Foundations of Liberty and Freedom

The liberty and freedom that people associate with the Statue of Liberty is built on the language in our legislation, so in the image, I made the interior of the statue filled with images of the Constitution to signify where our Freedom comes from.

By Anthony H. from Staples High School in Connecticut

Image Sources:

“19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Women's Right to Vote. Passed by Congress June 4, 1919, and Ratified on August 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment Granted Women the Right to Vote.” Alarmy, www.alamy.com/image-details-popup.asp?imageid={033C3AB7-E50B-4A08-AF10-CA32D81C5735}&mid=41152&siteID=MRu_ISar6sQ-MoUIAcTTMh8h9O_mOfQxfQ&utm_source=LS&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_content=US.

“Archives.gov.” Archives.gov, www.archives.gov/legislative/features/bor.

Gibstein, Todd. “Getty Images.” Getty Images, www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/facsimile-of-the-preamble-to-the-us-high-res-stock-photography/520669388?adppopup=true.

“We the People.” IStockPhoto, www.istockphoto.com/sg/photo/we-the-people-gm140443836-3288724.

Staples High School

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How does your family & community history connect to your American creed?

My American Creed is about both sides of my family immigrating from both Italy and Russia.

The American Creed Through Action

In my essay I discuss what I believe the American Creed is, and how we can promote it through action. Change doesn't need to mean a big commitment or a large cost, and can be as easy as helping a neighbor.

Pop's Story

I wrote a story about my Pop, who grew up in poverty, and how he proves that the American Dream is, in fact, attainable to any American through hard work, perseverance despite wealth, social status, and circumstances at birth.

How does your family & community history connect to your American creed?

My piece is about how my family is connects to my American Creed. In this instance I wrote a photo story explaining how it does. I write about the journey my parents took from Afghanistan to Russia to The United States.

Expectations of America

This piece is an attempt to explain what it takes to move one's entire life across the world. It shows what makes one want to leave and what makes one choose America. The boy pictured is my father at age 11, on the bottom, where he came from; above, where he wanted to go.

How my Grandfather influenced my view on American Creed

My grandfather worked his way from the bottom to achieve success, and his experiences serve as the basis of my American Creed

Freedom, Opportunity and the American Creed

My piece is about the history of my grandparents and how their lives in Italy were able to connect to my American Creed.

The American Opportunity

This paper argues that one is able to express their American Creed by taking advantage of the distinct opportunities offered to them as Americans, and proposes that the best way for people to express their American Creed via action is by taking advantage of these opportunities.

Interview with my Grandmother from Korea

In order to answer the question "how does your family and community history connect to your American creed?" I interviewed my grandmother who immigrated from Korea in 1973 to learn about what drew her to America.

Protecting basic human rights

This video explains how service men and women, similar to my ancestors, selflessly risk their lives in order for people to live out their American Creed.

Symbols of the American Creed.

We were tasked with having to answer one of the many invitations about the American Creed. I took the American Flag and imported images of my friends and family, together as Americans, we make up a democracy which is an American ideal/belief that most Americans believe in.

How does your family & community history connect to your American creed?

My Paper outlines my families history and how their experiences have impacted me or how I hope they will end up impacting me, And how their different journies have affected me.

How Do Diverse Americans Understand The American Creed?

My essay talks about the diversity of the U.S. and how that effects the American Creed. I summarize how The American Dream is not always achievable and how your background effects your American Creed.

How Diverse Americans Understand the American Creed

Different cultures, although having different ideologies, interpret the American Creed as the right to pursue the American Dream. This allows a stronger communal bond to be formed within America, as we all are striving to achieve the same goals.

How Do You Express Your American Creed?

My text is about how my family and I have expressed our American creeds together. It talks about what it is and means to be an American and the rights that you are given.

American Creed

My artwork represents my blended Irish and American heritage.

More responses from Staples High School

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Your Experience is Everything

Using audio of interviews to discuss how diverse Americans adapt and view the reason they believe means to be American.

American Creed - Diversity

My American creed is to be a real American, one needs to live to their full potential and strive to be the greatest they can be. My interview with my parents, about their different cultures, helps me understand how they are the American they are today.

Give Back To Freedom

This letter highlights different perspectives and strorie​s about what it means to give back. In my short lifetime, I have learned the incredible value of freedom and the sacrifices made in order to achieve it.

