I was assisting my supervisor in the International Education Center at FSU and the task at hand was organizing a box full of flags. Anyways as I was shuffling through all of the various flags, I decided to take a quick snapshot of the flags I found the most interesting. The first flag that I thought was interesting was from the country of Ghana. I am not sure what the bird is, but my guess is that its a chicken!
The second flag I thought was interesting is the photo above, it is from the country of Dominica. I thought that a parrot was an interesting bird to use for one’s flag. I also thought it is cute how this parrot is portrayed as a cartoony kind of parrot.
The next flag is from the country of Martinique, which is apparently founded around the Galapagos Islands and is French territory. I really hate snakes and I think most countries portray snakes as deceptive/ evil creatures. I thought it was interesting that of all the beautiful animals in the world, why would you chose a SNAKE?!
I thought it was weird how people were present on this flag and two people with what appears to be weapons. Apparently the country of Belize chose this image as a reminder of the oppression they encounter under the British.
This project of organizing and labeling flags was very interesting and I learned a lot about the different countries in the process! If anyone has some flags that they think are interesting, please leave a comment describing it!
Fayetteville is apparently a growing place for gangs… I was traveling through the Petsmart parking lot off of Skibo and I saw these gang symbols on almost all of the signs in the parking lot… I am sure with the economic downturn in 2008, it has drawn many into gangs that possibly may of not been in them otherwise… I do not know a lot about gangs, but from what my friends have told me, most of the gangs here in Fayetteville have originally come from California… It kind of makes me sad to see this kind of vandalism and how these people think this is the only way they can earn a living. Our country really needs to work on the income inequality otherwise we will continue to have an increase in these types of social problems. This post was really to promote awareness and caution for those who encounter these types of symbols. If anyone wants to identify what it means or what gang it is from, by all means please leave a comment! Thanks in advance!
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