Under a Flag of 50 Stars

A poem about the qualities that make us American.

By Marlisa B. from Scott County High School in Kentucky

America we are free

We are proud

We are soldiers under a flag of 50 stars 

We breathe in oxygen on the land we 

stand, we fought for and protected 

This is America

We are free 

We are proud

We are soldiers under a flag of 50 stars

We cried blood sweat and tears

We ran past bullets 

That grazed our skin 

We had hope that our country could live again

We are free 

We are proud 

Soldiers under a flag of 50 stars

Take a breath 

Take a seat 

Take a leap

You are not alone, we are 1, 2, and a million

Our hearts beat as one 

We are the land of the free and 

The home of the brave

This is me this is you 

We are free 

We are proud 

We are soldiers under a flag of 50 stars.                                                                                                                                                                                                



Scott County High School

US History

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

American Creed

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

Red White and Blue

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This is America

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My American Creed

My American Creed is to defend my family and friends.

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.

American Creed

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

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.

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.

A View of America From the Outside

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My American Creed

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

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

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A poem about America.

American Creed

The importance of small town events and impacting others.

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A song about the cost of freedom.

Bad Dreams & Frostbite

The American dream; as long as you keep dreaming.

More responses from Kentucky

Surprise Me

Land of Opportunity

I wrote a poem about diverse Americans' understanding of the American creed. My poem expresses the unity that has been formed between immigrants and American citizens. It also shows that immigrants can come from humble beginnings and still become something great, as long as they

American Creed

My poem is about how America is full of opportunity and you don’t have to agree with everyone. How you have the same chance to accomplish your dream as everyone else, as long as you put in work. Where you can have your own opinion and practice your own religion. key: opportunity

American Creed: Shelby Lamb

This is my American Creed presentation about what it means to me to be an American

American Creed free verse poetry

what is your fate in/ for America.

Treat Others How They ALL Deserve

This letter encourages others to treat others with equality and to realize that everyone is in fact, human.

Tyler Ochs American Creed

My American Creed is about our freedom's, army, and government.

My American Creed

My essay is about my life and what me and my family think about what makes us American. I told about what my family thinks about my American Creed.

I AM AMERICAN

My project is a poem about my American creed and being American. Being American is about having opportunity, freedom, and a chance at new life.

I am from

This video is about a person who comes from a small town. She is so ready to leave but realizes nobody else is.

Okay, Boomer

A reflection of the world and generational divides in our country between baby boomers and millennials, as written by a millennial.

American Creed Project

Being an American is not just living in America. Being in America means having purpose in America, being united, having a responsibility in America, and so much more.

Privilege

Privilege

More responses about "america", "flag", "freedom", and "pride"

Surprise Me

American Creed

This is my version of what the American Dream means to me

American Creed

My essay is about what it means about being an American.

Actions to express Your American Creed

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vToW-RbAyEX5u7S91zKpYlycJJmAXhZCHd24cOgmri9EbtUaenje4Yrcb0pFMlKqkrP_Nt6Wxlf5mEU/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000

How do diverse Americans understand the American creed?

American creed is something which is different to everyone. People have different perspective of what their beliefs or goals are. America is immigrant country, people from all over the world come with different goals.

The Reamble

My piece is a black out poem with the Preamble of the constitution.

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?

Carley's creed

This essay expresses my views on American creed.

How can you express your American creed through action prompt response?

There are a handful of ways I can express my American Creed through action in my community that can help unite our city together. In this summary I go over 2 things that have been done and 2 more things that could be done to help our city.

Infinite Opportunities

My op-ed piece on the freedoms and opportunities we get to have by being Americans

Unity Through the American Creed

We are divided as a people, but through listening and bringing people together, regardless of who they are, we will become closer.

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American Creed Through Action

This is about the many ways people show their American Creed through actions.

The "United" States of America

This essay is about the lack of connection between today's American people and their country. I touch on the lack of sense of community that we have today, the struggles we face as Americans, and the mistrust and lack of power that people often feel when they think of government.

My Community's American Creed

In this Op-ed I will be explaining My Family's and Community's American creed, stating what it means to me and what it mean to my family and community. I asked a few people about what American creed means to them.

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American Creed

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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.

American Creed

My piece is about the value of freedom and how we have become blind to these values and how it is negatively effecting others.

Freedom Don't Come Free

A song about the cost of freedom.

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Tycen B. and Trenton C. of Yreka High School explored the question, "How does/has land influenced your American Dream?" by interviewing three community members from different perspectives.

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In this piece, I talk about what it means to be American and providing evidence and reasoning to back up my claim.

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