To respond to the somewhat tense discussion we had in class today-- the flag does not have to be destroyed if it touches the ground, but it must be moved so it no longer touches things beneath it or the ground. It is to avoid it becoming soiled or damaged. While I try to understand the position of those who do not hold this symbol sacred, I also hope that as American's we respect that the flag is very important to many people for different reasons, and that in itself is a tolerance that should be considered. Few citizens agree with everything America has done or is currently doing, but we enjoy many rights and freedoms as citizens, and we have the right to protest those things we don't agree with.
To respond to the somewhat tense discussion we had in class today-- the flag does not have to be destroyed if it touches the ground, but it must be moved so it no longer touches things beneath it or the ground. It is to avoid it becoming soiled or damaged. While I try to understand the position of those who do not hold this symbol sacred, I also hope that as American's we respect that the flag is very important to many people for different reasons, and that in itself is a tolerance that should be considered. Few citizens agree with everything America has done or is currently doing, but we enjoy many rights and freedoms as citizens, and we have the right to protest those things we don't agree with.
Here is the article I was discussing in class. It operates on the assumption that success is your personal goals, not "success" in the 6 figure, fancy car, big house kind of way that some people use it. Note bullets 3 and 4 to illustrate this point,
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi brings up stephan sagmesisters projects about happiness and studies what makes people truly happy. its a really good newsletter sort of thing.
this is an amazing dad that takes amazing photos and I just thought this was amazing and very touching because autism is very close to my heart and I have always told me self that when you use your camera and look through the lens you see and understand things people might not see
Photographer Richard Renaldi takes random people he meets on the street of New York City and asks them to pose in pictures together as if they were family members, friends or lovers.