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4th Generation American
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Amber B.
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Alaska
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Aspiring Americans
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Cydney W.
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The American Creed: Braden Edition
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Braden C.
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Kentucky
My piece is about what it means to be an American in relation to "The Pledge of Allegiance" by George Thatcher Balch. My essay describes the loyalt...
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What It Means to Be an American
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Sarafina M.
in
Florida
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Unity in America
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Sean O., Royal Oak High School, Michigan
. Summary:
My piece is about my observations in the world of politics, and how much more conflict there is than cooperation.
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Ukulele of Unity
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Dan B. & Amanda J., Royal Oak High School, Michigan
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What does it mean to be American? Well, it takes more than one string to play a note, more than one fret to build a neck, and more than one person to be a band...
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My American Creed
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Ellie B., Bay High School, Ohio
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A poem describing My American Creed, that really focuses on the privilege of dreams.
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Land of Opportunity
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Grady B., B. Michael Caudill Middle School, Kentucky
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I wrote a poem about diverse Americans' understanding of the American creed. My poem expresses the unity that has been formed between immigrants and American citizens. It also shows that immigrants...
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My American Creed
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R.V., UCLA CS, California
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America is portrayed as the land of the free but not many people get the freedom they need. Many groups of people are challenged in the U.S and struggle to better their lives, I believe that everyo...
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Not As One, But As All United
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Audrey T., Classen School of Advanced Studies , Oklahoma
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This is my op-ed essay on the importance of working on uniting to solve our problems.
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