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Staples High School
Connecticut
73 responses to "American Creed" and counting
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The Freedom Song
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Claire B., Staples High School , Connecticut
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My American Creed speaks upon my own experiences growing up in Westport, my continued exposure to the arts, and how my family, freedoms, and opportunities have helped to influence my passions.
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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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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Your Experience is Everything
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Emma Zhu, Staples High School , Connecticut
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Using audio of interviews to discuss how diverse Americans adapt and view the reason they believe means to be American.
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My Family's American Creed
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Nate B., Staples High School , Connecticut
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The story of my parents and how they have passed their American Creed onto me.
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American Creed Project
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Eli H., Staples High School , Connecticut
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How my family and community has shaped my understanding of what it means to be an American
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