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Staples High School
Connecticut
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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 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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The Hand Me Down That I Will Never Outgrow
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Julia B, Staples High School , Connecticut
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I expressed my ideas by writing about my family’s work ethic and personal connections to patients and customers. This helps one become successful not only in the business world, but in life. My fam...
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Pop's Story
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Aidan W., Staples High School , Connecticut
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I wrote a story about my Pop, who grew up in poverty, and how he proves that the American Dream is, in fact, attainable to any American through hard work, perseverance despite wealth, social status...
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Interview with my Grandmother from Korea
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Daniel C., Staples High School , Connecticut
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In order to answer the question "how does your family and community history connect to your American creed?" I interviewed my grandmother who immigrated from Korea in 1973 to learn about what drew ...
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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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