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"Flags of our Fathers", 2006.
A review of "Flags of our Fathers" by James Bradley.
1,200 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 41.95
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This paper reviews "Flags of our Fathers" written by James Bradley. "Flags of our Fathers" is the story of the tremendous struggle of the American marines preceding the raising of the American flag on the island of Iwo Jima, Japan in 1945.
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"It was vital that we capture the island, and it was vital to the Japanese that they prevent that capture. As the author of Flags of our Fathers says, "somehow valor overcame terror" (p. 273). The carnage was terrible: by the end of the first day less that 16% of the medical corpsmen had survived and this handful of men had to do the best it could to help tremendous numbers of casualties, many with severe injuries.
The seven men who raised the second flag at Iwo Jima were Ira Hayes, Franklin Sousley, John Bradley, Harlon Block, Mike Strank, "Doc" John Bradley, and Rene Gagnon. Each of these men endured hardships and horror to get to that powerful moment. These men -- and many others -- had to crawl over bodies and body parts to advance. The first description of Harlon Block is of a man in shock, stunned by what he has seen and possibly experiencing flashbacks of horrors he had seen on other islands. These four men in the photograph represent all the agony, struggles and triumph of all the men over all the years who got our forces to that point, that day, on Iwo Jima. Men below the mountain cheered and hooted, believing the battle was over. "
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"Six Flags, Inc.", 2002.
An industry analysis of theme park operator, "Six Flags, Inc.".
2,129 words (approx. 8.5 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 66.95
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Currently, "Six Flags" is operating in almost all major metropolitan areas of the United States and is trying to increase its presence in the international market. The focus of this paper is on the current operations of "Six Flags" and the threats faced by the company from its existing direct as well as indirect competitors, new entrants in the market and an increase in power of suppliers and customers because of increased competition.
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'With the growth in the entertainment industry and increased demand for entertainment services, companies like Six Flags have benefited to a considerable level and have rapidly expanded their operations worldwide. However, with the growth in industry the level of competition has also increased. Entrance of new players in the market and availability of numerous substitutes has made it difficult for the company to remain profitable and effectively compete in the market. Although, the direct competitors of the company are only theme or water park operating companies but several other indirect competitors are also competing with Six Flags, as they are serving the same generic need of the customer i.e. the need for pleasure and entertainment.'
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Flags of our Fathers, 2007.
This paper analyzes the book 'Flags of our Fathers' by James Bradley and Ron Powers.
1,405 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 46.95
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The writer of this article notes that instead of raising the obvious questions, 'Flags of Our Fathers' examines war and empire-building through the lives of the six young men immortalized in the Iwo Jima picture. This paper discusses that the author further examines how these men internalized the institutions of military and government, and how these loyalties helped them endure the horrors of World War II. The writer maintains that the reader wonders whether one would be willing or able to do the same today, to take the same precautions and make the same military decisions as the men in the picture. The writer questions whether the United States would be able to fight and win another Iwo Jima or another Normandy. The writer concludes that if faced with the same hard military decisions today, that the author hopes that as a nation we could respond the same way as the six men of Eagle Company as they raised the flag at Iwo Jima.
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"All of them, however, have very distinctive traits in common. They were all children who grew up in the Great Depression, and had thoroughly internalized the values of discipline, loyalty and the ability to sublimate their own personal interests for a greater cause. They were all strong believers in religion, and each had strong mother figures in their lives. They were strong believers in the old-fashioned American patriotism, and therefore never questioned the reasons behind the war. Moreover, each one of them was described as "quiet, shy boys." They were thus hardly the warmongers who were gung-ho to join the fray of battle."
"The bombing of Pearl Harbor brings a new consciousness into American perceptions of the war. Until December 7, 1941, the War was with Adolf Hitler's troops across the Atlantic Ocean. Now, notes Bradley, Americans became aware of a war that had already been ongoing in Asia for almost a decade."
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The Debate of Changing Australia's Flag, 2002.
A look at the controversy surrounding the changing of Australia's flag.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper discusses the hot debate about whether Australia should have a new flag. Australia's flag has changed several times with the latest flag dating back to 1953. Over 50,000 flag designs have been sent to Ausflag. The writer has accepted the 8th and 19th design as the best flag for Australia.
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Respect for the U.S. Flag, 2001.
This is a brief background paper on the issues surrounding the proper display of respect for the U.S. flag.
710 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 25.95
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This paper details two laws that were passed in order to legislate correct respect for the American flag. The laws mentioned are the Flag Code and the Flag Protection Act. The laws are discussed and their importance examined.
