"Respect Pride and Honor"
By José Reyes 4/28/2006
very
country has their own National Anthem that celebrates their pride and honor. The
National Anthem, "Here" in America was
written by Francis Scott Key. It is a detailed and therefore a
"Historical" account of what occurred on September 13, throughout
the
night and into the day
of September 14, 1814. A 25 hour sea to land battle to
control Baltimore
Harbor between America and the invading English navy, whose
intention was to take our freedom away. It was one of the pinnacle battles that
eventually drove the
English out of America. This Anthem is highly regarded by Americans and is sung
before all types of important events. It is a tribute to all the proud Americans
who fought and died to preserve the "Freedom" that we are experiencing
everyday. The words of the national anthem were from a poem named "The
Defense of Fort McHenry" and later was made a song and named "The
Star-Spangled Banner" and was considered a very patriotic song until it
became official as our national anthem on March 3, 1931.
hen one enters any
country, from another country, to live there permanently, they should adopt and
respect all the customs that particular country practices. They must make it a
priority to learn and understand the language and study
the history of that country if they really want to be a real citizen of that
particular country. There is no reason why one would change or alter the
symbolic anthem of that particular country because of an ongoing immigration
issue. Although I am in favor, but not totally, of the immigrants that have been here
only 5 years, I think this demonstration to adopt a Spanish version to the
national anthem is the wrong road to take and I feel is very racial also. It's
not even a translation of Francis Scott Key, it has different words and
different meaning. If you want to be a "Real" American, respect the
National Anthem and respect the history of America. Remember, the Star Spangled
Banner is the American Flag itself, be proud of that and respect it.
Read and Learn more:
National Anthem: BCPL.net
&
Raise Volume
Francis Scott Key: USFlag.Org
Mary Young Pickersgill:
Warof1812Casebook.Org
The War of 1812: Army.Mil
The Battle of Fort
McHenry: En.Wikipedia.com
