Creating an American

A villanelle poem about my family's experience in America.

By Brenna from Gerstell Academy in Maryland

Find your own American Creed,

Grown from your culture, your family, your history

And treasure the rights that you’re guaranteed.

Leave Ireland and travel far to plant a new seed,

Move to the land of possibility.

Find your own American Creed.

Work hard, stand tall, wear the uniform to lead,

Go overseas and fight to protect your country

And treasure the rights that you’re guaranteed

Start a business and take risks in order to succeed.

Leave jobs and make improvements to your community.

Find your own American Creed

Don’t neglect traditions you used to heed

Like going to church or celebrating holidays with family

And treasure the rights that you’re guaranteed

America is not perfect we all agreed,

But the people will amend it until all have opportunity.

Find your own American Creed

And treasure the rights that you’re guaranteed.

Gerstell Academy

Leadership and Change Section 1

Senior level leadership class responses, section 1/3

Unified throughout history

I did a photo essay (The website wouldn't let me include my pictures) tp look through major events in US history and talk about what made the country either unified or divided during that time in history.

What Being American Means to Me

Rap about what it means to be American.

Small Town Anthem

While trying to go about their ordinary lives amidst a backdrop of polarization, divisiveness, and conversations around injustice, everyday Americans in small towns must look inwards to find what brings them closer together.

To Achieve Unity

Personal definitions of American Creed can be achieved by taking action, by proposing different ways to insure change. Here is my way of taking part in this change.

American Creed Essay option #2

I chose "How does your family & community history connect to your American creed?" and talked about how my parents immigrated to the US in order to give me a better life and connected it to the American Creed.

How do words, symbols, or rituals express the American creed?

My opinion on words and symbols that either divide or define us as a country.

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 is your American creed

What is your American creed?

What it Means to be American

A poem written about what it means to be an American and how our ancestors actions have shaped our country into what it is today.

Change: The Symbols of American Creed

Since its beginning, the United States of America have always been brave, progressive, and rebellious. The Land of the Free, throughout hundreds of years, has had people that seek change, who come together to form the iconic symbols we know today.

My American Creed

My American Creed

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Surprise Me

American Creed Prompt Number 1

This Prompt is about my American Creed and how we as a nation can better ourselves to become united and ultimately one of the most powerful nations in the world

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

How can you express your American creed through action?

This essay is about ways you can help and bring your community together.

My American Creed

Naturalization Process from the eyes of someone who had to do it

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 Essay option #2

I chose "How does your family & community history connect to your American creed?" and talked about how my parents immigrated to the US in order to give me a better life and connected it to the American Creed.

Pieces

Pieces is a poem about America and its many pieces as diverse and unique. And how although they are all different and widespread they all come together to form something bigger than themselves.

Unified throughout history

I did a photo essay (The website wouldn't let me include my pictures) tp look through major events in US history and talk about what made the country either unified or divided during that time in history.

What Being American Means to Me

Rap about what it means to be American.

To Achieve Unity

Personal definitions of American Creed can be achieved by taking action, by proposing different ways to insure change. Here is my way of taking part in this change.

Aspiration for Education

Despite having many responsibilities as the first of his family in the United States, my grandfather was able overcome many obstacles to obtain higher education and have a successful career in the U.S. military.

Selfless Service

Acts of selfless service are the best way to show your American Creed through action.

More responses about "american creed "

Surprise Me

My American Creed~Emily Steele

This is what America means to me.

My American Creed

My American creed can't be described by words alone so instead, I used a drawing and different keywords and ideas to express my American creed and how much I love my country. Enjoy!

My American Creed

It is about what my American creed is as an American.

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Together

How Family History Connects to My American Creed

The Stories of how my family's achievement have helped to get me where I am today.

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American Creed

Education makes us aware of our skills, knowledge, wisdom, and we’ll be able to apply these to our situations in life, not only for our own good but also to make the world a better place.

American Creed

My American Creed essay, responding to the second prompt.

Expressing Your American Creed Through Action

How can you express your American Creed through action? Included is a documentation of ways my community has expressed American Creed through action.

My American Creed

Community and unity are two essential values in the process of building the American dream and the American identity. They are an essential part of societies so that we can become better citizens and human beings.

Tyler Ochs American Creed

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

Education and Community

The American Creed is education and community as described by Deidre Prevett, Condoleezza Rice, and Eric Liu

Dear America

This letter was to bring attention to how powerful America can be as a nation. It was designed to point out the flaws America has right now so they can be addressed and corrected in the near future.

My American Creed

My American Creed was done via Minecraft. To be an American means to have freedom, responsibility, and a dream.

Honor and Integrity

My American Creed

Aubrey Donald My American Creed

How i see America through my eyes.

Words, Symbols, and Rituals

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My American Creed

This poem is about keeping in touch with one’s individualism through times of trouble. The first stanza is the claim, and the other 4 are evidence supporting America's notion of individualism.

A Diverse American Creed

Selflessness goes a long way and helping others is important. Condoleezza Rice, Joe Maddon, and David Kennedy understand that the opportunities to succeed in the U.S. will arrive as long as you do not forget to also help your community.

The Future We Define

The American Creed is fundamentally the future that we define for ourselves.

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