Exploring how artists can incite change through art, criticism, and freedom of expression.

My piece touches on the fact that the American identity is largely formed off of the parts of American history we glorify as successes and the fact that this largely hinders growth, and additionally analyzes the extent to which failure and success can contribute to an identity.

This is a 7-page picture book about my personal experiences with the American Creed, and how others can relate to it.

In one trip, I learned some of the most important values of what it truly means to be an American.

How does music express the thoughts of diverse Americans on what it means to be American?

This essay is about how people influence each other every day and the impact of who you allow in your lives.

This is about why it's always best to stay kind.

My writing is about the importance of language within america and how it affects families and people.

This talks about how overall communication is what made America and ultimately it makes people an American.

In this piece I discuss the ideas of chosen families and blood related family in relation to the American melting pot.

Analyzation of the sense of community that drives people to help others around them, specifically in the case of Detroit neighborhoods and downtown area.

Rights and Freedoms that are given to Americans are very important. We should not judge one other based on looks or physical characteristics.

This writing is about the importance of education in America and how it helps our lives be successful.

This is a piece about my life in the past 18 years in America

How our own history shapes our ability to understand others and create an accepting American creed

My prompt is based off of the idea of defunding planned parenthood and making abortions illegal. It goes on to talk about how it'll affect many young individuals in a negative way and why it shouldn't be defunded in the first place.

This piece is a critique of the fallacies in America today and a proposal of what can be done to stop them. This nation has tried to rely on the same old values yet still pleads that progress is being made, a stagnation that goes against the rights of man, woman, and child.

My family has a history of serving in the military and it has engraved in me a high sense of patriotism. Each stanza in the poem is directed to a specific audience, friends and family, government, and fellow soldiers; also each photo relates in someway to each stanza.

Diverse americans use music to express themselves and get points across that otherwise might have been ignored.

Preserving family culture is essential to my American Creed. Remembering and acknowledged our family's history helps increase the diversity in America, which is beautiful and unique.

My Writing is about the American Dream my family's past and heritage.

A comparison of the American Creed throughout my families history.

My essay is about why people should be different and why being different is not a bad thing but it's a really good thing. I also talked about how everyone should just accept people for who they are

I talk about what I think it means to be America.

In this piece, I talk about what it means to be American and providing evidence and reasoning to back up my claim.

My piece is about my family history and the lessons we have learned through the years.

My essay is about how I believe in everyone being kind to one another. I share my thoughts & stories and facts I've learned, and research I've conducted.

Here is an essay for reasoning behind why Americans should think of the people that have progressed America forward and have supported it for the future.

This piece picks apart the promise of stability in America, exposes the shortcomings of this promise, and elaborates on the actions taken by people to make the promise a reality and their impact on the people around them.

This essay is about the link between being creative and a happier, more successful life.