The White Stripes Essays

  • My Box of Memories

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    18 1/8" length x 12 1/4" width x 7 1/2" height; a 6 dollars plastic container of such clear gray that you can easily see through it. Darker latches emerging from each side hold the snow lid as strong fists. A concentric rectangle grows out of the white cover less than half an inch in height, two from the borders and an inch from the grips, to embellish the surface that otherwise would be flat, except for the two depressions along the latches that ease the opening task. Inside, I treasure my most

  • Analysis of The Fallacy of Expressive Form by Yvor Winters

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    Expressive Form, written in 1939, arguing that poetry must be traditionally written can be tested using a Non Traditional song, Seven Nation Army by The White Stripe, and a Traditional poem, Incident by Countee Cullen; I will then explicate each poem to further explain my opinions on his theory. Seven Nation Army is an intriguing piece of work by The White Stripes in 2003. Songs are often full of poetic elements, imagery, and further meaning than what appears in front of you. Songs may have the qualities

  • Thailand: Heart Warming, Beautiful Place

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    search for food (www.telegraph.com). The money in Thailand is called baht. If you had 10 dollars in Thailand you would technically have 100 baht. The flag of Thailand was adopted in 1917, the flag has red, white, and blue stripes. The red stripes on the flag represent the nation. The white stripes on the flag represents purity. The blue on the flag represents the monarchy. Thailand could be an envy of many countries. In almost any direction from staying on a c... ... middle of paper ... ...means

  • Traditional Poetry

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    Traditional song, Seven Nation Army by The White Stripe, and a Traditional poem, Incident by Countee Cullen; I will then explicate each poem to further explain my thesis. I find the traditional form of poetry much more pleasurable to read because of the intellect it shows and the beauty it creates. “To let the form of a poem succumb to its matter is and always will be the destruction of poetry” Seven Nation Army is an intriguing piece of work by The White Stripes in 2003. Songs are often full of poetic

  • Kaepernick's Protests

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    and love, others view it as a badge of honor for our nation – something to look at and display with pride. When I was a child, I was taught that the colors of the flag told the story of our nation. The white stripes represent the purity and innocence from which our country was born. The red stripes represented the valor that the revolutionaries fought with, and that all our military personnel have carried in their hearts since the birth of our

  • Flag Day Informative Speech

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    symbol of our nation would be red, white, and blue. It would have 13 stripes and 13 stars at the beginning. The stars and stripes has been The stars and stripes has been through 27 revisions (3) before it became the flag we fly today. The original flag had 13 stars and the 13 stars represent the 13 colonies. Now, the flag of the United States has 50 stars and the 50 stars represent the 50 states of the us. The red on the flag stands for courage, white stands for purity, and the Blue

  • Flags of the World

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    The United States flag bears three different unique and patriotic colors significant to the United States of America. These colors include; red, blue, and white. The stripes alternating between red and white. There are 13 stripes in total symbolizing the 13 British colonies that became free from the Kingdom of Great Britain. The red stripes also represent the 7 continents of the world. Moving onto the upper left side of the flag, you will see a blue square which symbolized the Union. Inside, there

  • The American Flag

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    consisted of 13 stripes, alternate red and white, with a blue canton bearing the crosses of St. George and St. Andrew. Congress, on June 14, 1777, enacted a resolution “that the Flag of the United States be 13 stripes alternate red and white, that the Union be 13 stars white in a blue field representing a new constellation.” On Jan. 13, 1794, Vermont and Kentucky having been admitted to the Union, Congress added a stripe and a star for each state. Congress in 1818 enacted that the 13 stripes, denoting

  • Gay Pride Research Paper

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    within the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer community. One of the flags represents bisexuality. It is composed of one broad stripe of magenta on top, one broad stripe of blue on the bottom, and a thinner lavender stripe in the middle. The top stripe represents same-gender attraction, the bottom stripe represents opposite-gender attraction, and the middle stripe represents the dual-gender attraction. Another flag is the "equal signs" that represents the Human Rights Campaign and is most often

  • Tigers: One Of The Most Beautiful Animals

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    anywhere from lowland forest to mountain forest. There is only about five hundred to six hundred left of them in the world, so it makes them really endangered. Tigers are very beautiful as mentioned before. The Bengal tiger and Panthera Tigris, the white Bengal tiger, survives in multiple environments such as grasslands, subtropical and tropical rainforest, the Siberian tiger on the other hand lives in bitch woodlands. Tigers have been named as the national animal of India. They survive off of animals

  • American Flag Research Paper

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    with that came the basic design of the American flag, which called for “thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation.” Each of the three colors of the flag was chosen for a reason. Blue represents justice, vigilance, and perseverance. Red is for valor. White is for purity.

