Words of America

These four words are words that have a meaning for me about America.

By Annabelle Murphy from Hazen Middle School in North Dakota

Free All Americans are free. We are allowed to do whatever, whenever. If we weren’t free we wouldn’t get to do things that we wanted to do. We are free because we aren’t trapped in a room, a house, or a town, we are allowed to go where we want. We don’t need permission to leave we can just go.

Flag The American flag symbolizes America. It shows our freedom. It shows that we are American and that we are proud to be an American. The flag reminds me of my grandma, for example my grandma served in the Air Force so she was always in the sky.

Mystery America is a mystery because you never really know what’s happening in America. Every single day there is something new like a new trend. There can be a new type of food, like fried ice, I’ve never even had fried ice cream because it sounds like it would be gross.

Pizza Pizza originally came from Italy but it kind of just became a part of America. It’s really famous in New York because they make new kinds of pizza. Like they put new foods on pizza.

Hazen Middle School

Hazen Middle School

Seventh Grade English

My American Creed

My piece is about what America is about, and what we can do to make it better.

What is Your American Creed?

I wrote about how coal gives the energy to the power plants that gives us our electricity.

America, My Home

This essay is about what American creed means to me.

American Creed

American should not threaten to ban weapons.

American Creed Through Action

This is about the many ways people show their American Creed through actions.

My Rights about America

My American creed is about helping people who don't have any money.

American Creed

This video contains an interview with my grandmother about her experiences with World War II and the Vietnam War.

My American Creed

My American creed is doing whatever you want no matter what language you speak, what race you are, or even what country you came from. I also think that my American creed is freedom for everyone.

My American Creed

We interviewed two people on their American past.

How can you express your American Creed through action?

This is about soldiers! 'Merica!

American Creed

My thought about what America is becoming.

The Problem in Freedom

What if the freedom of speech is why we still have bullying?

America is Not Perfect but It Can Try to Be Better

Some things that I think America did wrong. We need better. We want better.

4-H Shows Pride in America

4-H is very important to me, and as an American I am able to be in 4-H and many other organizations.

American Creed

My writing is about how other people of different cultures can do the same thing we do and that they are not they are not to different. Race is just a color.

American Creed

My audio is about two people's opinion on America.

Words and Rituals

This is about American values, and how despite Americans' differences, we all have values.

The Bobby Smith Show: American Creed Addition

This is a story about the American Creed. Twin girls are on a talk show and being interviewed by, the host, Bobby Smith on how they feel about the American Creed.

American Creed: Where do we go from here?

America has some great qualities, but that does not mean we should not continue to work on our weaker qualities. We should always aim to be better.

American Creed

This video is about how people should stand up for the "National Anthem."

How do Diverse Americans Understand the American Creed?

We might not agree on everything, even if it's with our own family. However, we can and should understand what people of other views than us think. But, a lot of the times we don't. We need to fix that.

America

This is a poem about what America is, and what it should be to make it a great place to live.

What is My American Creed

I wrote about how we should not take guns away.

American Creed

We need to stop allowing political parties divide us.

Word, Rituals and Symbols

This is an essay that describes how words, symbols, and rituals really express our American Creed.

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.

More responses about "symbolism" and "words"

Surprise Me

How America is Represented

How America is represented using symbols, words and phrases

American Creed Words

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

“How Do Words, Symbols, or Rituals Express the American Creed?”

An essay response to the question, "how do words, symbols, or rituals express the American Creed?"

Creed is EVERYWHERE!

American Creed is not just found in things that are "American", but everything in the U.S. has a connection to American Creed.

Word, Rituals and Symbols

This is an essay that describes how words, symbols, and rituals really express our American Creed.

Identifying with the American Creed

This essay breaks the American Creed into three sections which it could be related to: symbols, words, and rituals. It goes into depth on how these three is shown in everyday life by Americans.

Lucy Impacts America

We used Photoshop to create an image of someone we feel impacted America. I chose Lucille Ball because I grew up watching I Love Lucy and knew that the show was a big part of other peoples' childhoods as well as mine.

Native American Heritage

I come from a line of Cherokee Native American heritage including people like the famous Sequoyah and Chief Young Tassel! My family and many others were forced on the Trail of Tears and discriminated because of their different cultural backgrounds.

Action Through Artistic Expression

An analysis of the expression of American Creed and how it is portrayed in classical American art and how young artist can use their talents to show their creed in a similar manner.

Immigration and America

I decided to craft an American Bald Eagle, since it often used to represent America. On it, I put snippets of stories from people who have immigrated to America.

My American Creed

These words symbolize my American Creed. These words are what make up me and my heritage. One word that symbolizes my American Creed is religion this makes me who I am. Another word is education it fuels are future.

Symbols for an American Creed

I talked about the symbols that signify the American Creed. I only talked about three different symbols but one of the symbols are words. I mentioned those symbols because I could relate to them the most and I could connect it back to my own American Creed.

Symbols of Freedom

America is filled with a lot of symbols that most people here know by memory. But, there are some symbols out there that are not as popular or well-known or just hard to decipher at first glance. These are the symbols that have a lot of power in a small package.

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