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My Family's Goals
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Sam M., Staples High School , Connecticut
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Growing up in affluent town does not expose you to much but when you examine your whole family you can begin to understand what makes you and what goals have been passed down through your family.
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A Penny for your Thoughts
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Jael V., Project Citizen , Connecticut
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This is a poem to get you thinking about how something that seems worthless is actually worth more then you think it is.
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The Importance of the American Dream
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Eduardo A., Staples High School , Connecticut
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My parent's stories about overcoming racial and economic adversity in different ways transform my American Creed into making sure everybody has opportunities to overcome their challenges and live t...
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Expectations of America
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Samira S., Staples High School , Connecticut
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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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The American's dream
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Zack H., Staples High School , Connecticut
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My American Creed is that Americans have had the opportunities to work hard to take advantage of the markets and systems in America so that they can achieve their life goals and dreams and do what ...
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How Diverse Americans Understand the American Creed
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David K., Staples High School , Connecticut
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Different cultures, although having different ideologies, interpret the American Creed as the right to pursue the American Dream. This allows a stronger communal bond to be formed within America, a...
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