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Staples High School
Connecticut
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How my Grandfather influenced my view on American Creed
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Charles H., Staples High School , Connecticut
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My grandfather worked his way from the bottom to achieve success, and his experiences serve as the basis of my American Creed
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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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Freedom, Opportunity and the American Creed
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John V., Staples High School , Connecticut
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My piece is about the history of my grandparents and how their lives in Italy were able to connect to my American Creed.
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Your Future Is In Education
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Francisco F., Staples High School , Connecticut
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Through the stories of two immigrants who made a good life for themselves in America, I explain how education is your path to fulfilling your American dream and how some are unfortunate enough to n...
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Holding the Door
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Nate K., Staples High School , Connecticut
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I feel what guides us is what we believe to be right. I came to the conclusion that my creed is following the beliefs of leaders that have fought discrimination; to me that is what I think is right...
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America: The Dark Side of the Dream
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Lara A., Staples High School , Connecticut
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My essay is regarding our country's foundation of the American Dream, and how it eventually influenced my family to emigrate to the States, even in the present day of unjust immigrant laws.
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