What Is Family?
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In Little Fires Everywhere By Celeste Ng, a woman named Bebe Chow gives her child away fearing she cannot...
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The words buzzed beneath the scratches hitting the pin. Light low, rest of the world silent. I hummed along...
What does it mean to be American? There is no clear cut answer to that question as it differs...
Listen we all know someone who we wouldn’t leave around a locker room while we’re not in there, but...
Being American is viewed differently by every person. I view it as being accepting and giving everyone an equal...
Contraction and Corruption in Our American Beliefs
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Fall 2019, Showcase, 1
American beliefs and values are what this country is built on and how we unite ourselves as a nation....
End Goal: Equality
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Accepting others, embracing differences, and learning about new cultures in our melting pot of a country are all parts...
Throughout history, Americans have changed and become different in their values and beliefs. Equality, as an example, started out...
American values, cultures, and creed can be interpreted in many different ways by very different people. This is what...
Banning guns would be detrimental to American society. Guns are a large part of American heritage, and banning them...
There is no certain, definitive answer to the question that we ask ourselves day to day. What truly defines...
What Does America Value?
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Freedom and equality are great pillars of the United States. We have always valued these pillars ever since the...
Martin Luther King’s Dream
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Martin Luther King Jr once said, “I have a dream that one day little black boys and girls will...
“This is America: a brilliant diversity spread like stars, like a thousand points of light, in a broad and...
Although America is looked at as a melting pot and an accepting nation we have always kept it in...
Land of the Free
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American culture, values, and creeds are all have different meanings to Americans. They are what makes you different from...
United We Stand
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Since I grew up in America, being an American should be nothing new to me, but the concept of...
The American Dream and Social Equality
, , , American Creed, Fall 2019, Inequality, Showcase, This is America, 0
The U.S. has long been known as a country with a perfect constitution providing liberty, equality, and the pursuit...
What does it mean to be an “American”? An American is someone who has values like equality, or beliefs...
Being American means different things to different people. Being American to me means having freedom, equality of genders and...
Are our American Values lost?
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Fall 2019, Immigration, Showcase, This is America, 0
American values most important to the continued development of our culture are Social Equality and Equal Opportunity to obtain...
Back in the day, America was all about the American dream, but that dream has shifted. People wanted land,...
Generation to generation
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Your American values and beliefs come from the way you were raised as a child and form from certain...
Immigration Impacts American Values.
, , , Economy, Fall 2019, Peer Interview, Refugees, Rights, Showcase, This is America, 1
America is one of the most diverse countries in the world and you cannot say that is has one...
There are many American values like personal control over the environment. The environment has become a huge discussion today...
Accepting America
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Being an American is being accepting of all people. Before and at the beginning of our country, America was...
One thing that stands out to me about being American is our patriotism. Every sports event I have ever...
As 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
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People from around the world and in the United State strive to achieve what’s recognized as the most important...
To be American is to fight
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To be American is to be able to fight for both your freedom and the freedom of others that...
The Electoral College Is Broken
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Fall 2019, Showcase, 1
I 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
, , , American Creed, American Dream, Argument, Fall 2019, Showcase, 1
Everyone values freedom. Nobody wants to live in an oppressed country. Specifically, people of minority races have been fighting...
How Music Helps Us Define What it Means to be American
, , , American Creed, Arts & Entertainment, Creative Writing, Fall 2019, Music, Protest, Showcase, Slavery, Social Media, War, Writing, 6
American culture is forever changing and music is the best way to explore this. This is evident through the...
America vs Estonia: Why are people from other parts of the world so fascinated with America?
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I have a friend, H, who lives in a small country in Europe called Estonia. She always talks about...
Why are Founding Documents so Important?
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Americans all have different cultures that bring us together. No two families have the exact same beliefs and values,...
To be American is to take part in your country, it is to support your country even when some...
When our founding fathers established this country, a major proponent that they wanted in this United States was equality...
Do American Values Apply to Native Americans As Well?
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Can 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
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What 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
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Equality and freedom are two of the most important values in America. Equality is to have equal opportunities and...
When the constitution was written, our Founding Fathers knew nothing of the change that was going to be brought...
My True Myself.
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My name is Calaia Hoskins, I am an overachiever and a hard worker. I was born on September 25th,...
I am Ari Bozann
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Hello, my name is Ari Bozann. I was born in Okemos Michigan 17 years ago and have lived here...
I believe in America. My friends and family believe in America. My entire school believes in America. But what...
When I think of what it means to be American the first things that comes to mind are equality...
I, Too (Remix)
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I, too wanna state a purpose. I am the bad guy. They send me to rethink things about me...
How many, How much, It all depends on Us
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Creative Writing, Emotional Health, Environment & World, Fall 2019, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, 2
How many children will die in school shootings? Depends on if we try to stop them. How many teens...
