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American Flag Stands For Tolerance

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The red white and blue flag that was never supposed to touch the ground, now lies there, flames engulfing it turning it to ash . What feeling comes to mind when you think of that? Some people are angry by the fact, some shrug at the thought of this Nation’s Flag being burned. Those are two different tones/feelings, just like the ones in William J. Brennan’s Texas v. Johnson Majority Opinion and Ronald J. Allen’s “American Flag Stands for Tolerance.” In Brennan’s court case Texas v. Johnson Majority Opinion, Brennan uses an easy-going and understanding tone while in Allen’s newspaper editorial “American Flag Stands for Tolerance”, Allen has as stronger, critical, even powerful tone. Allen uses harsh words and phrases

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