Elizabethtown Area High School

Pennsylvania

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My American Creed

This is my "American Creed" and what it means to me.

Writing Our Future

My essay is about change in America. I talk about how the typical 21st century American should be and my experiences growing up as a hispanic woman in the United States. I write about the change I want to see and how it can be done.

How can we as Americans express our American Creed through our actions?

The essay I wrote was about how I think people show their American Creed through their actions that they make. I listed all of the qualities that I think apply to this because that’s what I have recently seen in today’s society.

My American Creed - Kayla Williams

People have many different paths to their American Creed. This one is mine. Healthcare is how I show what myself as an American values.

My American Creed

My story is about the journey my grandmother took from Germany to America. She went through many hardships in Germany and had to overcome them in America.

My Creed

In this essay, I'm talking about how I was taught to treat yourself and others around you and to never give up on your dreams.

Symbols Representing Who We Are

Everyone has different symbols they may believe in and or warship. we develop these through our friend and our families and express why they are important to us. In this, I write on the idea of our freedom to expression and the idea of different symbols one may believe.

My American Creed

My essay is about what American Creed means to me. I give examples of how this is shown in my town and around the world.

What is the American Creed

My essay describes the "American Creed" in my eyes, as well as the life lessons I was taught growing up. I also mention how they impacted me on who I am today. I show my future goals and dreams in life and what I have done so far.

American Creed. What does it takes to be American?

Discussing What It Means to Be an American in my community (summary provided by Mr H for publishing)

My American Creed

The story of my "American Creed" value and how it affects my everyday life.

My American Creed

This is the overview of my "American Creed" and how my community and family has influenced me path over the years.

How my family history connects my american creed

i wrote about service in America

What Stories Describe Our American Creed (Added by Mr H)

A discussion of how some of the stories from the PBS film "American Creed" speak to the nature of what American is all about (Added by Mr H)

My American Creed

This is how my american creed connects to my family and my community.

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