This is a poem that brings all my ideas about mass incarceration, the issues towards felonies' rights ,and the impact this has on the American dream in one piece of writing. I have also added an illustration I drew to further push these ideas.

An essay about immigration and being American.

I'll be illustrating my American creed through my dzi dzi (grandpa in Polish) along with inspiring individuals who contributed to the documentary American Creed. My creed is a diamond whose facets are education, nature, and governmental awareness.

The United States is a beautiful dream and can open doors for many individuals; unfortunately, for some members of our country, doors remain closed.

What does it mean to me to be an American? To me being an American means being free, have equal opportunities and to have Natural Rights. Natural rights are rights you are born with and you will have until they day you die. Having equal opportunities

My response is about the everyday positives and negatives of being an american. It also focuses on immagrants and student debt. It answers the question, Is the American dream achievable for everyone?

My American Creed centers around the idea of individual freedoms. Everyone should have the right and opportunity to pursue their dreams. No person should ever feel unimportant in this world. We should all feel like our chance is waiting for us to achieve our American Dream.

I chose this project because I wanted to further my understanding of all perspectives of what people expect from U.S and how diversity impacts the way people see U.S.I was able to relate the interviews back to myself and my own community by thinking about my own American Creed.

My family and the American creed

This is my response to the concept of an American Creed.

A collage of pictures summarizing my ideals of freedom and what I believe it means to be free. Descriptions for each picture are also included.

My creed is that everyone should be treated with the same equality and respect so that we all have the same possibilities to achieve our own American dream. I see this problem most in schools dealing with minorities.

These words describe my view as an American.

Years after my grandfather passed away I have written a letter to him explaining how his stories have changed my life.

My op-ed piece on what is, or should be, the American Dream.

These words symbolise my American Creed, they all mean something to me. Freedom shows everyone has free rights. Equality shows everyone is equal. Dreams shows that everyone can believe what they want. Independence contributes to all of the other three words before independence.

This describes my family's ethnic origins and the struggles they faced that define my american creed. This uses evidence from interviews to illustrate how our American creed is formed from our family's struggles and hardships in life in America.

How does your community's wealth affect the quality of education?

My American Creed is to defend my family and friends.

How does your American creed depend on where your going in life? It depends on how you determine your american creed and how you live up to it. Many people through out the United States. The liberty you have in your life a fundamental base for your own creed.

What it means to be an American.

My grandparents made a great journey to the U.S. to better their lives.

The repercussions of a teen who realizes everything she was told about America is far from the truth. Its sounds slightly dramatic, sure, but becoming more aware of the social constructs in this country continues to surprise me.

Pricila J. explores her family's American story through the eyes of her grandfather.

This is my op-ed piece on the power of the American spirit, especially voicing opinions.

My essay is not just my American creed but also how we as a people can implement it in our daily lives.

Gives an outlook of the opportunities that immigrants have in America.

this is my think of my amrican creed

My "This I Believe" essay on what America is to me

In the wake of recent political turmoil in the US, including the 2016 election and movement for gun reform, I wrote this song in attempt to address the loss of respect within national discussions. For it is respect that is fundamental to bringing together such a diverse nation.