His resent decision to deny American citizens who are students at Live Oak High School, the right to wear the National Ensign (American Flag) is offensive and reprehensible. Remember that this is The United States of America where our Flag should be revered not disrespected. With deference to the Mexican American student population who found the wearing of T-Shirt’s bearing the Stars & Stripes disrespectful, they should be reminded that they are (for better or worse) citizens of the United States of America and not citizens of Estados Unidos Mexicanos. Would it be disrespectful to wear Red, White, and Blue on St. Patrick’s Day or Columbus Day?

History Lesson: Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican holiday celebrating the Mexican army’s victory over the French in 1862 and has absolutely nothing to do with American high school students in the United States of America. It should also be noted that Cinco de Mayo is neither an official or recognized holiday.

Take Away: Learn from these courageous students: Daniel Galli, Austin Carvalho, Matt Dariano, Dominic Maciel and Clayton Howard what it means to be proud of your country. They stood up for their First Amendment Rights in the face of those, like Miguel Rodriguez would deny them what is guaranteed under the United States Constitution.

O, say does that star spangled banner yet wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave at Live Oak High School?

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How do you feel about that? Has he discovered the x-box yet? Mine has. Its like talking to a door mat!

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Six Flags was packed Friday evening. I saw one show at the Southern Palace and I was wondering if the girl singing "O Holy Night" was really singing it, or if it was a recording. She sounded fabulous. I asked someone working there and she said some of it was recorded and some of it live, but she wasn’t sure about what was actually live singing.

I’m in the marines and i just back from Iraq wasn’t there for long, only about a month an a half and I was sent home due to shrapnel in my leg. But I did fight over their with my fellow marines. So will this be a good tattoo to get for them? It will be on my back and it will pretty much cover my whole back.

At the bottom you will have the combat boots, the M16 rifle facing up the iron sights pointing to the right, with a pair of dog tags hanging from the sights, and on the top you have the Kevlar helmet on top of the rifle slanted to the left with the American flag in the middle of the helm right under the flag it will have the Congressional Medal of Honor patched onto it. Right above all of that it will be a cerved banner and it will say "To all my fellow American soldiers in the armed forces"

So do you think this will be a good tattoo?
Yea, I’m still having problems trying to figure out what the wording will be.

My friend is like really competitive and stuff and she always has to be better then me. Also she likes to control me. For example, she nearly made me buy a dog I didn’t like at all. She scares me so I do what she wants me 2 do. It makes me scared that she can push me around like this, but then we have a lot of fun together, sometimes. My mom won’t help and I really just can’t say ‘I don’t want to be friend anymore’ because we have been best friends for a long time. *Xtra Info*: she hates me 2 b friends with people she doesn’t particularily like. For instance, she doesn’t want me 2 b friends with this kid I get along with a lot because she thinks she is ‘too girly and snotty’ even though she is xtra xtra both of those things. Other then say no to her, what else can I do to help my situation and just be strong. Plus she tells lies A LOT so I can never trust that she is telling the truth. She is so manipulative I really don’t know what to do. I don’t want to be a door mat for anyone!

I used to work at Six Flags New England and was employed directly by the SF company. Before I let I never got to ask the question of who are the people that work at Six Flags but are hired by outside contractors and sent to the park to work as associates,ride attendants, food servers, etc. Any ideas would help. Thanks.

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but I have lost myself, I take on his issues emotionally, I take the blame our issues, I don’t like being out of communication with him when we are havig difficulties, I have actually allowed him to get away with things that I would have never tollerate if he wasn’t going through problems in his life with sick family members and new job ect. I do it out of love, but I feel like I have become a door mat. This is a long distance relationship of 1.5 yrs. I believe we have what it takes to work if We can break this co dependence issue. I don’t like it at all and It is the real problem in the relationship. I would hate to see this tear us apart. He does have a slight drinking issue too which is common in all the things I read about co dependency. I am going out there soon to see him. How do I address the co dependency issue with him we are good at fixing things in our relationship. I think this is a problem that we both have. help us stop this and stay together in healthy love pls!
He doesn’t treat me like a doormat, I just feel like a weakling cause I am a strong independent pretty woman. I have ackomplished alot, bought my own home 2 cars paid for no kids but since I fell in love i turned into a wimpy chick… but I Think I let it happen he’s not to blame for my co dependance I own my actions. I want to change it so that we can get back on track…

A narrative poem tells a story through verse. What was Francis Scott Key trying to communicate through the poem and to whom?

POINT VALUE: 20 point

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One of the poetic devices used by Francis Scott Key in The Star-Spangled Banner is personification, or the transferring of human qualities or actions to inanimate objects. Find an example of personification in the poem and explain why you think Key would use personification.

POINT VALUE: 20 point

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Another poetic device used by Key was imagery. Key used many adjectives to help create a clear image in his reader’s mind of what was happening. Go through the entire poem and find the words or phrases that Key used to "paint a picture" with words.

POINT VALUE: 20 point

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The American flag has been described as a "symbol of equal rights." Do you agree with this description? Why or why not? Does everyone have the same reaction to the U.S. flag? Why or why not?

POINT VALUE: 20 point

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What do people from other countries think about their national symbols? Do they feel the same sense of patriotism that many Americans feel? If possible, interview someone from another country to find out

Who is your pick to take the checkered flag this Sunday?

GO SMOKE!!!
fluffy, If no one chooses correctly, then the BA is all your’s!
mbl: I am so jealous, too! I have never actually gotten to attend a live race, but if at all possible, the next time they race at Texas Motor Speedway, I will be there! Have an awesome time!

I don’t remember what network it was on but it was about a family, two teenage girls and one son. The younger chick ended up going out with her older sister’s ex boyfriend. During one episode you find out the dad dies. I can’t seem to remember the name of the show and I’ve been trying to figure it out for the past week or two. I remember when it began, the opening ended with the door mat.