  • United States Flag

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    thirteen red and white stripes, with the red cross of St. Georgia, England along with the white cross of St. Andrew, Scotland in a blue field. The final split between the between the colonies and Great Britain brought the removal of the British Union from our flag. Shortly after came the stars on a blue field. By June 14, 1777 the Flag Resolution was passed, which is now known as Flag Day. Which basically said that the United States flag had to have thirteen stripes being red and white; that the union

  • Tourism Attractions In Ecuador

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    Ecuador was first inhabited in 10,000 BC. Travel thousands of years later and Ecuador is one of many popular tourist destinations. Ecuador’s name originated from the word equator because Ecuador straddles the equator. It is renowned for its cheap prices in housing, food, and etc. Ecuador has ten popular tourist attractions. What are they? The first famous tourist attraction is the Galapagos Islands. Volcanoes are on each of these islands. The Galapagos Islands are renowned for their unique ecosystem

  • American Flag

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    first under fire for three days later in the Battle of Oriskany, August 6, 1777. It was first decreed that there should be a star and a stripe for each state, making thirteen of both; for the states at the time had just been erected from the original thirteen colonies. The colors of the Flag may be thus explained: The red is for valor, zeal and fervency; the white for hope purity, cleanliness of life, and rectitude of conduct; the blue, the color of heaven, for reverence to God, loyalty, sincerity

  • Informative Speech On The American Flag

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    American flag has 13 stripes, alternating red and white, and 50 stars upon a blue union. (“The United States Flag,” 2015) The flag as we know it today consists of “seven red and six white stripes, with the red stripes at top and bottom.” (“The United States Flag,” 2015) “The union of navy blue fills the upper left quarter from the top to the lower edge of the fourth red stripe. The stars have one point up and are in nine horizontal rows.” (“The United States Flag,” 2015) The 13 stripes represent the 13

  • Persuasive Essay On The American Flag

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    flag above it or larger than it. If the flag is worn out out and no longer fitting of representing the country, it should be burned in a dignified manner. It also cannot be used as drapery or any other decoration unless it is just the red, white, and blue stripes. According to the website the Smithsonian, the original flag that was made in

  • Importance Of Apple A Day Essay

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    South Africa date back to 1919. The apple’s flesh is firm, white and crisp and has a tart taste. It is an excellent eating apple, good for baking, and excellent for sauces or pureés. It is harvested from late March to late

  • Symbolism and Significance of the American Flag

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    Freedom, patriotism, sacrifice, bravery, and lastly justice, these are the powerful meanings and memories behind our pride American Flag. Every flag stands for something and has it’s own special meaning. Personally, I believe that the American flag carries many meanings. The American flags symbolizes the spirit of the country and the people. In addition, it reminds us of all individuals that contributed to strive our country forward and the hope for the future. First of all, the structure and features

  • Thermoplastic Markings Research Paper

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    When the automobile was first introduced, Americans embraced the idea of being able to travel wherever and whenever they desired. The first problem they encountered was the scarcity of paved roads on which to operate their automobiles. States, cities and counties responded by building roads to accommodate the rapidly growing number of cars and trucks. It is estimated that in 1904, there were approximately 55,000 automobiles and about 145 miles of paved roads if you exclude city streets. By 1910,

  • Symbolism and Significance of the American Flag

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    I am the flag of the United States of America. Many of you see me on flagpoles flying high up in the sky. My mother, Betsy Ross, stitched me together with 13 white stars and 13 red and white stripes in the 1700’s. She made me to show the pride and freedom of all those who live in the United States. I represent those who have died, those who are living, and those who are soon to come. Even though I am a flag that many people look up to I still have my own heroes. No my heroes are not Superman and