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Jasmine Parquet

Lynn Raymond

Uwrite 1104

13 March 2017

My Origin

Originating from New Orleans, Louisiana it was once in the hands of the French. It was

not a part of the U.S. until the Louisiana Purchase made by Thomas Jefferson in 1803 according

to History.com. The country that I will focus on throughout this paper will be France.

The French flag was adopted in 1792 according to the World Atlas. It contains three

colors, red, white, and blue. These colors all represent equality, fraternity, and liberty. The flag

was once a blue background with three golden fleurs-de-lis. After the French Revolution, it

changed. Blue and red were very popular colors because they were traditional colors of Paris.

The Bourbon white was added last to represent royalty. This French tricolor flag became one of

the most influential flags around the world, with countries imitating it with their own colors.

The national anthem for France is called La Marseillaise. According to Encyclopdia

Britannica, after the French declared war on Austria in 1792, the mayor called for a song that

could lead the troops. A man named Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle came up with the song La

Marseillaise, which became the country's national anthem. To be a French citizen, you do not

have to give up your original citizenship. You can have a dual nationality, meaning you can be a

citizen in two countries. To be a French citizen, you must have lived in France for at least five

years, and prove that you can be a part of the French community. You can do this by speaking

French, obtaining knowledge of the French culture and the rights and duties of a French citizen.
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I am from the U.S. in Mebane North Carolina where we fluently speak English. I am a

citizen of this country, where I give my respect to the American Flag. The American flag has 50

stars on it, for each state. This flag represents our country, and the soldiers who fought for our

country. The Star-Spangled Banner is a song that is sung giving respect to the soldiers who are

still living, and the ones who have died that served our country. The song explains how our flag

had caught on fire, during war but also how, our flag was still there.

Works Cited

History.com Staff. "Louisiana Purchase." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2009. Web. 13 Mar.
2017.

"Flag of France." World Atlas - Maps, Geography, Travel. N.p., 17 Nov. 2015. Web. 13 Mar. 2017.

Smith, Whitney. "Flag of France." Encyclopdia Britannica. Encyclopdia Britannica, Inc., 15 Dec.
2015. Web. 13 Mar. 2017.