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Expectations of America
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Samira S., Staples High School , Connecticut
. Summary:
This piece is an attempt to explain what it takes to move one's entire life across the world. It shows what makes one want to leave and what makes one choose America. The boy pictured is my father ...
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American Creed
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Shirley A., Staples High School , Connecticut
. Summary:
My project represents how my Hispanic ethnicity from my parents influences myself as an American and my story of who I am.
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creed
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happiness
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Made In America
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Michael, Staples High School , Connecticut
. Summary:
My poetry anthology is about my thoughts and the world that influences them. Everything from American history to random thinking, are all compiled into one anthology.
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ancestry
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freedom
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history
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poetry
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together
Your Experience is Everything
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Emma Zhu, Staples High School , Connecticut
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Using audio of interviews to discuss how diverse Americans adapt and view the reason they believe means to be American.
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No One is Illegal
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Marwa , Project Citizen , Connecticut
. Summary:
I wrote this poem to express how I feel about immigration, as an immigrant.
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humanity
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Immigrating Creeds
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Julian B., Staples High School , Connecticut
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I discuss how my parent's influence with immigrating to America has influenced their American Creeds and how that influenced mine as well.
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