always comes to mind‚ along with other great women such as Amelia Earhart‚ Jane Addams‚ and Eleanor Roosevelt. Betsy Ross is unique because she helped to create one of our nation’s most recognized symbols – the American flag. By sewing The Stars and Stripes flag‚ she helped make it easier to display our patriotism and love for our country. Elizabeth Griscom was born in Philadelphia on January 1‚ 1752. Born the 8th of 17 children to Samuel and Rebecca Griscom. Called Betsy by her family‚ she was
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The Confederate Flag Within the United States of America‚ arguments‚ involving the Confederate Flag‚ are solved every sngle day. However‚ some controversies have managed to carry on from the 1800’s until present day without any solution. The text and symbolic meaning behind the “Confederate Flag” is a perfect example. The Confederate Flag is one of America’s most embattled symbolic controversies. Created in 1861in a battle between the South‚ Confederates‚ and the North‚ Union‚ two men by the name
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Internal Use Only Team 8 Executive Summary Six Flags has had great success over a number of years through providing a one-stop entertainment destination complete with thrilling roller coaster rides and an exciting atmosphere. In recent years‚ however‚ Six Flags has been struggling and is now in dire need of a boost to help regain its success in the Theme park industry. We focused our secondary research on past and current articles on Six Flags as well as the theme park industry as a whole. Databases
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The period from 1920 to 1947 had been described as the Gandhian Era in Indian Politics. During the period‚ Gandhi spoke the final word on behalf of the Indian National Congress in negotiating with the British Government for constitutional reforms‚ and for chalking out a programme for the national movement. Mahatma Gandhi led the national freedom struggle against the British rule. The most unique thing about this struggle was that it was completely nonviolent. Mohan Das Karamchand Gandhi was born
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20‚ 2010 Flag Burning: Agree/Disagree Paper Flag burning is usually a controversial issue. Many Americans believe that our flag is an important symbol that should not be desecrated‚ while others believe that flag burning is a statement that one should be able to make without major repercussions. Both sides have a legitimate argument; although I am neither for nor against burning of the flag‚ I believe that the right should not be taken away. Luke Saginaw‚ student author of “Why Flag-Burning
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Goldstein‚ Robert J. Flag Burning and Free Speech: the case of Texas vs. Johnson. Kansas: University Press of Kansas‚ c2000 4. Kenworthy‚ Tom. "Flag amendment sent to House floor; Democratic leaders will seek Thursday vote‚ hoping to kill measure." Washington Post. 20 June 1990: 14 5. Lee‚ Steven. Flag Burning: Right or Wrong? 28 November 2002. http://www.tcn.net/~opticom/Steve/index.html 6. McDaniel‚ Ann. "A Burning Constitutional Issue: can Congress Protect the American Flag?" Newsweek. 21
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Flag The United States of America has a flag that represents more than just a piece of cloth that hangs over our heads. It is something that represents our liberty‚ trust and so much more. This is what the flag really means to me. The flag means courage and bravery‚ many people are brave enough to go fight not just for our rights but others rights too. All of these solders are going and fighting for our rights while we are going to school or doing anything we want‚ all because they fought for our
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The Confederate Flag. An object of being proud to some people. To other people this flag is a symbol of the old days and racism. What is the right way and what is the wrong way to interpret this flag. I believe the Confederate flag is one of the symbol that need to be taken down‚ but not for the reason you may believe. I believe the Confederate flag should be taken down because this is a nation of equality. One of the aims for this society is to become integrated again‚ especially within the school
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Even this way of exercising America ’s greatest amendment‚ freedom of speech‚ is not liked by all people it is still protected under our nation ’s law. The act of publicly burning an American flag is something that is deemed disgraceful by many Americans‚ but it should not be outlawed. Many people are offended by the act of publicly burning an American flag and feel it should be outlawed based on the fact that it is offensive to the citizens of this country. Although this may be true‚ people
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Six Flags Analysis of Goodwill ACCT 6610 Six Flags‚ Inc. is the largest regional theme park operator in the world. Currently Six Flags operates 18 parks in the US‚ one in Canada and one in Mexico. In the aggregate‚ Six Flags’ theme parks offer over 800 rides‚ including more than 120 roller coasters. The following questions pertain to Six Flags’ goodwill. To begin‚ obtain a copy of Six Flags‚ Inc. December 31‚ 2008 10-K‚ which was filed with the SEC March 11‚ 2009. A link to the report
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