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Brief Summary Of The Book 'Trapped In The Flag'

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Raymond Szeto
Ian Baldwin
HIST 102 1004
November 13th 2014
Wrapped In the Flag Being involved in radical politics as a youth may not sound interesting to most, but it does get youths to understand what is happening to the nation and what they can do about it. Most youths would not think about what would happen to their future and what they can do to save it. It is important for youths to be involved in politics at a young age so they can have a fighting chance to stand up for what is right and take a stand. Most youths still have a lot of time to change or improve a right if they start young whereas, starting at an old age does not give enough time or acknowledgement to change or improve a right. An example from the book is when Claire Conner was very young at the age of thirteen and her father had given a membership application to the John Birch Society and told Conner that she was able to save the nation. The John Birch Society was a group that supported anti-communism and limited government. At Claire's age back at that time and even if today's time, most kids would not be in a group trying to fight for the nation that is contained with communism and how the government controls the …show more content…

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