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USA in people mind
Khoa, , American Dream, Community, Immigration, Part-time Indian, This is America, americandream, myselfexperience, psc, 0The United States has one of the strongest militaries in the world that no other country could attack it....
American Ideal vs Reality
Hammam, , American Dream, Applying past knowledge to new situations, Fall 2022, Gathering data through all senses, History, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, alcatraz, american ideals, carlisles, Native American, Park Slope Collegiate, Reservation, school, 5The United States supposedly has an equal education system. In fact, people from all around the world come to...
Bring back DACA!
Jose, , American Dream, Immigration, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Questioning and posing problems, Showcase, Thinking & communicating with clarity and precision, daca, dreamers, Immigration, Orange Cove High School, 0In the article, “Life Without DACA” (Upfront, Jordan, 2022 subscription required) I learned that DACA is for people who...
Immigrants who need to go through the process of the civics test
Jonathan, , American Dream, Immigration, citizens, Immigration, 0In the article “Could You Pass the Citizenship Test?” I learned that immigrants work hard to study to get...
Should immigrants be welcome?
Dayana, , American Dream, Immigration, Immigration, Orange Cove High School, 8In the article, “Should America Still Welcome Immigrants” (upfront,Goser,2020)it discusses the pros and cons of having Immigrants come here...
Good or Bad?: Life Without DACA
Isaac, , American Dream, Fall 2022, #DACA #Immigration #Dearleaders #Dreamers #AmericanDream, Orange Cove High School, 1“A new generation of undocumented students is coming of age without access to the program that provided some temporary...
Your career job is ending. It’s time to consider how to earn extra cash in retirement working at something you’ve always wanted to...
In the article, “Should the U.S. Admit More Refugees?” (Upfront) I learned that in 2019, 30,000 refugees were admitted...
America Means Service
Aiden, , American Creed, American Dream, Spring 2022, This is America, america, American Creed, American values, Berkeley High School, 1When it comes to the concept of what it means to be American, rarely do people agree on one...
America Means Acknowledgement
Muna, , American Creed, American Dream, Spring 2022, This is America, America means, American Creed, Berkeley High School, 0Blog Post When it comes to the concept of “America”, most people think of the land of the free,...
Americas Greatest Deception
Eliot, , American Dream, This is America, Berkeley High School, Langston Hughes, 0America means different things to different people, it could be a sign of hope, of freedom, or of a...
America Means Hypocrisy
Julian, , American Creed, American Dream, Spring 2022, This is America, america, American values, Berkeley High School, 0When it comes to the concept of “America,” most people think of the “American” ideals set forth by the...
Preservation
Samantha, , American Dream, Career & Job Readiness, Community, 2022, Orange Cove High School, 0Today I read about an article called “CAREERS: Historical Preservationist.” This article talks about what the meaning of historical...
In the article “Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr” (McGraw Hill), this article shows the great movement that Dr....
The flying car
Araceli, , American Dream, Argument, Call to Action, COVID Around the World, History, Media, Photography, Student-Centered, #cars, Orange Cove High School, 0In the article, “Charting a New ´Highway´ (upfront) I learned that a flying vehicle was constructed and named ¨Aircar¨....
Honoring MLK
Rene, , American Dream, Black Lives Matter, Career & Job Readiness, History, This is America, #Honoring, #MLK, #Movement, #Protest, 0A key leader of a civil rights movements from the 1950’s and 1960’s. King was a minister and used...
Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Israel, , American Dream, Black Lives Matter, #MLK, Orange Cove High School, 0he article “Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” primarily discuss MLK and all of his efforts that went into...
Into the wild book review
Jiang, , American Dream, Call to Action, Literary Essay, Literature Guides, Social Class, This is America, Writing, # book review, #judgememorial, Adventure, wild life, 0A 22-year-old graduate of a prestigious American university, just before entering Harvard Law School, mysteriously disappeared. Two years later,...
Why housing prices are overwhelmingly high?
Jiang, , American Dream, Community, Housing, March for Our Lives, Minimum Wage, No Poverty (Economy), being alive, finance, Housing, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, social pressure, 1“Everybody expected housing to really sort of dry up with the rest of the economy,” said National Association of...
The cons to Cryptocurrency
Rocco, , American Dream, Community, Immigration, Cons, Crypto, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 1When you hear the word “cryptocurrency” your mind may go straight to bitcoin because that’s the name you hear...
Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand
Paul, , American Dream, History, Media, Sports, 1930s, Horseracing, Seabiscuit, 0I just finished “Seabiscuit” by Laura Hillenbrand. I cannot begin to express how much I loved this book. I...
In the article ” Should America still welcome immigrants” by (paul Gosar) I learned that some people believe that...
Face of America
Juan, , American Dream, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2021, This is America, future, Love, Mix, Orange Cove High School, 0In the article “The Changing Face of America”, the U.S is becoming more and more racially and ethnically diverse....
