“God Bless The USA”

By: Lee GreenwoodRachel Basil

Block 7Mrs. Turner’s Class

If tomorrow all the things were gone,I'd worked for all my life.And I had to start again,

with just my children and my wife.

I'd thank my lucky stars,to be livin here today.

‘Cause the flag still stands for freedom,and they can't take that away.

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“God Bless the USA”By: Lee Greenwood

And I'm proud to be an American,where at least I know I'm free.

And I wont forget the men who died,who gave that right to me

And I gladly stand up,next to you and defend her still today.

‘Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land,God bless the USA.

From the lakes of Minnesota,to the hills of Tennessee.

Across the plains of Texas,From sea to shining sea.

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From Detroit down to Houston,and New York to L.A.

Well there's pride in every American heart,and its time we stand and say.

That I'm proud to be an American,where at least I know I'm free.

And I wont forget the men who died,who gave that right to me.

And I gladly stand up,next to you and defend her still today.

‘Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land,God bless the USA.

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And I'm proud to be and American,where at least I know I'm free.

And I wont forget the men who died,who gave that right to me.

And I gladly stand up,next to you and defend her still today.

‘Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land,God bless the USA.

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Works Cited

Lee Greenwood

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Someone once said “I’m not easily defeated.” Lee Greenwood is an American country music artist and still lives on today to inspire humanity. Greenwood was born on October 27, 1942 on a farm near Sacramento, California. When he was fourteen years of age he could play the saxophone by himself and many other instruments which showed his various talents as a young star. Lee learned on how to become a showman when Del Reeves hired him to play the saxophone. Living in Las Vegas trained him to become a song writer by singing in the lounges at night. Greenwood finally became big time when McFadden happened to be his manager and conveyed him to the MCA Records. One of his first hit songs "It Turns Me Inside Out," ascended into the country Top 20. Lee Greenwood met a young woman from Nashville and married her in 1992. Greenwood was in high demand for performing after the terrorist attack on September 11 to sing his most famous song “God Bless the USA.” Greenwood still continues to tour and give concerts today because he is an American dream to us all.

“I’d thank my lucky stars” What do the stars on the American Flag symbolize?

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The American Flag is used as a symbol for the United States. Some people just take the American Flag as the thirteen stripes that represent the thirteen colonies. They could also think that its fifty stars symbolize the fifty current states. This flag is more than stripes and stars. The flag signifies democracy and freedom. The stars on the American Flag stand for heaven. This is when America was being assembled and people started to become hopeful of the future.

“’Cause the flag still stands for freedom” What does the flag stand for?

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The American flag is the national flag of

the United States of America. To

America the American Flag stands for

courage, companionship, safety and

protection. It expresses the love that

we have for this country. Even the

colors on the flag stand for something.

White symbolizes for clarity and

innocence. Red stands for toughness

and courage. Blue stands for care,

determination and righteousness.

“And I’m proud to be an American”What does it mean to be an American?

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After September eleventh, to be an American meant Patriotism, Nationalism, and American Identity. To be an American means freedom. As a citizen of the United States, the capability to convey your own ideas is one of the most supreme freedoms we have. But, to me it indicates to be proud that I live in the United States of America.

“Where at least I know I’m free”What does it mean to be free?

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A free America makes it possible for all Americans to express their Pursuit of Happiness. To me, freedom is defined as strength. All of the citizens in the United States of America are the source of our nation’s importance.

“And I won’t forget the men who died” What men died for our country?

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What men died for our country? The founding fathers of our nation were recognized with establishing our country. They spent most of their lives defending our rights and died with winning American Independence. Their presence was a symbol of authority and they are now considered very important figures of our past.

“Who gave that right to me”What rights to American citizens have?

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The rights that we have given to us by our ancestors are very apparent. The rights we have as Americans are for everyone regardless of race, religion, sex. In the United States Constitution Amendment fourteen was ratified in 1868 and shows the citizens rights. It basically defines citizenship and equal protection among Americans.

“And I gladly stand up, next to you and defend her still today.”Personification

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Personification is giving human qualities to animals or objects. Imagine a world without a sturdy America? The plan to defend America doesn’t have to be like rocket science. All we have to do is believe in the government and ourselves, and then the world will seem to fall into place. We want to see America continue to be a spotless country for our citizens and the world community. We as Americans of the United States will “defend her still today.”

“If tomorrow all the things were gone” Foreshadowing

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Foreshadowing is indicated by signs that hint

what might come in the future. My

interpretation of this is the terrorist attacks

on 9/11. At first, September 11, 2001, was a

warm and sunny morning with blue skies. It

started out just like any other day, and then

the tragedy happened. At 9:00 in the

morning two airplanes crashed into the

World Trade Center in New York City.

Foreshadowing is being used because in the

quote it refers to something in the future

that was completely gone. To most people,

New York City is missing something with the

World Trade Center missing.

“I’d worked for all my life” Hyperbole

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Hyperbole is a figure of speech with

exaggeration. Some people work so hard to

be somewhat of a high status in their life

time, but sometimes things can go wrong.

This indicates the recession that the world

has been going through for the past couple

of years. The effects of the recession are

still reverberating throughout America.

Many Americans have lost their jobs due to

this even if they have worked so diligently

throughout their lives.

Four Historic Bad Bear Markets

“Well there’s pride in every American heart” Imagery

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Imagery is the formation of mental images. We should all be proud to be Americans because of all the privileges we have. We have the right to choose any religion. Voting is a right of everyone. We also have the most liberties and rights of any nation in the world.

“From sea to shining sea” Alliteration

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Alliteration is the repetition of

several words in a sequence.

This stands for going from one

coast to another. We have

power from the seas to the

ends of the earth as

Americans.