United States flag |
We'll go along with Jonae's assumption that the OQ meant "the American flag," since anything else becomes too complex for the 300-500 word DMS target (aka "minimum word count"). Where Jonae starts going off track is, as usual for her, in the introduction:
"When raising the American flag, there is a specific set of rules that needs to be followed in accordance with government guidelines. There are also special instructions that relate to the care of your American flag. Along with these rules are misconceptions concerning flag care, such as the need to bring a flag in during inclement weather and burn it if it touches the ground. These steps give you some basic rules to follow when raising an American flag."
Here, Fredericks (a cosmetologist by training) nibbles around the edges of mentioning an official document known as the United States Flag Code, a document she neither references nor mentions at all. As usual, Jonae misinterprets or misunderstands much of what she transcribes in her copy-reword-paste job, including points like "misconceptions... such as the need to bring a flag in during inclement weather," a point on which she herself has misconceptions. Whatever the case, Jonae's job here was to explain "How to Raise the Flag." Here's what she said:"Slowly raise the American flag to the peak of the flagpole, and then gently lower it to fly it at half staff. " |
¹ The original has been deleted by Leaf Group, but can still be accessed using the Wayback machine at archive.org. Its URL was ehow.com/how_4516479_raise-flag.html
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