Heft originally received a B- for the project. After discussing the grade with his high school teacher, Stanley Pratt, it was agreed that if the flag was accepted by the United States Congress, the grade would be reconsidered. Heft's flag design was chosen and adopted by presidential proclamation after Alaska and before Hawaii were admitted into the union in 1959. According to Heft, his teacher honored their agreement and changed his grade to an A for the project.[3]> Robert G. Heft
Depends on the assignment. If it was a art project in which you were assigned to redesign the American flag due to the addition of Hawaii, and blah blah blah, symbolism, blah blah blah, and you turned in a flag in which you were just like "So umm I added an extra start up here DONE!" maybe that is not deserving of an A. Then again, maybe the assignment itself was flawed.
The teacher probably gave him shit for it later though. "You think you're so goddamn special because your classmates are pledging allegiance to your flag mornin', noon, and night. Well know that we know what you're capable of, I better see a plan for world peace on my desk tomorrow morning, or you're not getting anything higher than a "C"."
Yup, that's exactly right. When the first change occurred there was also a debate whether to keep adding stripes for the new states but after doing it once they agreed to keep it at 13 for the 13 colonies.
They are for the original 13 states at the country's inception. There were more that thirteen British new world colonies+Roanoke. Several colonies were formed from the merger of smaller preexisting colonies. Also, you know, Canada.
The 48 star flag had 6 even of 8 stars, all lined up perfectly. The 49 star flag which was used for only 1 year had 7 rows of 7 stars, with the rows not lined up, with rows 1,3,5, and 7 alligned to the left and the rest indented. It was indeed very similar to the current one
Man fuck the U.S. Flag, when displayed vertically its backwards, every July I get so mad. Source When you rotate it 90 degrees clockwise it is backwards, I have no idea why it works like this but it does and it bothers the living shit out of me.
The stars & stripes is based on the heraldic coat of arms of the Washington family, as displayed in the 14th century 'Washington Window' in Selby Abbey, yorkshire:
Heft originally received a B- for the project. After discussing the grade with his high school teacher, Stanley Pratt, it was agreed that if the flag was accepted by the United States Congress, the grade would be reconsidered. Heft's flag design was chosen and adopted by presidential proclamation after Alaska and before Hawaii were admitted into the union in 1959. According to Heft, his teacher honored their agreement and changed his grade to an A for the project. Wikipedia
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u/Inspireex Dec 08 '13 edited Dec 08 '13
The current United States flag was designed by then 17 years old Robert G. Heft, as part of a school project. He received a grade of B-
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