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343 responses tagged with "democracy", "education", "freedom", and "values"
New Faces, Old Creed Damon W., Crownover, Texas No matter your origin, you are another face that America recognizes as its child. It's not about where you came from, but where you're going should be what people choose to hinge onto. Coming from... Tagged With equal opportunity , freedom , immigration , opportunity , unity
American Success Allison O., Columbus High School , Montana Achieving your goals and following your dreams is what is currently coined as a success in America. However, I argue that true success comes from doing something so meaningful that it positively af... Tagged With community
This is america William I., Oak Park High School - Oakland Writing Project, Michigan This is a poem about how people view America, but I tell you how things really are here. I purposely did not capitalize the "A" in America to show that are not as great as most people think. The "A... Tagged With opportunity
The Freedom of Speech Vayden B., Royal Oak High School, Michigan Why the right to protest is the American Creed. Tagged With freedom
Under a Flag of 50 Stars Marlisa B., Scott County High School, Kentucky A poem about the qualities that make us American. Tagged With america
The Failure of Our Affirmative Action System Maxim L., Okemos High School , Michigan In the United States, affirmative action is used to promote diversity in universities. Universities take race into consideration during their admissions process. But how exactly did we get here? Wh... Tagged With education
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