America Cannot Be Defined
Vilhelm, , American Dream, Race Relations, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2021, Amanda Gorman, Berkeley High School, Ibram X Kendi, Langston Hughes, 2In the poem “Let America be America Again” by Langston Hughes, he writes about the dream of America and...
“America Means” Blog Post
Nimra, , American Dream, Black Lives Matter, Constitution, History, Police, Politics, Race Relations, Rights, Social Class, American dream, Berkeley High School, Race, The Great Gatsby, 2America’s influence around the world is notorious and undeniable. From clothing to culture to music, the word “America” buzzes...
America Means Dependency
Eric, , American Creed, American Dream, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Race Relations, Berkeley High School, Langston Hughes, Racial Inequality, 2When it comes to the concept of “America”, most people think of it as the land of opportunity, where...
The portrayal of America; red, white, and blue, a land truly free for anyone and everyone, an all-American white...
America Means Inequality
Jude, , American Creed, American Dream, Reduced Inequalities, Spring 2021, American Creed, Berkeley High School, Inequality, Langston Hughes, The Great Gatsby, 7I have lived in the United States of America for my entire life, growing up in the Bay Area...
America Means Selfishness
Mazda, , American Creed, American Dream, Environment, Environment & World, Spring 2021, america, Berkeley High School, environment, 2When it comes to the concept of America, most people think of the land of freedom, honesty, and opportunity....
Why the “American Dream”?
Zuleika, , American Dream, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, American dream, Berkeley High School, Undocumented immigrants, 2When people think of America, they usually think about “the flag” ,“Bald eagle” or “ American Dream” or “The...
What does it mean to be American?
Zachary, , American Dream, This is America, American dream, student, 0“Denial Is the Heartbeat of America” an essay published by Ibram X. Kendi the Director of the Boston University...
America Means Injustice
Halimah, , American Dream, Spring 2021, This is America, American Creed, Berkeley High School, 3When it coms to the topic of America, some people might think of the flag or Trump. According to...
America Means: Illusion of Freedom
Matthew, , American Dream, Immigration, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, Spring 2021, america, American dream, Berkeley High School, Immigration, 1When it comes to the concept of “America”, most people think of a free country with democracy and freedom....
America
Ahmed, , American Dream, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2021, This is America, Writing & Communication, america, Berkeley High School, poetry, 1When it comes to America and what it means to be American. People think about the American dream. In...
American Means Impact
Julian, , AAPI Heritage, American Creed, American Dream, American Creed, Berkeley High School, 4What does it mean to be American? People often associate this word with opportunity, money, and freedom. When asked...
Two Americas
Ammaar, , AAPI Heritage, American Dream, Media, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2021, This is America, america, American dream, Berkeley High School, 3When it comes to the concept of America, the first few things that come to mind are equal opportunity,...
Do fast-food ads make you hungry?
Cristian, , American Dream, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Spring 2021, Wonder, #fastfood, #fooddesert, #McDonalds, Orange Cove High School, 12Fast food has been around since forever. There has been a recent conversation about if fast-food ads make you...
Selected Poems Of Langston Hughes
Drew, , American Dream, Argument, Black Lives Matter, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Community, Gender, Gender Equity (Women), History, Room with a View, 2021, Harvest Collegiate High School, Langston Hughes, poems, 0Selected poems by langston hughes The Selected Poems Of Langston Hughes makes me feel “educated” (in a sense) because...
The Intersection of Culture and Cuisine
Liann, , American Dream, Community, Fall 2020, History, Immigration, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Showcase, culture, food, immigrant, RHS, 2When asked what the American cuisine is, many will respond by saying “french fries,” “hamburgers,” or “high cholesterol.” Others...
Unfair Treatment of Workers
Nicholas, , American Dream, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Constitution, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2020, Showcase, Voting, corporations, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, unfair jobs, wage, 3The problem originates from major companies outsourcing their labor mainly to 3rd world countries. From Brookings, “Foreign nations that...
what is the American dream?
William, , American Creed, American Dream, American values, Okemos High School, 2Anyone can be an American if they are willing to be respectful, unite for Justice and Liberty. This idea...
What Is the American Dream?
Nathaniel, , American Dream, Fall 2020, Immigration, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Immigration, Okemos High School, 3What is the American Dream? The American Dream is the prospect of freedom, choices and endless opportunity for all...
What Is Life Without Risk
Nicolle, , American Dream, Books or Plays, Character Archetypes, Fall 2020, Friendship, Listening with understanding and empathy, Showcase, Taking responsible risks, Tracking Characters, Adventure, fun, Harvest Collegiate High School, Mystery, 6The book “Paper Towns” by John Green is a really interesting and captivating book with things people have or...
Equality in America
Jacob, , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Fall 2020, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Showcase, American Creed, American Freedom, Okemos High School, 3What it means to be an American could mean various different things in this day and age depending on...
