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4th Generation American
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Amber B.
in
Alaska
It's about growing up as a Native American in a predominately Caucasian community and being told I don't belong in the country I was born in for su...
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American Dream
by
Culture
in
Nebraska
Symbols show up on our lives everyday. America has many objects and items that represent the nation and they all have their own meanings and history.
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Land of the Free as Symbolic as Can Be
by
Abbey K.
in
Michigan
My poem is a letter to you all. Althoug it's pretty short it touches on several things in america. I used Repition in this poem because the rhyme a...
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What Does it Mean to be Me? { An True American}
by
Jayla K.
in
Michigan
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American Creed Video Essay
by
Jackies, Okemos High School , Michigan
. Summary:
Thoughts on American Creed as shown by robot.
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What it Means to be American
by
Heather R., Columbus High School , Montana
. Summary:
Unity is fundamental element in America, yet with the current state of politics and media it has become easier to segregate ourselves from each other.
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My American Creed
by
Liza M., Emerald Coast National Writing Project, Florida
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I believe that the American Creed means that we have a duty as Americans to fight to defend the core values the Founding Fathers instilled in the Constitution, but more importantly, we must respect...
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Be An American
by
Jessica H., Crownover, Texas
. Summary:
Being an American is having leadership, honorable, and righteousness. Having the freedom and aspects of living life.
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Being An American
by
Saul S., Crownover, Texas
. Summary:
This essay is about how the life of an American is good and bad.
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Dream
by
Emma Todd, Burke High School, Nebraska
. Summary:
My piece is about how some people never get to live their American Dream because of being killed in one of the many school shootings.
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