Essay On National Anthem

In September, in the year of 1918, people started singing the Star Spangled Banner for the first time at sports events and since then, it has become a tradition. Many sing the National Anthem show their allegiance or pride for their country. Some say we should continue with the tradition because it proves our love for and devotion to our country. However, America is a melting pot. Since many today now consider themselves world citizens and don’t adhere to strictly American traditions, maybe the song is not relevant for our day. People should discontinue singing the National Anthem at sporting events because it conveys a symbol of war - not sports, it has nothing to do with our day, and not everyone sings the National Anthem.

We should suspend singing the National Anthem for three reasons - because it is an emblem of war, it has nothing to do with our day, and not many don’t relate to the National Anthem’s message in our time. First and foremost, the National Anthem is not about patriotism or nationalism or even sports itself: it’s indication of war. It talks about rockets flying and “bombs bursting in air” when the whole reason we go to sports games is to have fun and to see our favorite teams play in games against their contenders. If this is a song that promotes war and when we bring kids to these events, this kids may come to grow up to have violent thoughts. Secondly, it has

They see sporting events as a way to unite people into one voice. Others say it is a way to show respect to veterans and the military. Still, some say that it is meaningful tradition. All three points of view on this subject are wrong because when people go to sporting events, they would much rather see their favorite team destroy foes rather than listen to the same song every single time people go there. Singing the Star Spangled Banner seems like it is becoming more of a sisyphean task than a