Immigrants in America
Litzy, , American Dream, Fall 2020, Immigration, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Showcase, immigrants, Orange Cove High School, 2In the article, “Should America Still Welcome Immigrants?” I learned that immigrants are what keeps this country running. Immigrants...
How Much Freedom Do We Actually Have?
Monserrat, , American Dream, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Community, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, #Freedom #american #Protest #Rights, #human rights, Orange Cove High School, 0In the article, “Is Freedom in Trouble?” concerns about freedom has struck every nation into actually looking into the...
Should America Still Welcome Immigrants?
Heidi, , American Dream, Fall 2020, Immigration, Media, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, This is America, covid, immigrants, Orange Cove High School, 4In the article “Should America Still Welcome Immigrants?” by Wendy Feliz and Congressman Paul Gosar inform others if immigrants...
America; All Unique But All One
Griffin, , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Black Lives Matter, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Community, Fall 2020, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Student-Centered, identity, Okemos High School, 5In American culture, there are many different values, cultures, and creeds that shape the way we all exist as...
Challenging America
Owen, , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2020, Journalist Bio, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Social Media, This is America, American Creed, American values, Okemos High School, 3We are repetitively being told by schools and politicians to have pride in our country and its values. Values...
Defining The American Dream
Julia, , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2020, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, American Creed, American dream, American values, Okemos High School, 0“The American Dream” is a term we hear often as Americans, but what does it really mean? Does it...
The Flaws of the American Dream
Emily, , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Fall 2020, Immigration, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, American Creed, argument, Okemos High School, 2The American Dream, having a great job and a perfect family in an admirable house with a white picket...
Being American
Holly, , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Fall 2020, Showcase, American dream, being american, 3The meaning of being American means so many different things to so many different people and to every single...
What Does It Mean To Be American
Adam, , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2020, Showcase, American Creed, Okemos High School, 4What does it mean to be American? I believe the answer to that question is relative to whom you...
What To Do About the Senate?
Sam, , American Dream, Call to Action, Fall 2020, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Showcase, Voting, #congress, #govenrment, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, senate, voting, 0It can largely be agreed upon in liberal circles that the Senate is an antiquated institution that requires immediate...
To be Free and to be American
Amulya, , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2020, Showcase, What do I stand for?, American Freedom, American values, 1Many people have many different interpretations of what it means to be an American. Some may think that being...
What Does it Mean to Be an American?
Ismael, , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Fall 2020, History, Religion, Rights, Showcase, Student-Centered, Writing, American Creed, Okemos High School, 3Being an American is always staying open-minded and welcoming to others. America is filled with so many different people...
To Be American
Jack, , American Creed, American Dream, Black Lives Matter, Fall 2020, Showcase, This is America, Equality, Okemos High School, 1Jack Guggemos Mrs. Reed American Lit 18 October 2020 To Be American What it means to be American is...
Being an American is not Always as Amazing as it is Explained to be.
Sienna, , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Black Lives Matter, Fall 2020, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Race Relations, Rights, Showcase, This is America, Okemos High School, 2For many people America is an amazing country where people have free will and can be anything their heart...
American Freedoms and Values
Samuel, , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Fall 2020, Politics, Showcase, American Freedom, Argument essay, Okemos High School, 2To me being American means many things and different things to every person, but right now most of them...
American Values and Beliefs
Arsalan, , American Dream, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2020, Goals, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Showcase, This is America, Okemos High School, 0To be American means to be free. Americans’ beliefs consist of many freedoms like freedom of speech, freedom of...
COVID 19 and The American dream
Luke, , American Dream, Coronavirus, Showcase, Spring 2020, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 3Does our country still provide the promise of prosperity regardless of circumstance? Is it still possible to achieve the...
Dear Grandma
Joceline, , American Dream, Family, Immigration, Raise Your Voice, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2020, Health Sciences High and Middle College, 0It was the summer of 2015 remember? You got the news that two of your grandkids were coming to...
America Means Contradiction
Lev, , American Dream, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, Spring 2020, Berkeley High School, 0When it comes to thinking of America, many turn first to the past ideals of this nation. This approach...
Lack of Education Inside the Juvenile Justice System Creates an Endless Cycle
Erica, , American Dream, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Crime, Fall 2019, Goals, Incarceration, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Prison, Quality Education, Raise Your Voice, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Showcase, Youth Activism, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 2In some schools, counties, or even states, there is a direct school-to-prison pipeline. Students who, more times than not,...
To Leave or Not to Leave
Ashleigh, , American Creed, American Dream, Clean Water and Sanitation, Fall 2019, History, Immigration, Partnerships for the Goals, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Reduced Inequalities, Refugees, This is America, Writing, Okemos High School, 4Immigration and refuge have always been part of America’s history. There is not a person in the US that...
Americas Hope
Han, , American Creed, American Dream, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Terrorism, This is America, Okemos High School, 1The book BullyVille presents a real-life event and also what happens in many parts of the United States. When...