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"Does the idea of watching someone burn the United States Flag make you cringe or would you hardly bat an eye at the thought? Would you consider yourself more "patriotic" for defending the integrity of the Flag itself or the principles upon which it was founded? Patriotism seems to historically have been linked with the poignant symbolism of the U.S. Flag, and the whole issue can be an emotional topic for many people. For military members, it probably brings to mind visions of hordes of tearful airmen singing "Proud to Be an American" during the last week of Basic Military Training. But regardless of what memories the Flag resurrects in each of us, no one can deny that knowing and demonstrating the proper display of respect for the U.S. Flag is an important aspect of being an American--and this is the central issue that this paper will address. The two key events that shaped the current situation were the enactment of the Flag Code and the Flag Protection Act."
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Flag Desecration and Fighting Words, 2001.
Analysis of flag desecration as symbolic speech including symbolic speech and the first amendment; symbolic speech and fighting words and the landmark decision of Texas V. Johnson.
2,241 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 8 sources, $ 69.95
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This paper provides a thorough analysis of the landmark case involving flag desecration, Texas V. Johnson, and the idea of flag desecration as fighting words. In order to argue for the recognition of flag desecration as fighting words, which are federally recognized elements of speech that by their very utterance incite a breech of the peace, the author first makes a clear and concise argument for flag desecration as symbolic speech.
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"In 1892, New York Baptist minister, Francis Bellamy wrote a few heartfelt words into his prayer book. The short prayer was to express his appreciation of the freedoms provided for in his beloved country ? America. Today we know that short prayer to be the Pledge of Allegiance. For more than one hundred years, American school children, new American citizens and men and women of the military have recited the patriotic prayer to show their loyalty to America. And although the recitors of the ?pledge? face an American flag, the pledge is not of allegiance to the flag, but to the United States of America. In fact, Bellamy wrote that while thinking of the pledge his emphasis was on ?the republic for which it stands.? (Baer) We may further understand that the republic by his definition, is synonymous with America."
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Flying the Confederate Flag, 2002.
An examination of the debate over flying the Confederate Battle Flag over the Statehouse in Columbia, South Carolina.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 10 sources, $ 79.95
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Examines the debate over flying the Confederate Battle Flag over the Statehouse in Columbia, South Carolina. Past & recent history. Sentimental & historical meaning of the Confederate flag to Southerners. Issues of symbolism, partriotism, racism, slavery. South vs. North. Views of whites & African-Americans in South Carolina. Argues that the Confederate flag should remain. Gives reasons.
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"?To strike freedom of the mind with the fist of patriotism is an old and ugly subtlety,? wrote Adlai Stevenson in a 1952 speech, and his words could well apply to the debate that has gone on for generations in the state of Georgia over the flying of the state?s flag, which since 1956 has had the Confederate emblem incorporated into it. Although recent protests over the Georgia flag have not been as those in South Carolina over the Confederate Battle Flag?s flying over the statehouse in Columbia ? a somewhat more egregious action ? it remains a contentious issue in the state that is considers itself both to be the heart of Dixie and also the heart of the new, enlightened, progressive South (Harrison A1).
Protests over the state?s flag, which is seen by some as a reminder of the state?s history of independence and by others as a..."
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Confederate Flag Controversy, 2008.
A discussion regarding free speech and the controversial symbol of the Confederate flag.
780 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 27.95
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This paper examines the issue of the display of the Confederate flag, an intermittent source of debate in the US for many years. The paper takes a particular look at one case in the late 1990s when controversy over the display of the flag on top of the South Carolina State House in Columbia led to a nationwide boycott instigated by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) against the state. The paper then makes the argument that individuals ought to be allowed to wear or display symbols containing the Confederate flag motif as a simple matter of their free speech rights, both on and off school campuses, or in any other venue.
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"In 2006, the Southern Legal Resource Center, a nonprofit civil rights group, filed suit to permit several students at a high school in Knoxville, Tennessee to wear Confederate flag images on clothing. Racial tensions at the school nearly resulted in violent altercations at one point, resulting in a temporary lockdown. The students involved in the suit complained that black students were permitted to wear images of Malcolm X and related symbols without undergoing the same restrictions as the white students, thus raising the familiar argument of the double standard (Watson.) The Southern Legal Resource Center, which focuses on such cases, is also involved in a similar case in Texas, where several students at a high school near Dallas sued for the right to carry purses with the Confederate flag symbol on them, after they had been banned by administration officials. It seem clear that the dispute between administration policies and student rights is a heated one, and has implications beyond that of one particular symbol which some may find offensive. If students are in fact to be prepared for assuming the full rights and responsibilities of adulthood, as has often been argued, it seems reasonable to respect their rights on such a seemingly trivial matter."
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Flag Burning: A Flawed Proposal, 2002.
