My pride is my shield, My dreams are my compass, My happiness is my weapon: Why I Think Saying the Pledge of Allegiance is Wrong

Friday, May 20, 2011

Why I Think Saying the Pledge of Allegiance is Wrong

Author's Note:

I wrote this essay about one of the greatest statements in history being untrue to me. I am focusing on organization and formatting.

"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." Many people know this as the Pledge of Allegiance, but I see it as a lie. There are flaws in this statement and kids should not have to say it everyday.

Students all across America are expected to say the Pledge of Allegiance everyday of school. Americans, young or old, have forgotten why we say it. We say it to honor the men and women serving our country, whether here in America or in other countries fighting in the war. In the pledge we say "one nation under God", but would God really want us to kill others? A current example is Osama Bin Laden. Osama killed others, so we killed him. Talk about being a hypocrite. Good or bad, God created people and killing them is stealing from God.

"One nation under God" is just one example in the pledge. Another example is "with liberty and justice for all". The key word in that sentence is all. We do not say with liberty and justice for the good people. Osama was not a good person, but he didn't deserve the unjust murder he got, no one does. Since the pledge is only four phrases long and two are untrue, students should not be expected to repeat it daily.

There are about 70 million kids that say the Pledge of Allegiance everyday. All these kids repeat it because they are told to. How many of them do you think actually know what they are talking about? It should not be required to say, but given as an option. So people can pledge allegiance to a flag all they want, but they should think about what they say before they say it.

Sources:

"Why We Say the Plede of Allegiance." Why We Say the Plede of Allegiance. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 May 2011. <www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=5&sqi=2&ved=0CEsQFjAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgodstopshelf.com%2F2008%2F01%2F22%2Fwhy-we-say-the-pledge-of-allegiance-to-our-flag%2F&rct=j&q=why%20do%20we%20say%20the%20pledge%20of%20allegiance&ei=qLjWTaHRCcnq0gGt0PXIBw&usg=>.

2 comments:

Abbie May 23, 2011 at 9:03 AM
Great post! It brought up some good ideas. You are always on top of your game with coming up with great ideas. I really enjoyed reading this piece, and it was a great quality piece too.Good job!
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Natalie W.May 31, 2011 at 8:18 AM
I enjoy being controversial. (That's what Mr. Johnson said)
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