The Choice to Leave
Jessica, , American Creed, American Dream, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Immigration, Partnerships for the Goals, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Okemos High School, 1In the last couple of years, there has been an increase in deportation and voluntary departure. “Voluntary departure allows...
Immigrants in America
Baoyang, , American Creed, American Dream, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Immigration, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, American values, Okemos High School, 1The United States is known as a melting pot – a country with different people, “Mexico is the top...
Will You Vote Now?
Emily, , American Dream, Call to Action, Constitution, Fall 2019, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Media, No Poverty (Economy), Partnerships for the Goals, Quality Education, Raise Your Voice, Rights, Showcase, Surveys, Technology, This is America, Voting, Youth Activism, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, voting, voting age, 0A huge debate within the last couple of years is how can we get everyone to use their privilege...
Is the American Dream dead?
Brendon, , American Dream, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Showcase, Okemos High School, 3The “American Dream”. The dictionary definition is “the aspirational belief in the US that all individuals are entitled to...
The Oppression of Freedom
Nico, , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2019, Partnerships for the Goals, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, freedom, Okemos High School, Slavery, WWII, 1The land of the free and opportunity, the United States of America. It was established on the ideal of freedom...
Should Trump be president?
Keily, , American Dream, Argument, Fall 2019, Politics, P.U.L.S.E. High School, 0In my opinion, Donald Trump shouldn’t be president again for the negative impact he has given us. For example...
The American dream in Death of a Salesman
Annie, , American Dream, Fall 2019, #Values, 1940, American dream, death of a salesman, Okemos High School, 1“What are our American values?” And “What is the American dream?” Are very important questions in this country. Arthur...
Dreaming Big These Days
Caroline, , American Dream, Fall 2019, Goals, Showcase, Sports, Okemos High School, 1In America throughout history, we address the idea of dreams, that build the country up from where it started...
The Bullets you Shoot
Prerna, , American Creed, American Dream, Black Lives Matter, Fall 2019, Guns, Police, Politics, Showcase, Okemos High School, Police Brutality, The Hate U Give, 4Everyone has a different definition of being American, although many of us can agree that being American is about...
Cops for Injustice
Jihan, , American Creed, American Dream, Black Lives Matter, Fall 2019, Partnerships for the Goals, Police, Showcase, American Creed, Black Lives Matter, Okemos High School, Police Brutality, 1One concept that has been paved in American minds is the American Creed. The American Creed includes the ideas...
Contraction and Corruption in Our American Beliefs
Naomi, , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Fall 2019, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Okemos High School, 2American beliefs and values are what this country is built on and how we unite ourselves as a nation....
Diversity in America
Catherine, , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Fall 2019, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, Okemos High School, 1“This is America: a brilliant diversity spread like stars, like a thousand points of light, in a broad and...
What it means to be American
Cooper, , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Fall 2019, Showcase, Okemos High School, 3What does it mean to be an “American”? An American is someone who has values like equality, or beliefs...
Are our American Values lost?
Sofie, , American Creed, American Dream, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Immigration, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, This is America, Okemos High School, 0American values most important to the continued development of our culture are Social Equality and Equal Opportunity to obtain...
Why Education Fails
Nico, , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Showcase, Okemos High School, 7As Americans, we believe that schooling is one of the most important values and rights that define us into...
History Told Us What We Should Be
Baoyang, , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Fall 2019, Showcase, This is America, american, American Creed, Equality, Fall 2019, freedom, Okemos High School, 2People from around the world and in the United State strive to achieve what’s recognized as the most important...
The Electoral College Is Broken
Alexander, , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Fall 2019, Showcase, Okemos High School, Politics, voting, 2I believe, and so do many other people I know, that a key value to american culture is the...
The Importance of Freedom to the American Creed
Jessica, , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Fall 2019, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, Okemos High School, 1Everyone values freedom. Nobody wants to live in an oppressed country. Specifically, people of minority races have been fighting...
America vs Estonia: Why are people from other parts of the world so fascinated with America?
Dorothy, , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Fall 2019, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, Okemos High School, 1I have a friend, H, who lives in a small country in Europe called Estonia. She always talks about...
Why are Founding Documents so Important?
Madison, , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Fall 2019, Showcase, Okemos High School, 0Americans all have different cultures that bring us together. No two families have the exact same beliefs and values,...
Our Values, Our Rights
Ashleigh, , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Fall 2019, Showcase, Okemos High School, 0To be American is to take part in your country, it is to support your country even when some...
Do American Values Apply to Native Americans As Well?
Jasmine, , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Fall 2019, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, america, American Creed, Equality, happiness, history, interview, Native Americans, Natives, Okemos High School, Racism, Reservation, Treaty, United States, 3Can we, as the American people, agree that some important values include the rights to life, liberty, and the...
What it Means to be an American
Brendon, , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Fall 2019, Showcase, Okemos High School, 1What does it mean to be an American? You could do a survey of one-hundred people asking this question...
