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How Do You Express Your American Creed?
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Carson K., Staples High School , Connecticut
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My text is about how my family and I have expressed our American creeds together. It talks about what it is and means to be an American and the rights that you are given.
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How does your family & community history connect to your American creed?
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Siyar J., Staples High School , Connecticut
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My piece is about how my family is connects to my American Creed. In this instance I wrote a photo story explaining how it does. I write about the journey my parents took from Afghanistan to Russia...
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Protecting basic human rights
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Preston R., Staples High School , Connecticut
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This video explains how service men and women, similar to my ancestors, selflessly risk their lives in order for people to live out their American Creed.
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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 Freedom Song
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Claire B., Staples High School , Connecticut
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My American Creed speaks upon my own experiences growing up in Westport, my continued exposure to the arts, and how my family, freedoms, and opportunities have helped to influence my passions.
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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