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Kai Lynch- America is the land of contradictions

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Kai Lynch- America is the land of contradictions

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Kai Lynch- America is the land of contradictions

This video shows the good and evil side of America. What we say we are and what our history proves we are. It shows heaven as what we are founded o including liberties for all and everyone can become rich and then shows the evil side including slavery and our wealth disparity.

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Jake Kiedrowski- American is a Nation of Excellence 

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Jake Kiedrowski- American is a Nation of Excellence 

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America is naturally blessed

Due to its geography, resources, and population, America became a land of opportunity to many, especially in the earlier days from Europe, and it allowed America to become the strongest nation on earth.

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America is a country built upon the ideas and morals of immigrants.Here is a coloring sheet showing colonial settlement, religion carrying over to the New World, and slavery building the infrastructure of America.

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Bizzy Vieaux- America is never settling for less than what you want or deserve

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Bizzy Vieaux- America is never settling for less than what you want or deserve

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America is never settling for less than you want or deserve and the constant pursuit towards those goals. This is shown in the constant push for change by the American people, which is shown in my art by the protests and fights for change throughout history surrounding Uncle Sam. I chose to include Uncle Sam because I wanted the symbolism of this change and fight is what America wants , for example, "America wants you to fight for your rights, for change, etc".

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America is Growth. This image shows the growth of America and it shows how it is their destiny to improve the nation with the person from the manifest destiny picture.

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While it is a more cynical take, I believe America(The United States) is a land of hypocrisy. If we are a land of liberty it should be for everybody, if we free ourselves from tyranny others shouldn't have to be oppressed by us.

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America was built on exploitation of those who are lower in the social order of society and in turn has bred struggle between the poorer classes and the ruling class. I specifically depicted three groups that struggle against the ruling class: Native Americans, African Americans, and immigrants and the impoverished.

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Zachary Bizjak - America is Amelioration

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Zachary Bizjak - America is Amelioration

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America is Amelioration because, over history, America has had many times where it has had reformations that change American lives for the better. Many times, these changes are started by radicals such as the ones shown in the image I drew. Top left - Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Top right - Franklin D. Roosevelt, Bottom right - Fredrick Douglass, Bottom left - Eugene Debs

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America is Adventurous -Philip Emmerich 

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America is Adventurous -Philip Emmerich 

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My America is statement was America is Adventurous, with Lewis and Clark representing manifest destiny with exploring the land which was the Louisiana purchase, Teddy Roosevelt representing imperialism, and JFK and the space shuttle representing the space race and space exploration.

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America is Influential📸 (VIDEO) - Brendan J.

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America is Influential📸 (VIDEO) - Brendan J.

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When we think about influencers nowadays, we often think about social media influencers who garner millions of followers and whose content inspires others to create similar creations or even can change mindsets on crucial issues such as climate change. America, in a similar way, has influenced all nations of the world due to our unique founding principles, rapid industrialization into a robust economy, and our post-world war 2 leadership.

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America is a very involved country, whether is it with it's own people or another countriy's politics. The Different colors represent the flag colors, and the pictures represent the different ideas that contributed to expansion.

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America, at its core, is an idea. Defined by our values of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness - the American way of life is all around us. In the flags hanging from power line poles to the brick lined downtowns across this state, and even to the animals that inhabit this land; this is America.

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This picture represents how America is a symbol of dynamic progress. As you can see, the factories shown in the top right and bottom left along with the railroad in the middle represents the industrial period that was a major turning point in America. In the bottom right, I drew the declaration of Independence as a stop sign to represent how the American revolution and the declaration of Independence and Treaty of Paris of 1783 marked a significant change in how American gained their independence. In the top left, you can see a very give or take attempt at the lady from manifest destiny to represent how the Treaty of Paris significantly impacted the westward expansion of the US. Along with that, you can see little people around that represent African Americans and Immigrants in which African Americans were granted citizenship and freedom from the 13th and 14th amendment; and the Immigrants show how people moved towards urban societies for factory work.

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Elliot Lesperance - America is Individualism

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Elliot Lesperance - America is Individualism

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This image is symbolic of American individualism. The forefront picture of George Washington riding a moose is symbolic of America and American heroes riding on the back of individualism, as moose are very individualistic animals. There are also many references to the evidence in my essay in the background, all of which relate directly to individualism.

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my america is statement was america is unrelenting, meaning that the American people do not settle for less than the promises of the bill of rights, constitution, and declaration of Independence. The cake in this image represents freedom, where America pushes aside the small slice of it, and instead reaches for the larger cake of freedom, despite the fact that it's behind bars.

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Jacsyn Disrud - America is Revolutionary

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Jacsyn Disrud - America is Revolutionary

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This image represents a bunch of fights for substantial change in the US. There's FDR and a New Deal program to represent the governmental shift to intervening in the economy and welfare, Abe Lincoln and Frederick Douglass to represent Reconstruction (which laid the legal foundation for future civil rights wins), and Betty Friedan and protestors to represent Second Wave feminism. All of these people brought on radical change that fundamentally altered the government, which amount to revolutions.

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As the flag goes from right to left, different pictures show situations that reflect my essay. The stars in the flag represent the people who are the "stars" of my essay.

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America is a diverse country of which is a blend of cultures, ideals that merge into one nation. My art illuminates the fact of uniqueness of each person unite under one sky. The stars symbolize the colors of the American flag.

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America is built on debate. This image shows a series of riots with Americans protesting on the streets to gain basic human rights. They highlight the idea that US laws and the US foundation is built on debates between American citizens about various controversial issues. These photos of the protests all surround a middle picture showing two presidential candidates arguing, further emphasizing the fact that the entire American system is built on debate between US citizens because it shows the two potential leaders of our country debating many different ideas, hoping to win over the majority of the people.

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Depicted (in artistic excellence) here is 7 Americans who changed the country in some of the most drastic ways. The arrow represents progress and the ever lasting American effort to move forward. On the top from left to right is: George Washington, Frederick Douglass, FDR, and MLK. On the bottom from left to right is: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Ida B. Wells, and Hellen Keller.