This paper argues against legislation protecting the United States flag from desecration.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 8 sources, $ 71.95
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Against the backdrop of the recent Congressional debate concerning the issue, the author of this paper argues that those who seek to protect the flag with legislation are well-meant but fail to see the ramifications of the their actions. The author argues that there has always been a fringe element of society which has sought to criticize the mainstream and an amendment protecting the flag would be impossible to implement since it's difficult to define what a flag is. It would also legitimize the voices of the fringe, which is small in number and no real threat to the mainstream. The author concludes that violating the free speech of unpopular voices is not constitutional and that Americans should do whatever is necessary to ensure that all voices are heard.
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The Georgia State Flag, 2002.
Examines the controversy in Georgia over the Confederate emblem being incorporated into the state flag.
2,338 words (approx. 9.4 pages), 14 sources, MLA, $ 71.95
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Since 1956 the Georgia State flag has had the Confederate emblem incorporated into it. This remains a contentious issue in the state that considers itself both to be the heart of Dixie and also the heart of the new, enlightened, progressive South. This paper examines the history leading up to the current protests over the state flag and the particular tenure of the most recent debates, ending with arguments over why the flag should remain.
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"The flag was raised in part as a measure of defiance against Civil Rights laws, but also to commemorate the Civil War centennial. In 1962 it was an act of defiance toward a federal government forcing an end to the segregated South. But now, for many in the state it is no longer a symbol of slavery, which is something for the history books, or segregation, which too is being pushed into the history books as well. The flag for these Georgians is not a symbol of slavery but of loyalty to a shared heritage only they can truly understand (Buckley B7). It is also an emblem of the fact that the South still possesses a local and distinct sense of identity that has been lost to the homogenizing forces of mass media and modern culture in so much of the rest of the country (Los Angeles Times A18)."
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Protect Our Flag, 2002.
This paper discusses to what extent the the American flag should be protected from actions of masses.
890 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, $ 31.95
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This paper argues the the flag is one of most important symbols of America, and as such, should be protected from anyone who seeks to defame, or destroy it in any way.
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"I believe that with the burning of the flag, the symbol of our country and its constitution, you are saying that you don?t believe in what its stands for. Therefore, you are rejecting the very principles of our country and its constitution since the flag and the constitution are so closely tied together."
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The Confederate Flag as a Symbol, 2006.
A look at the Confederate flag and other symbols and their meaning.
1,836 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 58.95
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In this paper the author centers on the symbols adopted by a group or nation whether it be for good or bad. He uses examples such as the swastika and yellow smiley face and how when these symbols are seen they influence our attitudes and existence.The author continues with a history of the Confederate flag from its inception until its demise. The paper concludes with the author's own personal opinion of what should be done with the Confederate flag.
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"Indeed, those responsible for the act do so despite vehement opposition from all corners of society. Their actions seem irrational and almost childish in this era of emphatic political correctness and sensitivity to the plight of discriminated minorities. When such great measures are being taken to redress the wrongs of four centuries worth of prejudiced subjugation, this seems to be a giant step backwards. The modern American prides himself on his democracy and fairness towards all; why then must some revel in the archaic heritages of backward thinking?"
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Flag Burning - The Supreme Court Case, 2002.
This paper examines the supreme court case, Texas vs. Johnson, about flag-burning and freedom of expression.
1,140 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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The paper starts by outlining the background to the Texas vs. Johnson court-case of flag-burning that occurred in the U.S.A. It explains the conviction in the light of the First Amendment. It looks at the court?s determinants and the consequences of the decisions of the court for future flag-burning offences.
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"The phrase "Symbolic expression" is usually used to explain expressions that are mixed with elements of behavior. Symbolic expression (or expressive behavior) can be protected by the First Amendment, according to The Supreme Court that has made it clear in a series of cases. Many of these cases have been highly controversial, but none has probably been so, more than Texas v. Johnson (1990) overturning the conviction of a man who expressed his utter displeasure with United States policies by burning an American flag."
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Robert Goldstein's "Flag Burning and Free Speech", 2005.
This paper discusses a court case as presented in Robert Goldstein's "Flag Burning and Free Speech"
1,380 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 5 sources, $ 47.95
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This paper reviews a court case involving flag burning and free speech as examined by author Robert Goldstein, who frames the issue of flag burning as a symbolic fight over a symbol. The author points out the positions of Justices William Brennan and Antonin Scalia and Chief Justice William Rehnquist. The paper includes several analyses of the significance and implications of the case.
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In the case of Texas v Johnson, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the state of Texas could not prosecute Gregory Lee Johnson for burning the flag without violating the First Amendment."
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A Flag for Canada: Identity Crisis, 2006.
A look at the ongoing battle in Canada over what should be the official Canadian flag.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 3 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper discusses the acrimonious and interminable battle over an official Canadian flag, which has been an illuminating chapter in the history of a young and still befuddled country. The paper asserts that this battle is evidence of a nation with an identity crisis, torn between two giants, the United States of America to its south and its colonizer, the United Kingdom. If there was one thing that united the various factions in this dispute it was disunity.
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