The Importance of Freedom and Equality
Owen, , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Fall 2019, Showcase, Okemos High School, 0Equality and freedom are two of the most important values in America. Equality is to have equal opportunities and...
Are you an American?
Jihan, , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Fall 2019, Showcase, Okemos High School, 0I believe in America. My friends and family believe in America. My entire school believes in America. But what...
Freedom and Equality
Annie, , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Fall 2019, Partnerships for the Goals, Showcase, Equality, freedom, Okemos High School, 1When I think of what it means to be American the first things that comes to mind are equality...
Diplomacy Is the Key to American Success
Han, , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Call to Action, Fall 2019, Family, Friendship, Goals, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Love, Partnerships for the Goals, Politics, Showcase, This is America, Violence, War, 1At a time when the United States is under development and facing corrupt relations, global public opinion started to...
What Being American Means
Alani, , American Dream, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2019, Berkeley High School, 3Although some might say that to be American you have to have been born here, or have citizenship here....
I Stand With Angela
Nathaniel, , American Dream, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, History, Race Relations, Showcase, Spring 2019, istandwithangela, The Nelson Mandela School for Social Justice, 2The Alabama Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI) rescinded the Fred Shuttlesworth Humans Rights Award from Angela Davis because she...
Deportation
Luis, , American Dream, Argument, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Community, Fall 2018, Immigration, Incarceration, Latino Power, Media, No Poverty (Economy), Politics, Protest, Race Relations, Reduced Inequalities, Refugees, Religion, Rights, Showcase, Social Class, Spring 2019, Berkeley High School, 2I have chosen to write about deportation because it has been an ongoing issue for a long time and it’s...
Xenophobia Is a Real Issue–Particularly in America
Katie, , American Dream, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2018, Immigration, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 0One of the many problems that society faces today is the rise of xenophobic and anti-refugee sentiment. This is...
Rags to Riches
Teo, , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2018, Goals, Happiness, Homelessness, Immigration, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Reduced Inequalities, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Sports, Sustainable Cities and Communities, #alone #nohome #homeless #no family # help, basketball, Business, Circumstances, happiness, homelessness, Immigration, Jimmy Butler, LeBron, Lebron James, Money, Perspective, Real Life interview, 0My independent reading book, The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball’s Greatest Players by Clayton Geoffreys, talks about LeBron...
What Defines Us As American?
Rhea, , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2018, Immigration, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Showcase, This is America, 0One thing that defines people as American is freedom of choice. America is built upon the idea that...
How Power Was Obtained
Sam, , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2018, No Poverty (Economy), Showcase, War, 0Sam Carrier Mrs.Reed American Lit 1st Hour 29 October 2018 The United States is an extraordinarily influential country as...
Equal Opportunity
Zaggam, , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2018, Showcase, Okemos High School, 0Equal Opportunity and Equality are the roots and soil of America. The Institutional Equality Office of University of Oklahoma...
Final Response: “Mind Games”
Sydney, , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2018, Showcase, Okemos High School, 0Americans value their freedom and independence. People come from all over the world to live in America...
Americans and Their Values
Konrad, , American Creed, American Dream, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Community, Fall 2018, History, Politics, Quality Education, Religion, Rights, Showcase, america, American values, Konrad Thompson, Okemos High School, 1What does it mean to be an American? Americans live in America, but there is something deeper than just...
The American Dream
Andre, , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2018, Showcase, Okemos High School, 3Rags to riches. Started from the bottom, and now you at the top. That’s what most of us...
What does it mean to be an American? What is our american Creed? Ask different people these questions, get...
Diversity and Strength in America
Teo, , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2018, Point of View, Rights, Showcase, Student-Centered, 911, Diversity, Hunger for fame, melting pot, Okemos High School, Social Media, Strength, Tide Pods, 3What does it mean to be an American? That is a great question because there are so many perspectives...
What Values Define the People of America?
Rhea, , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2018, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Race Relations, Showcase, Okemos High School, 2There has been a lot of discussion about what “American Values” are. What the things are that make us...
The Current Change of the American Dream
Matthew, , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2018, Showcase, AmericanCreed, americandream, Okemos High School, 1I believe that there are many American beliefs and values but none are more important to the current common...
Our American Values
Zaggam, , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2018, Showcase, #Values, american, Equality, life, Okemos High School, USA, 1America is a land filled with opportunity and new beginnings. Everyone can pursue what they want and can live...
America: Land of Immigrants
Konrad, , American Creed, American Dream, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2018, Immigration, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, america, American Creed, American dream, American values, Konrad, Okemos High School, 0To be an American is to accept all Americans. America is “…The home of the free…” (You’re A Grand...
Policing Immigration
Gwendolyn, , American Dream, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Crime, Immigration, Incarceration, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Prison, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Showcase, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Police, 1Immigration may well be the hottest issue in the United States today. Some people want to build physical walls...
Is minimum wage too minimum?
