is the U.S flag considered a Living Thing?what is meant by this?
99795
no the flag is not living but is is consitered to be an officer in the military, it is the National Ensign, thats why military personel sulute it every morning.
376587
No! That is what America is all about: religious tolerance and diversity!\n\nOur Flag unites us. Religious sectarianism divides us.
823948
As I understand it, yes it does, if said action is being used as an expression of opinion and harms/risks no one.\n\nIt's disrespectful, true; but on the other hand, the US of A is not a flag---it's a history and a people, and most importantly, a system of governance that was originally intended to grow with society while still preserving basic freedoms and rights. A flag is merely a symbol, that many people see in different ways (see opinions on the Confederate Battle Flag, for example). What really matters is that our laws preserve our freedoms and support our rights---as the founding fathers intended. I worry far more when a law is implimented that violates those rights, than when some yo-yo burns a flag for the tv cameras. One of them results in a pile of soot and a lot of hoo-ha... the other directly affects my rights and freedoms as a citizen.
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The flag is nothing but cloth and dye.  It is a symbol that's all.  Too many people make too big of a deal about it.  It has almost become idolatry.  It is like skin color.\n\nInstead of blindly defending or attacking symbols lets get to the heart of the issues; America has some "growing up" to do.      America can be better than it is toady, we have room to grow and mature.  We are not the BEST country in the world, but that is OK because we have the potential to be the best (or more concisely; we have room to be our best). But to do this we must choose better leadership, in fact we must all learn to be leaders, we must educate ourselves, we must get wise, etc.\n\nWe have been acting like idiots, but that's OK because we are young, but now that we know our mistakes we must stop repeating them.\n\nWe have so much potential.  I can't wait till these tough days come to an end and we finally live up to the pride we have in our flag.
102794
**flag**\n\n\nDo you have a flag?
773739
it isn't unpatiotic unless your are uneducated, otherwise it is completely patriotic and it is your duty as a citizen.
304983
check this site out...fun facts\n\nhttp://www.netstate.com/states/symb/flags/ny_flag.htm
380054
like others have said parasites are definately living things.  I didn't know there was even a debate as to whether virus are living things, I thought it was pretty much agreed upon that they are.  I guess it depends on your definition of life, which is something that's a hotly debated issue.  I don't think there is a clear cut answer myself as far as what should be considered a life form and what shouldn't.
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White: Signifies purity and innocence \nRed: Signifies valor and bravery \nBlue: Signifies Vigilance, perseverance, and justice \nThe U.S. flag has undergone many changes since the first official flag of 1777. On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress passed the first Flag Act, which said that the flag would be made up of thirteen alternating red and white stripes and thirteen white stars on a blue field. Stars have been added to the flag as new states join the union. Currently, the flag contains 50 stars.
485406
Techinically, if you are an American, both of those are your flags... get it right.
1042696
I think the answer can be really simple.  If the flag is burnt because of the country it represents (in this case, America) then it definitely wouldn't be OK to Americans.  It's the reason behind the action and what it represents.
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This could be a deep question.\n\nTechnically, the functional purpose of life is to produce more life, since that's what all life has in common.\n\nHowever, "meaning" is a human term that humans alone can proscribe.  Nothing really has meaning until a person assigns meaning to it.  Even symbols, like the Nazi cross or the American Flag -- they're just colors and shapes.  The meaning associated with them is convention, it's not a property of the symbol itself.  (If Hitler had used another symbol and the American flag looked like a Nazi cross, people would get all patriotic over the cross and disgusted over Hitler's symbol -- the actual symbols don't matter).\n\nSo no -- the meaning of life is not exactly the same as the purpose of life, if you are being careful with your words.
203864
It should be illegal. I always thought flags had to be in good condition to be "flying".
550305
there should not be any more issues about the confederate flag, it is a great design. I am black and fly the confederate flag from my truck, i have confederate bumper stickers, confederate belt buckle and ny cell phone cover is the confederate flag, big deal. I once wore a confederate soldiers hat at Miami airport, saw people looking at me a pretended to be oblivious to the fact, let bygones be bygones
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U.S. Code, Title 4, Section 1:\n\n"(k) The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning." \n\nThe key phrase here that makes this different than a protest is "...destroyed in a dignified way...". It should be done in private, or a respectful ceremony. If you want to take it even a step farther, I've heard from some, but can't find it online, that you should also bury the ashes. \n\nAs for folding the flag, check out the second link below. Fold it up good and tight, and only the union (field of blue with the stars) should be showing. No red and white should be visible at all.
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any object in space floats due to the absence of gravity.so,the flag also must be floating.the moon had a surface in which the flag was landed
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"A while ago, the US government released guidelines for proper display of the flag. When the flag is not a “real” flag on a flagpole – like on a patch or painted on a vehicle, the blue star field must always point in the direction of movement. That way, the flag always looks like it’s blowing in the wind. It is not all Army patches that are reversed – only the right arm. The left arm is already oriented in the proper direction. It’s not just patches that follow these guidelines. \n\nTake a look at airplanes, Greyhound busses, Humvees – any moving vehicle that has a flag painted on it. The right side of the vehicle has the flag painted reversed, and the left side is “right.” \n\nIn a weird way, it kinda makes sense."