Classen School of Advanced Studies

Classen SAS 8th Grade English 2018

An arts and IB magnet school in the heart of Oklahoma City.

Not As One, But As All United

This is my op-ed essay on the importance of working on uniting to solve our problems.

Unite, Not Divide

My opinion piece on why we need to look at what we have in common and unite

To Be An American

I wrote this essay to explain what I think it means to "be" an American.

American Creed Op-Ed

I wrote about why it's necessary to stop racism and respect each other

The Land of Opportunity

I wrote a "this i believe" essay about America being the land of opportunity.

Important Words from American Creed

These are my creations for the Line and Caret and Phrankenword activities to respond to the film American Creed

American Creed Op-Ed

These are my opinions on what it means to be an American

RESPECT

This is my op-ed on why it's important to respect each other.

Show the American in You

This is my op-ed on what it means to be an American

Be Welcoming

These are my thoughts on immigration, particularly DACA, and that the US should be more welcoming

A Place of Dreams

My "This I Believe" essay on what America is to me

What is the American Dream?

My op-ed piece on what is, or should be, the American Dream.

The American Dream

I wrote this op-ed about my ideas on the American Dream based on the information from the documentary.

Creating an Ideal America

My op-ed piece on working together to create a better America

The American Choice

Being an American is all about choices.

Make Life Better Each Day

I wrote this op-ed to show that we have to keep working to make the USA a better nation

American Creed Words

I created a Phrankenword and a Line & Caret edited word to respond to the documentary.

Defining America

This is my opinion on trying to define what an American is

Raise the Nation Up

My op-ed piece on why it's good to take pride in being American

Don't Leave Others Behind

I wrote this op-ed to encourage everyone to help out other people

Where Are You Going?

My opinions on why it's important to look forward.

Education in America

This is my op-ed on why equal opportunities to education is important

The People of the World

These are my thoughts on diversity in America

Don't Hate, Appreciate!

I wrote this essay to help explain that we should all be equal in America and be accepting of each other.

The Recipe of Women

I wrote this essay to emphasize the fight for women's rights for equality in this country.

Infinite Opportunities

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

Opportunities

I created this to respond to the segment about Arkansas in the film and the fact that some may have opportunities that others don't

American Creed Op-Ed

I believe that hard work leads to accomplishments

I Believe in Peace

I wrote this "This I Believe" essay to show why Americans should focus on peace

Something to Believe In

I wrote a "this i believe" essay about Black Lives Matter to show that we should be free and equal in America.

The American Spirit

This is my op-ed piece on the power of the American spirit, especially voicing opinions.

More responses about "dream" and "freedom"

Surprise Me

ISHY'S AMERICAN CREED

This is about freedom and being free.

My American Creed

My American Creed centers around the idea of individual freedoms. Everyone should have the right and opportunity to pursue their dreams. No person should ever feel unimportant in this world. We should all feel like our chance is waiting for us to achieve our American Dream.

American Creed Video

I and Jake C asked a lot of people what they did to be American.

American Creed free verse poetry

what is your fate in/ for America.

American Values

This is a piece by a high school student on the core American Values and what his views are on the subject. And it shows how the values affect people, and what experiences have led to the values.

American Creed

My piece is about what it means to be an American.

Freedom

Freedom is important to America.

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.

What it Means to be American

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

My American Creed

My American Creed is to defend my family and friends.

Infinite Opportunities

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

What Makes me American

Being American to me is about using my freedom.I can use my freedom to do service to my community.I can use my freedom to do many other fun things.Using my freedom is what makes me American.

What Being American Means

This opinion piece is my view on what it means to be an American.

American Creed Assignment

My american creed is that i have freedom,equality, and justice. I'm proud to be an american because people can accept me or others for who i am or others like gender, culture,food,language, Etc without force of others around me.

United by our Differences

I interviewed people in my community and asked them what the American Dream means to them. I got a wide variety of answers that mentioned the economic opportunities, freedom and rights, and even that the American Dream is a way of life.

The American Dream Was Worth It

The following story is realistic fiction.

What It Means to Be America

We all share the same dreams of success.

An Immigrant's Journey

The story of my grandparent's journeys to America and the freedom they found here.

My American Creed

This is a presentation that I created that describes what makes me an American.

The American Creed, A dream

A dream from America.

American Creed

What I think the American Dream truly is.

What Does it Mean to be American?

To me, being American is much more than just being an American citizen or living in American.

How freedom is an essential aspect to American life's

American lives are lived with freedom and sometimes we take that for granted and I believe if we didn't have that freedom are lives would be completely different.

Requiem for the American Creed

A Poem about some of the flaws in America, with some chunks of good in it.

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