Patriotism+in+My+Community

The word patriotism is a powerful word with its meaning being ‘a strong devotion about your country being expressed.’ Expressing your love and devotion for your country surprisingly does not take much effort. It is actually very simple depending on what you choose to do. Some of these simple expressions may include supporting the major sports team representing your country or donating the spare change in your pocket to an important cause. Although these two actions are great and easy, the simplest act of all has to be representing your country in a respectful attitude. Choosing to do this or any other patriotic act whether it is challenging or effortless is just an outstanding way to embrace pride in your country.

 In my community, there is much diversity, which is a mixture of different races living in one area. We are not just diverse in our race but in our religion. In my own opinion, this is liable to cause the most conflict. We are people living in the same area and to be right and just we have to respect one another. We also have to obey the men and women in authority; president, congress, etc. We may have different opinions on whether the decisions these people make are right for the country or not, but we must keep them to ourselves or in a closed circle. Doing this helps to avoid conflict in your country.

 There are so many young men and women who serve and fight for us in the armed forces. Many of them live in our community which is why it is so important to support and pray for them and their families. We must honor them and especially the men who fought for us in past major battles such as the Civil War, WW 1 and 2, etc. We must also honor past presidents who fought for our rights that are still important today as they were then. Freedoms of thought, speech, and religion have to be the most frequent rights that we use. Just as we must respect others, we must respect the law. The law is something that must be obeyed wherever you go. Breaking the law will result in consequences and as a responsible, patriotic citizen we must own up to our mistakes and pay the consequences. Some people believe that some laws, such as ‘clean up after your dog’, is not an actually law and ignore it. Although in reality, this is a very important law and if you break it you have to pay a fine. The cost of the fine usually depends on where you break the law. Even the rules at a playground or recreation center must be followed. Breaking these types of rules may not have the consequence of paying a fine, but it may result in you being asked to leave the center or maybe you will never be welcomed there again.

 Other ways that you can embrace pride in your country while in your community is to represent your country’s flag’s colors, celebrating patriotic holidays, reciting the pledge of allegiance either in school or anywhere else, vote, or if you are not old enough to vote, you can support the people you know that are voting, or sing your country’s national anthem or other songs expressing love for your country. You can represent the colors of your country by hanging a flag outside of your house and a patriotic holiday would be the fourth of July. Doing all of these things is great and they all express pride and respect for your country.