My Creed

This is what America means to me

By Joseph K. from Highland School in New York

Society.

We all live in it.

We all die in it.

We all thrive in it.

We all fall in it.

We all work in it….

Everyone in society puts in their work and contributes to help each other. But America is different.

We broke the ties that bound us and made our own future. Destiny did not hold us.

But where have we come now? People dying on the streets, other cultures fighting, children getting murdered in places of knowledge.

Americas bounced back many times, even in the worst of turmoil, and to me, this is no different.

We have, we will, and that's my Creed.

Highland School

Highland High School

These responses were created by seniors in AP Language and Composition Class at Highland High School.

The "United" States of America

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"Promise Land"

A poem on who actually makes up America.

The Future Leaders

A painting depicting adults following the youth.

Compromise

My piece is an essay that talks about why we as a country have become so divided. It talks about the causes, effects, and how we can fix this growing problem.

Symbol of Guns in America

I talk about the symbolism of guns in our country, how guns are used for a lot more good than bad, and why the gun bans can’t happen.

Is the American Dream still achievable?

Is it still possible to pursue a happy life with a stable job, a family, and wealth or success in life?

American Creed

My piece is about how we as a country can come together and accomplish things in the future, instead of being in a constant static state.

As American as Apple Pie

As Americans, we have inherited a firearm tradition that has grown more and more at odds with modern society. If we are to move forward as Americans, we must critically understand this aspect of our history.

#NeverAgain

My piece is about how I describe my American Creed, which is by using the power of protest.

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.

What America Means to Me

My piece is simply about how my relatives of the past struggled in their home land and moved to America despite all the difficulties and dangers they faced. They saw America as a land of opportunity and freedom and I wrote this piece to honor them and spread their story.

Rehabilitation Over Punishment for Drug Addicts

The "Land of the Free" has the highest incarceration rate in the world. The US can become a much better place by rehabilitating drug addicts and potentially other nonviolent offenders.

The American Creed, Dream and Story

How we view each one, and the truths that we choose to ignore.

America

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Gun Control

Gun control is a Constitutional right that should not be taken away. Taking it away will not solve any problems and will just cause a larger black market.

My American Creed

In this piece, I break apart the American Creed and go into the ideas which make it up including how we got here, how we express our American Creed, and our freedom.

America: Land of Inequality

Since its inception, America has faced massive inequities, and even to this day, this has not changed. The American dream is not available to everybody, and while this may sound pessimistic the fact that we have been working to change this fact gives me immense pride.

Importance of Change

The importance of change and diversity in our society

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Women's Rights

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Politics Brought Us To America

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Behind the scenes of the LGBT Community

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Homelessness in America

This piece of work explains homelessness in America. Many people do not know women have a harder time being homeless than man.

Religious Discrimination

This poem is about religious discrimination and how it isn't right to discriminate people based on their beliefs.

How Americans Affect Immigrants Living In America And Coming From The Southern Border

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Racism in America

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The Real Problem in Our Earth

This text is about how and why water pollution is a real problem in our world and how it will affect us in the future. Think about how this problem came about and what causes it had. This text will explain those reasons.

Jobs in America

This essay is about jobs in America and how many jobs are coming to America.

Overpopulation

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An Active Town is a Happy One

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

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.

Writing Our Future: My American Creed

My piece talks about what it truly means to be an American, and gives proof about what I mean.

Unity

Although there is much that drives us apart, we are one nation.

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Topics Of The U.S.A. , The Honest Poem

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A Country of Immigrants

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Action and Community

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The Values of an American

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True America

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I AM AMERICAN

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Being an Immigrant American

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Participating for Change

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