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Staples High School
Connecticut
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My American Creed - Liberty and a Better Life
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Luke A., Staples High School , Connecticut
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My American Creed is closely tied to my family history on my mom's side. My grandparents immigrated from Ukraine to Canada for a better life, and then my mom came to the U.S. for college and a bett...
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The Importance of the American Dream
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Eduardo A., Staples High School , Connecticut
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My parent's stories about overcoming racial and economic adversity in different ways transform my American Creed into making sure everybody has opportunities to overcome their challenges and live t...
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Expectations of America
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Samira S., Staples High School , Connecticut
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This piece is an attempt to explain what it takes to move one's entire life across the world. It shows what makes one want to leave and what makes one choose America. The boy pictured is my father ...
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The American's dream
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Zack H., Staples High School , Connecticut
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My American Creed is that Americans have had the opportunities to work hard to take advantage of the markets and systems in America so that they can achieve their life goals and dreams and do what ...
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How Diverse Americans Understand the American Creed
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David K., Staples High School , Connecticut
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Different cultures, although having different ideologies, interpret the American Creed as the right to pursue the American Dream. This allows a stronger communal bond to be formed within America, a...
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Religion of America
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OttoLC, Staples High School , Connecticut
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My piece is about the rituals and symbols that make us American compared to the past to the modern day. The image is to compare the things we think of when someone says the word America, and how we...
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