know and say today: "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic

The Pledge of Allegiance has gone through several changes since it was written over one hundred years ago, but none of these changes have had as much controversy attached to them as the addition of “under God.” Written in 1892 by a minister named Francis Bellamy, the pledge was written for a national patriotic school program, in which children throughout the country would recite his words while facing the American flag. Words have been added, phrases have been altered for clarity, and even the correct