Elena, , American Dream, Minimum Wage, No Poverty (Economy), Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, #Don't Judge, Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Minimum Wage, 2“Should the federal minimum wage be increased?”There are good arguments for both the pros and cons side of this...
So I ask how I can support myself, while I feel lazy sometimes and I don’t want to do...
This Is America
Charmaine, , American Dream, Showcase, Spring 2018, This is America, The Nelson Mandela School for Social Justice, 2Besides the obvious scientific and structural advancements, only one thing has really changed amongst the generations : We now...
Black Success in Weeksville: Incline or Decline?
Shaquala, , American Dream, Black Lives Matter, Community, History, Showcase, Slavery, Spring 2018, Weeksville's Legacy, #weeksville, The Nelson Mandela School for Social Justice, 6Recently in Current Events, we´ve been studying Weeksville. At first I thought about the project buildings wondering why we learning...
Roots
Owen, , American Creed, American Dream, Family, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, Okemos High School, 0My Great Grandfather, Lewis J. Minor, is proof that the American Dream is real. Just the son of an...
DACA: Dreamers Path to a Clean Dream Act
Dayana, , American Dream, Decision Making, Immigration, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2018, #DACA #Immigration #Dearleaders #Dreamers #AmericanDream, 0The issue is about DACA- Deferred action for Childhood arrivals. It was a policy made for children who...
Unequal Pay
Raisa, , American Dream, Call to Action, Gender, Gender Equity (Women), No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, #feminism, Unequal Pay, women, 0Unequal pay has been a severe conflict since forever. Many people thought that by 2018, this would not be...
The Lies of Multi Level Marketing
Maxwell, , American Dream, Biases, No Poverty (Economy), Politics, Showcase, Spring 2018, Business, corruption, economy, Lies, multi level marketing, pyramid scheme, 0In an article by Robert L. FitzPatrick, the president of the Pyramid Scheme Alert and co-author of False Profits:...
More then just education
PJ, , A Day in My Life, American Dream, Argument, Call to Action, Community, Decision Making, Family, Friendship, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Point of View, Politics, Quality Education, Showcase, Spring 2018, aplang18, career, education, thegoodlife, 2In one of my earlier post “Why memorization doesn’t work” I addressed the issue that in the US education system...
“Legal Good, Illegal Bad”
Sophie, , American Dream, Immigration, Latino Power, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Race Relations, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, #Trump, daca, Immigration, Racism, 1Recently in the news, we have seen a lot about the arguments between parties and members in the same...
How Multi Level Marketing Has Failed in the Past
Maxwell, , American Dream, History, Incarceration, No Poverty (Economy), Rights, Showcase, Social Class, Spring 2018, #EthnicStudies, finance, marketing, pyramid scheme, research, 1This article by Stacie Bosley and Kim McKeage examines the diffusion of multilevel marketing and the risk of pyramid...
The Ponzi Scheme and its Connection to Modern Day Business
Maxwell, , American Creed, American Dream, No Poverty (Economy), Showcase, Spring 2018, Business, economy, fraud, ponzi, 0I came across a very informative source while browsing the Gale database. This link should lead to my annotations...
“Having the College Money Talk”
Hannah, , American Dream, Debt, Showcase, Spring 2018, student loan debt, 3In the article Having the College Money Talk, author addressed some questions and suggestions that every family need to...
What can we do
PJ, , American Dream, Argument, Call to Action, Community, Decision Making, Good Health and Well-Being, No Poverty (Economy), Quality Education, Showcase, Spring 2018, Student-Centered, aplang18, career path, community, education, helping out, school, 1If you’ve read my last two posts you’d know a few problems, I see, with the US education system....
Multi-Level Marketing and its Uncanny Resemblance to the Pyramid Scheme
Maxwell, , American Dream, Debt, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Incarceration, Politics, Prison, Psychology, Social Class, bernie madoff, Money, multi level marketing, pyramid scheme, 0In business, there exists a competitive craving to be smarter, faster, and bigger than everyone else. This urge stems...
Confronting Illegal Immigration to Make It Easier for the U.S. and It’s Immigrants
Sophie, , American Dream, Immigration, Latino Power, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Race Relations, Reduced Inequalities, compromises, illegalimmigration, Inequality, 1In order to confront immigration and it’s problems, we must identify why most illegal immigrants come to the U.S....
The Misconceptions of Illegal Immigration
Sophie, , American Dream, Immigration, Latino Power, No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Race Relations, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Equality, humanrights, illegalimmigration, 0In my recent research for my topic on whether or not illegal immigration benefits society, I found a few...
Middle-income students’ struggle
Hannah, , American Dream, Fall 2017, Quality Education, Showcase, Spring 2018, middle class, research, student loan, 1In the article “Middle-income students at higher risk for student loan debt than their poorer peers”, the author pointed...
How mental health is viewed, and how society addresses it
Paul, , American Dream, Biases, Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Community, Drugs, Fall 2017, Family, Goals, Good Health and Well-Being, Guns, Happiness, Showcase, Spring 2018, change, mental health, society, 0In my reserch, many things about mental health have become increasingly obvious. It is a far more prevalent problem...
