Safire highlights the imagery of birth, death and rebirth in his discussion of Lincoln’s speech. “Consider the barrage of images of birth in the opening sentence” (Safire 42). Throughout his analysis, Safire continues to highlight how Lincoln used the images of birth, death and rebirth to highlight the history of America. Safire goes to great length to breakdown the speech and show how Lincoln described each course of life with terms such as, “in the middle of the dedication, to those who sacrificed themselves, come images of death” and “the nation’s spirit rises from this scene of death” (Safire 42). Highlighting these images moves the reader to better understand the message Lincoln was trying to accomplish of finalizing the Civil War and uniting a nation to move pass it’s indifferences.
The arguments that come out of this book as delievered by Jon Krakauer center around Pat’s death while serving in the Army. Arguments arose about the way the government portrayed Pat Tillman’s death to his family and to the rest of the world. Pat Tillman’s death originally wasn’t accurately disclosed as being caused by friendly fire, in which it was, but rather it was told to have been caused by the natural evils of combat and of our countries enemies. President Bush used Pat’s story as a way to promote his administration’s foreign policy. Thus leaving American’s to become conspirious about the truths of war and ethics in the Federal Government.
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Memo To: Attorney Janet Jones From: Jennifer Calderone Date: 4/3/12 Re: Sherman vs. Church of the Divine Light CC: Professor Steven Zakrocki, Tort Law (PA310-01) Introduction: Mr. and Mrs. Rob Sherman want to sue the Church of the Divine Light for the negligent actions used by the church on their minor child, Rob Jr. The Sherman’s want to start legal proceedings against the church to cover the damages caused by the church in using unethical practices on their child. Tort law is a category of civil law, which provides protection against a civil wrong. The Sherman’s have hired us to determine if they will have a successful case against the Church of the Divine Light.
This created many protest against the draft because the voting age is 21 yet the draft is at 18. They could not vote the draft away (most men) Foreign Events * The United States became heavily involved in the Vietnam War after Congress gave President Johnson a blank check with the Tonkin Gulf Resolution (1964). In August, 1964, Johnson announced that the American destroyers had been fired upon in the Gulf of Tonkin, off the coast of North Vietnam. Later, reports questioned the accuracy of the announcement. However, the incident led Congress to give Johnson a blank check in Vietnam.
Its author had no intention of violating the First Amendment. When the Pledge is recited in public places, no one person of any age is forced to violate their constitutionally guaranteed right to the freedom from and of religion. The Pledge of Allegiance should remain intact in the public arena -- for the fact that it helps citizens of the United States to remember essential principles for which this country was founded, such as “liberty and justice for all.” In more recent years, the Pledge controversy presented itself when Michael Newdow filed a lawsuit against Elk Grove Unified School District. The reasoning behind the lawsuit rested on his disagreement with a rule that make the recitation of the Pledge mandatory in a California public school district. In Elk Grove v. Newdow (1), Newdow’s Establishment Clause claim demanded that President Bill Clinton change the Pledge of Allegiance and omit the phrase “one Nation under God.” The Founding Fathers created the First Amendment which includes the Establishment Clause to “impose a number of restrictions on the federal government with respect to the civil liberties of the people, including freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition” (2).
12. Free exercise clause is the First Amendment clause that protects a citizens' right to believe and practice whatever religion he or she chooses. Jehovah's Witnesses' children had been subjected induced the Court to reverse itself and to endorse the free exercise of religion even when it may be offensive to the beliefs of the majority. 13. Congress literally reversed the Court's 1990 decision with the enactment of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, forbidding any federal agency on state government to restrict a person's free exercise of religion unless the federal agency or state government demonstrates that its action "furthers a compelling government interest" and "is the least restrictive means of furthering that compelling governmental
The Justice Department had argued Alvarez's statements deserved no legal protection because they had little value, and that there was a larger societal need to "protect speech that matters," in this case the valor and integrity of military heroes who rightfully earned their medals. The high court earlier last year struck down another federal law, this one designed to stop the sale and marketing of videos showing dogfights and other acts of animal cruelty. The 8-1 majority said it was an unconstitutional violation of free speech. The federal Stolen Valor Act was designed to "protect the reputation" of military decorations, citing "fraudulent claims surrounding the receipt of the Medal of Honor (and other congressionally authorized military medals, decorations, and awards)." Similar laws have been in place since 1948.
Newtown, CT is looking at releasing Officer Thomas Bean from duty, trying to fire him due to the fact that he has PTSD (Newtown Police Officer Faces Firing Over PTSD, 2013). He was one of the officers that responded to the Sandy Hook Elementary School
Not standing for the national anthem is an ineffective and counterproductive way to promote a cause. President Obama expressed his concerns that not standing for the national anthem can get it the way of the message, he stated that,” As a general matter, when it comes to the flag the national anthem and the meaning it holds for our men and women in uniform and those who’ve fought for us.” (Obama). Not standing for the national anthem is a legal form of peaceful protest, which is an First Amendment right. Refusing to stand for the national angers many and shows the division in country. The national Anthem has caused division lines between teams, fans, and across the country as whole.