American Creed

What I feel about America today...

By Jacob A. from Puckett High School in Mississippi

I love America; it is the most diverse and unique country in the entire world. It has equality, justice, opportunities, and freedom. America rose from being nothing but a few colonies to the greatest country in the world in no time at all.

However, there are a few issues I would like to address, one being gun control. Why should anti gun control advocates have the right to tell me what I can and cannot have? I don't think so! Let's say gun control gets passed and some guns are banned, well then people who are determined to hurt others will resort to bombs, which we can’t ban because they can be made out of anything. Or they would use knives. If you ban knives then what's next: pencils? That just would not work.

Some people recommend banning assault rifles. AR 15 is technically not even an assault rifle nor is most semi auto rifles sold commercially. An AR 15 is a carbine because of the short barrel and not an assault rifle because it is semi automatic, not fully automatic.

Kneeling for the flag when a person should be standing at attention and saluting is something else that shouldn't be done in America. Kneelers are disrespecting all the men and women who serve and have died for that flag, for them and their families. The way I see it is do not protest against the thing that keeps you safe at night: THE FLAG and what it represents -- freedom, security, opportunity, hope.

The U.S has issues and will always have issues because we are such a diverse nation, but we still need to respect our flag and constitutional rights that defines our great country.

Puckett High School

Sociology

High school sociology class @ Puckett High School in Mississippi

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?

My American Creed

I believe the death penalty is necessary.

Importance of Family

My family history has shaped me to be a hard working person.

As a Whole

As a very small community, in the deep south, where we drink sweet tea sitting on the porch and say “y’all” in every sentence, we stick together as a whole through everything.

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 American Creed

I have had a great life while growing up in Mississippi. Not even realizing what has been happening around me in America and around the world. I have taken my opportunities and advantages for granted my whole life.

A Southerner's Perspective: Black In America

The stereotype of being black in America, is that all black people own illegal guns, all steal, all are broke and all are gang members, when that is not true. All of us are equal.

What is it like to be an American?

In America we have the freedom to say what we want and the freedom to worship any religion we want.

Southern Living

Every single being on this earth is afraid of something. From the fear of spiders like myself or snakes, rats, roaches, heights, or even the dark. We all have fears.

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

With freedom comes opportunity. As Americans, what are we to do with our freedom? I believe this freedom we have been given should be used to benefit others.

A World of Struggle

In life you have to fight for everything, and you have to work harder than the person beside you if you want to be successful.

Diversity

The United States is a beautiful dream and can open doors for many individuals; unfortunately, for some members of our country, doors remain closed.

My American Creed

My family plays a huge part in my American Creed because of what they have done and what they are still doing for me.

America's Pit Stop

This poem is about the history of America and the many stops that America has made to get where it is and where it's going.

The Effects of Racism

Racism in today's society is out of control.

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Surprise Me

Gun Violence in America

This topic you will be reading about is about gun violence and how we can prevent mass shootings and shootings in general. My article includes words used during a Interview that I held with New Windsor Police Chief, Robert Doss.

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.

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

I wrote a poem about the flag and what it means to me. I talked about how bad it hurts when I find that my flag is being burned and disrespected by the very people who live here

What Words, Symbols, and Rituals Express the American Creed?

I'm writing about what words like free and opportunity mean express what we are and what we have. I talk about the people the way they are treating the american flag. And what things bring us together as one nation.

American Creed

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

My American Creed ~The Flag~

My American Creed is based on how I feel about the United States flag and how I feel about people mistreating it. I talk about how important it is and what it is used for. The flag means a lot and I'm here to tell you why.

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?

Gun Control

If you want to be against all these mass murders read about having gun control in the United States

Under a Flag of 50 Stars

A poem about the qualities that make us American.

My Amercian Creed

My Amercian Creed poster tells about how I fell as an Amercian. I feel free because I have an opportunity. Family because I have alot of family. Flag because we pledage to the flag everyday at school. This is what My Amercian Creed poster stands for.

Spangled

I gathered these images of friends, family, students, and acquaintances to try to put a face to our American diversity. I used the flag as my theme, as it is such a unifying symbol for Americans, often regardless of their creed.

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