Creed of Rights

My American creed is that anyone and everyone should be able to do what they want, regardless of societal limitations. But, as you'll see, even I'm limiting myself with my current creed. Let's change that.

By Wyatt G. from Staples High School in Connecticut

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Staples High School

Herzog 2A 18-19

This group is dedicated to Mrs. Herzog's English 2A 18-19 class to share their responses to the five invitations.

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.

Past to Present

My piece is a response to the second invitation, "How does your family & community history connect to your American creed?" After research and deep self-reflection, I have determined what my own American Creed is. It revolves around American principles and my family.

Ignorance: Anything but Bliss

My piece is focused on how my family and the community I grew up in have shaped my American Creed. Many of my family members are immigrants and I grew up in a town where I am a minority, giving me a unique perspective concerning equal treatment for minorities.

SEA OF OPPORTUNITY

I decided to showcase my ideas about diverse Americans and their views on American creed through an art piece. My ideas were highly influenced by classic American art and analysis of society and diversity. This connected back to my community and my own American creed.

The Sculpting Form of Equality

Everybody deserves to be treated equally no matter their race/cultural background. Everyone should also be able to express their feelings and beliefs in order to help others understand their situation.

Views of Rushmore

This image showcases the different views of the American creed and the difference between how diverse and non-diverse Americans see it.

Holding the Door

I feel what guides us is what we believe to be right. I came to the conclusion that my creed is following the beliefs of leaders that have fought discrimination; to me that is what I think is right. Here is my art piece that reflects this creed:

America: The Dark Side of the Dream

My essay is regarding our country's foundation of the American Dream, and how it eventually influenced my family to emigrate to the States, even in the present day of unjust immigrant laws.

American Creed: Perception Versus Reality

With this essay, I was able to explore the realities of the American creed for minorities by incorporating the voices from various races and ethnicities. This essay also highlights the selectivity in our nation as to who gets utilise their voice and who doesn't; thus speaking out

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.

The Myth of the American Dream

The illusion of the American Dream has misleadingly lead minorities into a mindless society. In America, we are known as the land of opportunity and success. By us remaining ignorant to the inequalities that still exist, we have allowed thousands of innocent lives to be ruined.

Our Forever Number One Fans

Family and community motivate us in life unlike any other person or factor in the world and help us become the best version of ourselves we can be. My parent's immigrant past filled with hard work and perseverance has shown me who I want to be and shapes my American Creed today.

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.

The American Opportunity

This is about how my family shaped my American Creed through their story and beliefs of how they succeeded.

Made In America

My poetry anthology is about my thoughts and the world that influences them. Everything from American history to random thinking, are all compiled into one anthology.

The American's dream

My American Creed is that Americans have had the opportunities to work hard to take advantage of the markets and systems in America so that they can achieve their life goals and dreams and do what they love.

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.

Restoring Our Beliefs

My grandparents have told me countless stories about them immigrating to the United States when they were seventeen. Their stories taught me about how important America's values of opportunity and equality are, and they now need to be revitalized.

Family Footsteps

My podcast is me interviewing my two brothers and Dad. I asked them all about mottos. We all believe our main motto is to be the best you can be. In conclusion, our American Creed is being the best you can be, leads you to be resilient in whatever you do in life.

Climbing to Success

This photo represents how my grandparents self-perseverance have built my American creed. The three phases under the staircase show how my grandparents self-perseverance allowed them to create good lives for themselves and their family.

Unseen similarities

As an expatriate, I was able to experience both European and North American values and found that they are remarkably similar. To show this I created an image of myself using both European and American civil rights articles.

The Hand Me Down That I Will Never Outgrow

I expressed my ideas by writing about my family’s work ethic and personal connections to patients and customers. This helps one become successful not only in the business world, but in life. My family’s morals helped me developed a creed for my own.

The Importance of the American Dream

My parent's stories about overcoming racial and economic adversity in different ways transform my American Creed into making sure everybody has opportunities to overcome their challenges and live their American Dream.

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Immigrating Creeds

I discuss how my parent's influence with immigrating to America has influenced their American Creeds and how that influenced mine as well.

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.

America: The Dark Side of the Dream

My essay is regarding our country's foundation of the American Dream, and how it eventually influenced my family to emigrate to the States, even in the present day of unjust immigrant laws.

