The Great Flag Speech

The great flag that represents our nation was first woven in 1977 and has since been a symbol of our strength and dignity as a nation. With Thirteen stripes, 50 stars and the hopes and dreams of an entire country stitched into it, Old Glory waves across the states from courthouses to little league fields. Every morning as children, we are stood in front of the flag as we chant the national anthem, instilling us with the pride of being an american from an early age. We as americans are divided into so many groups. We are divided into states, divided into financial classes, divided into race groups, always being divided further and further, however, we are all supposed to be unified as one under the flag, unified and united as citizens of the United States. Unfortunately, not everyone believes the flag represents unification for all anymore, in fact some believe it to represent segregation. It is hard to argue that the United States is truly united when the symbol of us becoming untied is looked down upon, but

The flag has changed many times over the lifespan of the United States, however, the meaning stayed with every stitch. We are a United Nation. We may seem divided as a nation, however, it is because of the great nation that we live in that we can be divided. We are allowed the liberties of differing opinions even to the point of questioning the government itself. The flag, whether it be burned, trampled, spit on or crushed, is still the symbol it always was. To hate the flag means to acknowledge the power the flag holds in America. We may have differing opinions, fight amongst each other, and think terribly of the state this country is in, but it i because the flag stands tall and proud that these opinions are allowed to exist in the first place. The flag represents a country so free, you are allowed to detest it openly and still be accepted from sea to shining