When does a person become an adult?
Ed, , American Dream, Fall 2017, Inquiry, Showcase, Spring 2018, adult, adulthood, growing up, 12Basically, there isn’t a whole lot of reasoning behind the ages put into place in America allowing certain privileges...
Dear Leaders of America
Noemi_m, , American Dream, Immigration, Partnerships for the Goals, Reduced Inequalities, Spring 2018, #DACA #Immigration #Dearleaders #Dreamers #AmericanDream, 0Dear Leaders of America, DACA is a Barack Obama approved policy that benefits nearly 800,000 immigrant children...
what my future would be like in 20 years
Eduardo, , A Day in My Life, American Dream, Fall 2017, Life on Land, future, Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, 0In 20 years I will hopefully be a major architect out in Europe and be surrounded by my family...
My Amazing Future
Alaa, , A Day in My Life, American Dream, Fall 2017, Showcase, 20 years, autobiography, 0I have so many dreams and goals in my life and everyone in this world has dreams to...
Miracles
Christy, , A Day in My Life, American Dream, Beauty, Fall 2017, Showcase, 20 years, autobiography, 3They ask me who I do it for, and most people expect to hear, “For myself”. I do it...
Do you want minimum wage to be raised?
Isa, , American Dream, Argument, Debt, Fall 2017, Minimum Wage, No Poverty (Economy), Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 2The minimum wage in the United States is normally $7.25 an hour. This makes it very hard for people...
DACA
Sophie, , American Dream, Immigration, Latino Power, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, daca, dreamers, humanrights, Immigration, 4DACA is an acronym that stands for the Deferred Action of Childhood Arrivals. It is a program put into place during the...
The Achievement Gap
Ariel, , American Dream, Argument, Biases, Black Lives Matter, Call to Action, Community, Debt, Decision Making, Goals, Good Health and Well-Being, Housing, Latino Power, No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Point of View, Politics, Quality Education, Race Relations, Showcase, The Fifth Column, Okemos High School, 1The achievement gap is the measurable disparity of the socioeconomic statuses and educational performance of different groups of people...
How does society deal with tragedy?
Lexi, , American Dream, Call to Action, Community, Fall 2017, Family, History, Psychology, Showcase, Social Class, Social Media, Terrorism, Violence, 9/11, coping, loss, society, tragedy, tribute, 0In society, people often deal with tragedy in different ways. Many use prayer to cope with it, ” “It’s a...
Should We Be Satisfied with Status Quo?
Hannah, , American Dream, Fall 2017, Happiness, Showcase, status quo, 0There are two kinds of people in the world: those who see the glass as half empty, have a...
Is Technology Advancing Us Towards Mental Inertia?
Maxwell, , American Dream, Creative Writing, Fall 2017, Good Health and Well-Being, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Psychology, Showcase, Technology, intelligence, mental health, numbness, technology, 1The bustling flood of technology that has poured into our world has brought a whole new menagerie of...
What it Means to be American
Sierra, , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2017, Race Relations, Showcase, 2Many people come to America thinking it is the land of the free and home to an abundance of...
What Does It Take to Be an American?
Shannya, , American Creed, American Dream, Immigration, No Poverty (Economy), Partnerships for the Goals, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 2What makes someone American shouldn’t be a topic of conversation. “Being American” shouldn’t come in one shape or size....
Reconstruction in today’s society and what it means to be American
Myka, , American Creed, American Dream, Showcase, 0What is freedom to you ? What does being American mean ? During reconstruction there were many examples of...
One of the main things that the Founding Fathers wanted was our right to have freedom of speech. They...
Reading Into Empathy
Hailey, , American Dream, Argument, Biases, Books or Plays, Call to Action, Community, Goals, Quality Education, Showcase, 2People each day are becoming more complacent about important issues in society. There is a lack of people willing...
What it Means to be American?
Julieanna, , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Black Lives Matter, Books or Plays, Bullying, Call to Action, Community, Crime, Decision Making, Drugs, History, Immigration, No Poverty (Economy), Point of View, Protest, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Slavery, This I Believe, Violence, What do I stand for?, 0I believe what it means to be American is not to be so ignorant. We’ve been ignorant our...
What It Means To Be American
Olivia, , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Call to Action, Columbus, 0What It Means To Be American By Olivia Hess Many Americans need to be better informed. The 2018 PBS...
What it Means to be American?
Bo, , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Fall 2017, Showcase, 2What Does It Mean To Be American? November 13, 2017 Bo LeBrun The big question in today’s society...
Stories From Immigrants
Alexander, , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2017, Immigration, Point of View, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, The Fifth Column, #americancreed #immigration #immigrants #americandream, 2One of the biggest issues of the United States is the threat of deportation and determining whether an immigrant...