The Story of an Orzeł Biały

My American Creed consists of letting life take its course, working hard, and always staying connected to my roots and my family. In this video all three parts are going to be demonstrated,showing how my american creed ties into my family.

From Discrimination to Immigration; My Jewish American Creed

In order to understand how my family has affected the way I view my own American creed, I conducted interviews with my mother, father, and grandmother. Ultimately my goal was to figure out, connect, and contrast on how my family history has affected my 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.

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.

American Creed

My project represents how my Hispanic ethnicity from my parents influences myself as an American and my story of who I am.

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.

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.

Climbing to Success

This photo represents how my grandparents self-perseverance have built my American creed. The three phases under the staircase show how my grandparents self-perseverance allowed them to create good lives for themselves and their family.

My American Creed

My American Creed is broken down into three main topics. Keeping a good mindset and focusing on improvement, being adventurous and gaining good experience from those things, and finally how all these things lead to better self-expression so you can be you.

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Climbing to Success

This photo represents how my grandparents self-perseverance have built my American creed. The three phases under the staircase show how my grandparents self-perseverance allowed them to create good lives for themselves and their family.

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

The Freedom Song

My American Creed speaks upon my own experiences growing up in Westport, my continued exposure to the arts, and how my family, freedoms, and opportunities have helped to influence my passions.

We are all Americans

My poem is about what can make us all Americans and even when we all come from different nation.

Unseen similarities

As an expatriate, I was able to experience both European and North American values and found that they are remarkably similar. To show this I created an image of myself using both European and American civil rights articles.

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.

The Importance of Family

my American creed is the importance of family

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.

How my family shapes my American Creed...

My project, looking through the lens of my father's American story, focuses on how my family has shaped my view of the American identity.

The Reamble

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

Immigrating Creeds

I discuss how my parent's influence with immigrating to America has influenced their American Creeds and how that influenced mine as well.

My Family's Goals

Growing up in affluent town does not expose you to much but when you examine your whole family you can begin to understand what makes you and what goals have been passed down through your family.

More responses about "acceptance", "connecticut", "freedom", "rights", and "sexuality"

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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 does it mean to be American? Does anyone know?

This essay was originally shared with others students at youthvoices.live and explores questions raised by studying history and examine similar issues in present day America.

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.

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.

American Creed Essay

This essay talks about how diverse Americans understand the American creed. I give examples from speakers Condoleeza Rice, David M. Kennedy, and Deidre Prevett. They talk about how we as Americans need to unite to build communities.

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.

American Creed

The document I have created helps to describe what makes me and others the American Creed. Three words to describe the American Creed is freedom, lifestyle, and citizenship.

Native Americans Matter

From this poster, I can conclude that Native Americans have helped us evolve and helped our community. Native americans have now helped us represent our country and the freedom to do whatever we want. Now, this is how the American Creed has helped us shape our community.

"Amazing" America

Is America really "America"? The land of the "free". I wrote an essay on how people think how America is so great when its not very perfect here either. We have our pros and cons but we are not the glory perfect land that people think we are.

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?

Freedom to Live

My writing is about the issue of gun violence and how as Americans we can can use our freedom of speech to help create change.

American Creed.

Blocking each other's paths through following your own is never going to allow for a mobile American Dream, which will never repower the America that once was.

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.

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.

Acceptance

Overall my American Creed is about accepting the way other people are and overcoming diversity.

American Creed

This is about the film American Creed.

American Creed Project

This presentation is about my American Creed.

Infinite Opportunities

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

American Creed-Freedom

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

Freedom in America

The first thing that pops into people's minds when they hear the word America is freedom. For a few centuries, people have known America as The Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave. For most of the time, America has lived up to that statement, but not all the time.

America's Foundation

To learn about the American Creed, we made a Photoshop masking project. This project has taught me a lot about the land I live in. I chose this image because it symbolizes the foundations of our country.

A Journey to America: Finding an American Dream

Determination, bravery, and love brings the story of my grandparent’s journey to America from India. This project explores my Grandmother's American Creed and how she adapted to a place so new, yet equally filled with opportunity.

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.

Voices of Americans

This video is me asking people what makes them an American.

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