American Creed

For my project I drew an American flag and drew the symbols that I believe America stands for: freedom, faith, peace, outgoing, strength, equality, competitive, diversity, justice, and love. America to me is strength and freedom. What does America mean to you?

By Laurel B. from Scott County High School in Kentucky

America is many things...
America is freedom: we as citizens have freedom of speech and  freedom of religion. There are people out in the world that have fought for our right to be free and this shows strength. These soldiers have fought day and night, have left their homes and families, and have been through the unthinkable to fight for our country and our rights. We all have the freedom of religion also and many people in America have very strong beliefs and faith. Being free also comes with justice. We are a peaceful country and we are very outgoing with over countries. We also have equality. We fight for equality and diversity. We are a loving country and we are very competitive. 

Scott County High School

US History

This is a class of mostly 11th grade U.S. History Students from Georgetown, KY.

Flashback

This is a picture that describes a large amount of peoples American Creed. This shows a flashback to someone when they were in their home country where they couldn't defend themselves. Then is shows a comparison of their life now that expresses a life they desire and strive for.

American Creed-Freedom

A Simple summary of American freedom and how we are fortunate to have these freedoms.

A View of America From the Outside

I'm a foreign exchange student from Germany and grew up in a culture different from the American one. While watching the movie "American Creed" I noticed some differences and similarities between those two cultures.

American Creed

Is America the way it is portrayed? Is freedom used fairly?

Diversity in America

From segregation to melting pot: diversity in America.

American Creed

People say they want the American dream but what happens if the dream doesn't turn out to be good?

Freedom Don't Come Free

A song about the cost of freedom.

American creed

This is my American creed

My American Creed: Family and Service

It is about how my community, family, and I help the community and how we help others and how I think we can help those who are in need.

My American Creed

My piece is going to be about my dad raising me and my 3 siblings as a single parent.

Bad Dreams & Frostbite

The American dream; as long as you keep dreaming.

America is.....

A poem about America.

Under a Flag of 50 Stars

A poem about the qualities that make us American.

This is America

I chose to show the American Creed through art, songs, etc. For my collage, I chose to use a poem by Rupi Kaur, a newspaper article, two songs including the Star-Spangled Banner and America the beautiful, then I included the American Creed monument, and the Statue of Liberty.

Red White and Blue

The United States of America is a country that’s full of opportunity, greatness, and the chance to really become the best person you can be.

My American Creed

My piece is about how we need to create peace and become more unified as a country

American Creed

The importance of small town events and impacting others.

My American Creed

My American Creed is to defend my family and friends.

More responses from Kentucky

Surprise Me

My American Creed

This poster represents my American creed through emotions and feelings.

Our Family's American Creed

There are many ways I connect to the American creed. I connect by my Native Americans heritage, my grandparents who served, and also our grandparents who made many contributes to Kentucky.

Dear America

America break up letter.

Kindness can make you AMERICAN!

This is a song about kindness and my american creed. this is to the tune of Chlorine By Twenty One Pilots.

Boo Crawley's American Creed

What does it mean to me to be an American? To me being an American means being free, have equal opportunities and to have Natural Rights. Natural rights are rights you are born with and you will have until they day you die. Having equal opportunities

Caitlynn's Creed

This slide show is a collection of words that describe my American Creed.

My American Creed

I love to be American creed like home, school, football, freedom, and family. These things make me a American.

American Creed

My American Creed poster is about how I feel and what makes me an American Creed. I feel free and freedom of speech and my ancestors.

American Freedom

They way of the american is the freedom of voice and the allowance of opinions on biased and critical decisions as Americans we are fundamental in the decision making process which is my american creed.

Dear Americans

my letter to Americans on why we should be grateful.

Eclipse Glasses

Colored storms meets the catastrophic miracle.

Alisha's American Creed

Being American means you have the ability to be who you want, do what you want to do, and remake yourself as long as you work hard. You have the right to equal opportunity and to express yourself. It means to accept it's not always about you.

More responses about "american", "faith", "flag", "freedom", and "patriotism"

Surprise Me

A View of America From the Outside

I'm a foreign exchange student from Germany and grew up in a culture different from the American one. While watching the movie "American Creed" I noticed some differences and similarities between those two cultures.

American Creed

My American Creed is based on the features that America obtains. The rights given to the citizens of the United States have made America the nation that it is today and continued to help the nation prosper.

My American Creed

I have had a great life while growing up in Mississippi. Not even realizing what has been happening around me in America and around the world. I have taken my opportunities and advantages for granted my whole life.

Freedom

Some people come from places where their voices will not be heard. This is about a girl who seeks freedom similar to how it is in the United States.

American Creed Argument

Your past doesn't matter as long as you focus on the future and what's in front of you. Equal opportunity is an important American value that people want.

American creed

I wrote about a variety of topics because I thought they were key points that I needed to hit. This is my opinion on what I think the American Creed is.

How Being A First Generation Can Affect Views on What it Means to be an American

An examination on the similarities of how children of immigrants view their privileges and what it means to be an American.

Emma's American Creed

I believe that the American Creed comes from the opportunity Americans are provided with to choose your own future. For example, when Americans graduate high school, they have the choice to go to college or not, and if they go to college then they can choose what line of work the

My American Creed

This piece is about my belief that I can be financially successful after high school and where you come from doesn't affect your level of success.

American Creed

American creed is what makes you American. Your freedom, the democracy, the education, etc.

American Creed: Acrostic Poem

This poem that I have made is what I believe my American Creed is.

American Creed

This is about the film American Creed.

The Freedom to Pursue

American creed is the freedom to pursue what you would like.

American creed

In the movie American creed, the question that is asked how does your families and the community history connect to your american creed? My parents didn't really struggle in america, but in Nigeria people still have the struggle to go get that american dream.

Unity Among Americans

A paper about the division Americans are facing.

The Values of an American

In the American creed, the people talk about their backgrounds and how they worked and currently work in america and how it shaped them into how they think and dictate what their values are.How they were brought up and raised as children to adults

New Faces, Old Creed

No matter your origin, you are another face that America recognizes as its child. It's not about where you came from, but where you're going should be what people choose to hinge onto. Coming from anywhere going everywhere, should be the automatic thought that comes to our head.

What America is...

America to me is freedom, expression, diversity and equality. I made these words in the shape of an eagle to represent what America means to me.

My American Creed

This is a Word Art poster listing words that mean alot to me and describe America to me. Even though all these words are not pleasent they all are the truth to me descibing America and the definition behind it.

My Creed

American Creed

“How Do Words, Symbols, or Rituals Express the American Creed?”

An essay response to the question, "how do words, symbols, or rituals express the American Creed?"

American Creed Essay

If you wanted to know what it is to be an American, then this is what it is to me.

What It Means to be an American

What it means to be an American and what rights and privilages you get.

Flashback

This is a picture that describes a large amount of peoples American Creed. This shows a flashback to someone when they were in their home country where they couldn't defend themselves. Then is shows a comparison of their life now that expresses a life they desire and strive for.

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