I Stayed Strong
, , , Beauty, Fall 2019, Happiness, Immigration, Poetry, Raise Your Voice, Read/Write Poems, Refugees, Showcase, This I Believe, 0
I celebrate who I am every second, Every minute, Of every day for the rest of my life. I...
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Why, How, and When Is There Going To Be a Change?
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Why are young lives being taken from us so fast? Because No one is listening to our voices Why...
When we are young we don’t tend to censor what we say to others. Our opinions flow out of...
We started off strangers but now we’re like brothers. Who would’ve thought someone would play such a big role...
I believe in hard work. Hard work never betrays. When I was in middle school my dad recommended that...
To Be Or Not To Be (Nice)
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Showcase, Spring 2019, This I Believe, 3
I believe that being nice will further society. I have lived seventeen years on this world which has allowed...
The Influence of Expectations
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Showcase, Spring 2019, This I Believe, 0
The Influence of Expectations by Eric Chen.
Everything Happens For a Reason
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Showcase, Spring 2019, This I Believe, 1
I firmly believe that everything happens for a reason. Even though it doesn’t always seem like what happened was...
ISO Adoff and Raccoon Violence
, , , Creative Writing, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2019, Writing & Communication, 2
The Universe News FlashYouare an insignificant littlespeck whose life will only addup to a less than a millisecond insome...
I am from the soil underneath the groundAnd the light from the skyI am from the people you see...
Lake Charlevoix
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 2
along the coast of Lake Charlevoixa fire was lit and its warmth foughtwith the cold and humid wind andthe...
A Quick Match
, , , Games, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2019, 2
in a game of clash royale yesterday,I summoned a minion horde to my opponents dismayand now I feel this...
Beauty Locked By Fear
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 1
I felt like I was in prison.Like I was being locked up for being different.Like I was separated for...
dune sunset
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 1
i sit watching the cloudsimplode into the horizonengulfing then releasing aruby red sun whose time issoon over but will...
“Hey Scott, what car do you want us to check the diff fluid on?” Cody, my friend and WTC...
Brother
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You are forgetting how to sympathize because your egotistical mindset can get in the way of realizing that this...
Why am I here?
, , , Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, 2
I don’t want to be here But here I am I have no idea who these people are Yet...
swamp poem
, , , Creative Writing, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2019, 1
hot and sticky like fresh taffy the air hangs down on meit pushes on me like an extra gravitational...
What Does It Mean…
, , , Creative Writing, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Writing, Writing & Communication, 0
To Write.Verb.To watch ink stain the yellowed pages.To create stories,Narratives,Other lives.Other worldsIn which my imagination can flow.In which my...
Crazy Rich Thunder
, , , Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2019, Writing & Communication, 0
After watching Crazy Rich Asians and seeing the glorious Singapore a sudden urge bestowed upon me to go outside I took my...
once a raindrop fell on my tall navy rain boots and I watched the puddles form and I jumped...
Afternoon Sky
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The storm clearedThe rain had passedLeaving behind red orange yellow green blue IndigoThe colors fill the evening sky with...
A man zips down the road in his red 68’ camaro. Sunglasses glinting in the sun. Frosted tips waving...
I am
, , , Creative Writing, Fall 2016, Poetry, Showcase, Spring 2019, Where I'm From, Writing & Communication, 0
I am from sneakers on soft grass on a dewy morning,from the steady rhythm of breathing and fresh air.I...
Carlos
, , , Family, Poetry, Read/Write Poems, Showcase, Spring 2019, 2
my brother hasblack combed hairhe will alwaysapply it with gelhe leaves itthe way he intendsit to behe wars it...
My favorite word is chew. Chew/chewing is an activity most of us enjoy on a daily basis. Chewing is...
Comfort Zones
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A comfort zone is defined as “a place or situation where one feels safe or at ease and without...
The Value of Hard Work
, , , American Creed, Fall 2018, Showcase, Sports, 3
America has many traits or values that make such a unique country that stands out from other countries. We...
What it Means to be American
, , , American Creed, Books, Fall 2018, Immigration, Showcase, Writing & Communication, 3
Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue, tells the story of how a young African couple and their son move...
a poem is a lot like the streets of new york city filled with different noises, languages, and smells...
What Has Our Country Come To? My independent reading book is called Wonder by R.J Palacio. This book was...
Some American values are Community, Friendships, Patriotism, Bravery and Romantics. By having these values imbued in American texts these...
Coming Together
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A critical part of being American is challenging yourself and pushing the limits you set on yourself. In Moxie,...
The Values of Parents and the Effects that those Values Have on Their Kids
, , , American Creed, Fall 2018, Showcase, 0
The Values of Parents and the Effects that those Values Have on Their Kids The book My Sister’s Keeper...
The novel The Selection by Kiera Cass is a story that took place far into the future, where America...
Your future and your past are defining features inside of you that throughout your life will struggle and strive...
True Meaning of an American
, , , American Creed, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2018, Showcase, 0
You cannot describe what an American means in one word. Being an American is a combination of values and...
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