My American Creed: Helping Our Fellow Americans

Through an audio story containing multiple interviews, I explore how I learned the importance of helping others from my family and community members.

It Doesn't Matter Where You Came From

I chose this project because I wanted to further my understanding of all perspectives of what people expect from U.S and how diversity impacts the way people see U.S.I was able to relate the interviews back to myself and my own community by thinking about my own American Creed.

My American Creed - Liberty and a Better Life

My American Creed is closely tied to my family history on my mom's side. My grandparents immigrated from Ukraine to Canada for a better life, and then my mom came to the U.S. for college and a better life.

Your Future Is In Education

Through the stories of two immigrants who made a good life for themselves in America, I explain how education is your path to fulfilling your American dream and how some are unfortunate enough to not have this opportunity.

America: Religious Freedom is a Right

My American Creed is the importance of religious freedom. It is something America offers that gives individuals a sense of security.

My American Creed

My Creed Is about Patriotism, Citizenship, and hard work. I hope I can love up to these things and be a good American.

My Lebanese-American Creed

This writing peace shows how my family's American Creed has carried onto our lives in the United States after moving from Lebanon. Although immigrating is a big change in ones life, it is important to never lose the beliefs held in your own hometown.

The Melting Pot

America is a melting pot of people, beliefs, and dreams. Everybody has dreams, and everybody wishes they would come true. I believe that America should be a place where the opportunity to follow your dreams is available to everyone.

Choose your path

This picture is about a kid that is looking up to his father. The father is giving him a present of good values. There is also a lightning bolt blocking the good values by social media. A TV, book and a phone can easily change your views. You have to choose your path.

More responses about "constitution" and "liberty"

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The Freedom of Speech

Why the right to protest is the American Creed.

My American Creed

My American Creed - To me, it's not about my bloodline. It's about my liberties, my rights, the rights I get to exercise, my government, and my choices.

The American Creed and Our Failures

The American Dream is a representation of the people, and we fail to live up to that standard every day. I hope we find what made America special.

American Creed Argument

If you want to be able to have individual liberty and opportunity, you are going to come across struggle. We live in the land of the free but in order to have this, there will be struggles that come along.

The Continuation of the Constitution

The Constitution has been the highest law in America for 200 years, yet today, this law is not reaching far enough to continue to represent the freedoms all Americans must possess. As our society shifts, the Constitution must adapt to the people’s needs.

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.

The Falsity of The American Creed

This argument highlights and explains the way that diverse Americans (particularly immigrants) may view the false or fake ideas promised by the American Creed. The argument will delve into issues of incarceration and racism seen in America.

American Creed:Through a Veteran's Eyes

I am beyond excited to be able to share my grandfather's story not only because I find it touching, but because I think others should know how my grandfather has contributed to my family's American creed.

What it means to be an American

My Oped is about what my American creed is and what it means to be an American.

Lights in the future

This poem is about making the choice to not let things get in your way, but instead, trying to make a difference and give hope to the world.

American Freedom

I drew an outline of an American Soldier in honor of the soldiers that fight for our country and I drew all the words that stand out to me when I think of American Creed.

The Reamble

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

My American Creed thru the American symbols

How symbols influence what our American creed is.

Symbols, Rituals, and the American Creed

Traditions and the things we do every day show our American beliefs. However, some that are fortunate enough to live in this land do not recognize their liberties. Our symbols and rituals go farther beyond the flag and the pledge of allegiance.

Symbols in the South

As I think of words or symbols that express my American Creed, I think of being from the south where we say the pledge everyday, where we support the flag non-stop, and where we exercise the right to vote.

My Ideals and Aspirations Regarding the American Creed

This presentation captures my personal definition of the American creed and the pillars I've chosen to represent the creed. Included in the slides are quotes by scholars and other participants from the American Creed documentary and interviews from close family and friends.

The American Spirit

The American Spirit, and how we can bounce back and come back stronger than ever.

George Washington Photoshop Mask

This is an image I made to represent our first president, George Washington. With the help of my peers and facilitators, I was able to 'mask' George Washington using the words I believe represent the American Creed.

Because of Freedom and Liberty

The United States of America. The country that gave my mother numerous opportunities that were not present in her homeland, and the country that sealed for me the birthright of freedom and liberty.

Liberty Bell

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

Writing Our Future: American Creed is part of the National Writing Project’s family of youth publishing projects, all gathered under the Writing Our Future initiative.

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