Posts Tagged ‘national’

Is Terrorism the only option for the Palestinians?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasser_Arafat ” He was Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), President of the Palestinian National Authority,[3] and leader of the Fatah political party, which he founded in 1959.[4] Arafat spent much of his life fighting against Israel in the name of Palestinian self-determination. Originally opposed to Israel’s existence, he modified his position in 1988 [...]

Does Today’s date have any significance?

To me it does. On this date in 1814 Francis Scott Key wrote those infamous words that became Our National Anthem. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/Defence_of_Fort_M%27Henry_broadside.jpg O! say can you see by the dawn’s early light What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight, O’er the ramparts [...]

Can you summarize what is happening in the us national anthem?

O say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light, What so proudly we hail’d at the twilight’s last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro’ the perilous fight, O’er the ramparts we watch’d, were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof thro’ the night that [...]

Why have progressives shortened up and butchered our National Anthem?

http://www.national-anthems.net/US “Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thru the perilous fight, O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night [...]

Why are the liberals protesting the RNC? What do they hope to achieve?

ST. PAUL, Minn. – On the eve of the Republican National Convention, uncertainty is blowing through the host city at Category 5. ADVERTISEMENT Not only are people wondering how Sen. John McCain and the GOP will have to alter the convention’s messages because of Hurricane Gustav and the painful reminders of 2005’s Hurricane Katrina, but [...]

Why does the U.S. national anthem contain such violent imagery?

O say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light, What so proudly we hail’d at the twilight’s last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro’ the perilous fight, O’er the ramparts we watch’d, were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof thro’ the night that [...]

Why are the last 3 verses of the National Anthem never sung?

Do most people even know there are actually 4 verses in the Star Spangled Banner? Are the last 3 verses not sung because it would be too long, and people would rather get to watch the sports game, or is it because God is mentioned in them? What do you think? Here are all the [...]

Why or why not you feel the star spangled banner is a good choice for our national anthem?

O say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light, What so proudly we hail’d at the twilight’s last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro’ the perilous fight, O’er the ramparts we watch’d, were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof thro’ the night that [...]

why or why not you feel the star spangled banner is a god choice for or national anthem?

O say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light, What so proudly we hail’d at the twilight’s last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro’ the perilous fight, O’er the ramparts we watch’d, were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof thro’ the night that [...]

Where can I find videos of the show “The 21st Century”?

I remember watching this futuristic documentary in the 1960′s when I was a kid growing up in southern California. I don’t know if this was a regional or national show, but it was about future science, which always fascinated me. I remember them talking about interactive movie theaters where viewers decide the outcome of movies. [...]