The dictionary defines the American dream as “the ideal that every US citizen should have an equal opportunity to...
To Be American
Randal, , American Creed, American Dream, Call to Action, Community, Fall 2017, Happiness, Showcase, 0What is an “American”? James Truslow Adams stated in his book The Epic of America, that America is “…that...
What Does It Mean To Be American?
Heather, , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Call to Action, Community, Fall 2017, Showcase, 10The United States is a nation that is comprised of people of many different backgrounds and origins. Arguably —...
America has always been a country of diversity. Our ancestors all emigrated here from different countries. Some were farmers...
Over the course of American history, Americans have had separate views of what it means to be an American...
What it Means to be American.
McCamey, , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Call to Action, Columbus, Immigration, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 1In 1882, Rear Admiral George Balch wrote the Pledge of Allegiance, which reads: “I pledge allegiance to the Flag...
Over the course of American history, Americans have had separate views of what it means to be an American...
What Makes an American?
Allison, , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2017, Politics, Showcase, #americancreed #columbushighschool #americandream #america #tribe, #tolerance, Equality, freedom, 0America was designed with an intent that neighbors would encourage each other to practice their beliefs, especially if their...
What Does it Mean to be American
Shelby, , American Creed, American Dream, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Homelessness, Immigration, Partnerships for the Goals, Reduced Inequalities, Refugees, Responsible Consumption and Production, Sustainable Cities and Communities, 0“America is not the greatest country in the world anymore.” – Will McAvoy, a character from HBO’s Newsroom created...
Is Immigration into the U.S. an Actual Problem?
Sophie, , American Dream, Fall 2017, Immigration, Latino Power, No Poverty (Economy), Partnerships for the Goals, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Showcase, 2There is a rise in immigration into the United States, and there has been in years’ past. With Trump’s...
Economic regulation is always a hot button topic in politics; one of those topics that nearly everyone disagrees on....
What is happening to America?
Ellie, , American Dream, Fall 2017, Inquiry, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Showcase, #donaldtrump, america, 2What is happening to America? In the past few decades, our country and all of its inhabitants have made...
Speak “American”
Ishak, , American Dream, Fall 2017, Immigration, Language, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Park Slope Collegiate, 2Two weeks ago, in Cliffside Park High School in N.J., the English teacher said to two students when they...
The Reality of Immigrating to America
Sara, , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2017, Showcase, American Creed, American dream, Immigration, Okemos High School, 2America is seen as a place where abundant freedoms and opportunities are waiting. However, until you experience it firsthand,...
Gabriel Cooper American LIt Mrs. Reed Throughout the extensive reading of my book, I noticed two big underlying...
We are all humans. It doesn’t matter what we look like, where we are from, or where we live...
A Melting Pot is defined by Merriam Webster as “a place where a variety of races, cultures, or individuals...
American Values in Brooke Hauser’s “New Kids”
Daniel, , American Creed, American Dream, Showcase, Okemos High School, 0The essential questions of American values, beliefs, creed, and culture can be found throughout American literature. Books written by...
These Women changed NASA’s Opinion, Let’s change the Worlds.
Heather, , American Creed, American Dream, Showcase, Okemos High School, 3One of our American values is equality. Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly explores the fight of four black...
Stereotypes Affecting American Values
Lila, , American Creed, American Dream, Showcase, american, AmericanCreed, Equality, freedom, Okemos High School, 2The United States of America started out as immigrants from places all over the world trying to start a...
An American is someone who is driven and inspired by their dreams even when presented with obstacles that attempt...
In the book American Sniper, one of the main values in the book is the idea of patriotism. Patriotism...
Our American Values. In texts and in real life.
Sophia, , American Creed, American Dream, Showcase, Okemos High School, 19What Does It Mean To Be An American? What Is the American Dream? These are questions that have been...
Understanding Our Differences
Sovann, , AAPI Heritage, American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2017, Showcase, AmericanCreed, americanvalues, Okemos High School, 2Due to people’s different views it is hard to see what the other side feels. People can try to...
American Street Looks at the American Dream
Andrea, , American Creed, American Dream, Showcase, Okemos High School, 1The book American Street by Ibi Zoboi shows readers that from an immigrant perspective, being an American is not...
America’s Essential Questions
Bri, , American Creed, American Dream, Community, Showcase, Okemos High School, 1Essential Questions: What does it mean to be an American? What is American culture? What are our American values?...
After reading the book In His Own Words, an idea that I thought about is how America is focused...
How Faults Create Values in American Society
Hunter, , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2017, Showcase, Okemos High School, 0Learning is an integral part to anyone’s amelioration, and it occurs mainly when someone is or does something incorrect....
The Hired Girl and American Values- Are They Connected?
Rebecca, , American Creed, American Dream, Books or Plays, Fall 2017, Gender Equity (Women), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Quality Education, Religion, Showcase, Okemos High School, 2The Hired Girl, by Laura Amy Schlitz is a perfect example of how American values are different for each...