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278 responses tagged with "dream", "happiness", "identity", "opportunity", and "success"
Interview with exchange students Alissa, Okemos High School , Michigan I’m an exchange student from Germany and I’m really happy to be here in U.S., but I was wondering was other exchange students think about the U.S. and what they experience are compared to their dif... Tagged With dream
What It Means To Be An American Maddi C., Columbus High School , Montana Being an American is helping one another out, not only when most needed but in everyday life. That type of character is just a glimpse of how true Americans should act at all times, not just during... Tagged With identity
What Does it Mean to be American? McCamey, Columbus High School , Montana To be an American means to be united. We were named the United States of America, so Americans can come together to solve problems and to help this country thrive. Not to become separated over issu... Tagged With creed
This is what it means to be an American. Michael Y., New Tech High at Coppell, Texas An American is only truly the embodiment of America if they are exemplary, like George Washington. America is often said to be the embodiment of freedom, but behind the blinds, there is much more w... Tagged With diversity , dream , expository , history
Defining "American" Matthew P., New Tech High at Coppell, Texas The American Creed: a statement of the values and ideas we consider to be “American.” It is not officially established, but events throughout American history suggest that the creed is very real. B... Tagged With identity
Just world scott, Okemos High School , Michigan This piece is about the American dream of equal opportunity. This work is specifically focused on the just world hypothesis and how it leads to the misconception that is the American dream. Tagged With creed
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