Symbolism and Significance of the American Flag

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 in the flags carry many connotations. From a book about the symbolism of the American Flag published in 1977 by the House of Representatives I read: "The star is a symbol of the heavens and the divine goal to which man has aspired from time immemorial;

the stripe is symbolic of the rays of light emanating from the sun."
In addition, the colors of the flags, white, blue and red all have different meaning. The pale white stripes signifies purity and innocence of our younger generations. While the red stripes stands for hardiness and valour in the people of our country. Moreover, the color blue for the broad band above the stripes indicate the color of the Chief, where the country is governed with vigilance, perseverance and justice. Furthermore, the stars indicate the number of states in the union.
For American flags itself, it symbolizes the people and individuals that sacrificed themselves for the country that most of us are living in. It is a representation for the history and the patriot soldiers who fought for our country. The soldiers who have enough courage and are willing to sacrifice their life for our freedom. The flags reminds me to never forget the contributions from the people before me and to always be courageous. Never could I forget the service from the soldiers, for whom I have the utmost respect. There are strength and pride in our flag. In addition, strength of the soldiers and Army and the strength in the hearts of all American. We are a united nation and it gives us strength to stand tall and our flag to fies high.
As I say the pledge of allegiance, it reminds me of how lucky I am to be a citizen and living on “the land of the free”, along having the privilege to human rights.

Unlike many countries, people in America have human rights which consist of being treated equally and all our voices can be heard in this nation. In addition, all Americans have the right to vote without worrying about being attacked. Looking at the flags, it is a reminder of how fortunate I am with many opportunities for a greater future ahead of me. Many people view our country as “the land of opportunities” and I definitely agree with them. As a citizen here, we are not stop from having big dreams and reaching for those dreams. We have the freedom to do most of the logical things we pleased.
As a conclusion, the American flag stands for liberty. Without it, we would not have the pride country that we are living in today. The flag is a representation of our country. The flag carries the idea, spirit, history and the future of our country. The flag is the statement of freedom of our colonies and it is the symbol of American values, including the country and the people. The American flag is our nation’s way to present our patriotism for the rest of the

world.