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4th Generation American
by
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
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
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
by
Sarafina M.
in
Florida
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This is america
by
William I., Oak Park High School - Oakland Writing Project, Michigan
. Summary:
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...
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The Melting Pot
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Kyle D., Staples High School , Connecticut
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America is a melting pot of people, beliefs, and dreams. Everybody has dreams, and everybody wishes they would come true. I believe that America should be a place where the opportunity to follow yo...
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creed
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freedom
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What It Means To Be American
by
Micah R., Columbus High School , Montana
. Summary:
The word freedom comes to mind when we think of the question what does it mean to be American because America is known throughout the world as a country built on freedom.
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How do Traditions, Customs, and Holidays Change Through Immigration?
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Paulina and Megan, Okemos High School , Michigan
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American Creed
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Integration of Cultures
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Alexandra L., Staples High School , Connecticut
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My piece explores diversity within America and how I integrate my culture and American culture into my life. This has helped me balance between different aspects of each while learning that the tru...
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True Vision
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Andreia D., Project Citizen , Connecticut
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This is some of my thoughts about my American reality and how I feel about the the concept of the freedom in American.
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