Part one of term paper
We placed our hands over our hearts and held our eyes wide at the flag, in the corner, behind the teacher's desk at the start of everyday. This morning tradition will last though the last day of school, the day of graduation. Some of us would dance nervously as we said the tried words, some stood calm and still, others silently mouthed the ...

Part two of term paper
... class; studied its history in Social class; drew pictures of it in Art class; and knew it well enough to praise it when we became experienced enough to write for ourselves in English class. They taught us to be proud of the flag. And in 1989, when it was burned on the steps of Capitol Hill, it confused our young minds as to why someone who do so. Why? -- That question to me is very hard to answer. The flag stood for freedom, liberty, and justice for all. Battles that had ensured our freedom h ...