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193 responses tagged with "dream", "future", "hope", "liberty", and "life"
America, The Land of the Free? JaVonne K., Oak Park High School - Oakland Writing Project, Michigan America is called the land of the free and we are supposed to have enumerable rights. Minorities in this country have to endure many hardships and only when everyone can come together as equals wil... Tagged With dream , america
The American Dream Evan A., Oak Park High School - Oakland Writing Project, Michigan The American Dream is not a reality or everyone. The incarceration rates in America and jail programs are a big reason why. Tagged With dream , government , inmates , jails , poor
On Letting Go Of What Once Was Logan M., Royal Oak High School, Michigan This piece is a critique of the fallacies in America today and a proposal of what can be done to stop them. This nation has tried to rely on the same old values yet still pleads that progress is be... Tagged With dream
Past and Present: A Family's American Creed Tekyira M., Oak Park High School - Oakland Writing Project, Michigan This short story is about how a family's decisions in the past has shaped the present generations-- and how it's connected to America's changes through time. Tagged With blacklivesmatter , diversity , dream , positive , unity Featured
United by our Differences Maddie Harrod, Avondale High School, Michigan I interviewed people in my community and asked them what the American Dream means to them. I got a wide variety of answers that mentioned the economic opportunities, freedom and rights, and even t... Tagged With diversity
Make a stand, Change the world Matthew B., Morehead Writing Project, Kentucky Don’t settle for less, Work for more We always say we try to do better But never start doing We always say we need to be better But never start to be Nobody ever looks in the mirror Maybe... Tagged With action , change , hope
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