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My American Creed
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Matt T., Project Citizen , Connecticut
. Summary:
It's just my American Creed
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Your Future Is In Education
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Francisco F., Staples High School , Connecticut
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Through the stories of two immigrants who made a good life for themselves in America, I explain how education is your path to fulfilling your American dream and how some are unfortunate enough to n...
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Happiness
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Alana P., Project Citizen , Connecticut
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This is a poem about my cousin, who recently moved.
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It's Hard to Keep Talking
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Jalen J., Project Citizen , Connecticut
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I struggled to write about the idea of American Creed because it's a topic that everybody hears of so many times throughout school. To express personal opinions can only happen so many times. This ...
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Union
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Dominik K., Staples High School , Connecticut
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“You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.” ― Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche You are yourself, along with others...
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Ignorance: Anything but Bliss
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Maya S., Staples High School , Connecticut
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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 ...
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