Scott County High School

US History

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

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?

American Creed

The importance of small town events and impacting others.

My American Creed

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

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.

My American Creed

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

Diversity in America

From segregation to melting pot: diversity in America.

America is.....

A poem about America.

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.

American creed

This is my American creed

Freedom Don't Come Free

A song about the cost of freedom.

American Creed

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

American Creed

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

My American Creed

My American Creed is to defend my family and friends.

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.

Bad Dreams & Frostbite

The American dream; as long as you keep dreaming.

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.

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.

Under a Flag of 50 Stars

A poem about the qualities that make us American.

More responses from Kentucky

Surprise Me

My American Creed

This American Creed is about my views of being an American.

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.

American Creed and my Family Relations

With my past being linked to America and the jobs my family have done and still do, can connect to my American Creed by helping America with agriculture, service, and determination to show the American way.

The American Creed

My American Creed is my freedom and rights. Many years ago, we had a war that fought for our freedom. Freedom of speech, freedom to do live the way you want to live, to worship the way we want to worship, and be what you want to be. My American Creed is freedom to be me.

AMERICA!!!

I created this poster to express my belief of what my american creed is and how it affects me and other people.

Dear America

This letter was to bring attention to how powerful America can be as a nation. It was designed to point out the flaws America has right now so they can be addressed and corrected in the near future.

What does it mean to be an American?

This speech that I have created is about how I depict myself as an American and how there is so many aspects of American life. I also describe how important these really are and how some people don’t recognize the importance.

Liberty Bell

These are words I chose that describe the American Creed in the shape of a bell.

Dave

American Creed

American Creed essay Gabby Marrow

This is my essay of what I think it means to be an American and what I think about racism LGBTQ and immigrants

What It Means to Be an American

What it means to me to be an American

Opportunity; The Name of the Game

My piece is about the current mindset around opportunity in America. My goal is to point out that we should strive to create equality, but right now there is also too much to do with identifying problems without finding solutions. Change comes through action, not complaining.

More responses about "america" and "freedom"

Surprise Me

Our future depends on us

In my OpEd i explain and express how America gives us endless opportunities to achieve anything. We can become anyone we strive to be, it just all depends on us. We express our American creed everyday, it's apart of all of our lives.

America the Beautiful

“America the Beautiful”...this song is one of if not the most patriotic songs held by this great nation, but what is it that makes this nation so great?

Rights And Freedoms Make Us Equal

Rights and Freedoms that are given to Americans are very important. We should not judge one other based on looks or physical characteristics.

The Effects of Racism

Racism in today's society is out of control.

American Creed Essay

Freedom is an important part of being an American for understanding different views and progress in society.

The Evolution of the American Dream (My American Creed)

The American Dream is an ideal that has shaped the United States throughout history. While many people believe that it is dying, I believe that, maybe it is just changing. Maybe the American Dream doesn't have to be the same for everyone.

Carley's creed

This essay expresses my views on American creed.

Being an American

All these words stand for what I think being an American is.

My American Creed

My speech is about my personal American creed and what it means to me. What I believe makes me American is my freedom, responsibility, and equality. Everyone in America is held to the same standard and has the same opportunity to achieve greatness.

What is the American Dream?

The American Dream isn't a single dream that is shared with everyone. It is a dream that every individual American uses to drive themselves in everyday life and helps them find their purpose.

What is my American Creed

My poster explains my American Creed because it shows four words and the meaning to my American Creed. It shows what the words mean to my American Creed.

Living in America

In the wake of recent political turmoil in the US, including the 2016 election and movement for gun reform, I wrote this song in attempt to address the loss of respect within national discussions. For it is respect that is fundamental to bringing together such a diverse nation.

How and Why My Understanding of the American Creed is different

My piece explains how being a minority changes my understanding of the American Creed "all men are created equal"

Canadian/American Dream

An interview with my Grandfather who grew up in Italy during World War II, and moved to Canada when he was 18 to live the "American Dream", but in Canada, and his views on how the Ideals and Creeds of western nations have changed since he came over.

Connected American Creed across the country

From the original colonists who created the foundation of American Creed, it spread throughout the country, the ideals passed down through their descendants, and shared with new Immigrants as time passes.

How can your actions show the american creed

This speech can help you understand how you can show american creed through actions. Like your ever day life the american creed.

Being Kind

How else can we express our Creeds?

Just world

This piece is about the American dream of equal opportunity. This work is specifically focused on the just world hypothesis and how it leads to the misconception that is the American dream.

American Creed Southern Style

Living in Mississippi, examples of patriotism are everywhere, whether it be American flags waving in the back of a pickup truck, saying the Pledge of Allegiance at school, or singing the National Anthem at sporting events.

American Creed

The more we ignore the issues we are facing, the more people are going to turn away and lose faith in their communities.

What Have We Become?

A poem questioning the state of our nation.

American creed

People should learn how to communicate and work with each other no matter race, gender, ethnicity, culture, religion, or skin color. We should all be able to work together as one to be at peace.

The Freedom of Speech

Why the right to protest is the American Creed.

A Better Life

United States is a free country and that's why people have been immigrating since 1500, to be free and find a better life.

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