https://padlet.com/autumngry6046/c6k0u89bzyo7 Made with fortitude en-us 2018-04-24 13:31:17 UTC 2023-02-18 05:35:16 UTC hello@padlet.com autumngry6046 https://padlet.com/autumngry6046/c6k0u89bzyo7/wish/259615098 This page consists of kids answers to the question "What does it mean to be an American?"  Their Answers show that even kids understand that being an American is so much more than just being someone who lives in America. A common answer is that being an American means being free and being able to grow up to be whatever you want. ]]> 2018-05-10 13:47:14 UTC https://padlet.com/autumngry6046/c6k0u89bzyo7/wish/259615098 autumngry6046 https://padlet.com/autumngry6046/c6k0u89bzyo7/wish/259615635 This article explains how Abraham Lincoln is the foundation for leadership in America. Lincoln showed Americans that they must look past the hard times to see the good. This was especially made clear in his Gettysburg Address. Lincoln mad his mark on America and paved the way for future leaders to do the same. ]]> 2018-05-10 13:48:15 UTC https://padlet.com/autumngry6046/c6k0u89bzyo7/wish/259615635 autumngry6046 https://padlet.com/autumngry6046/c6k0u89bzyo7/wish/259619046 This song shows how being an American is a privilege that is protected by people who fight for our country. The first line "If tomorrow all the things were gone
I worked for all my life and I had to start again With just my children and my wife, I thank my lucky stars
To be living here today.." shows that even if you have nothing, being an American is still something to be proud of. ]]> 2018-05-10 13:54:52 UTC https://padlet.com/autumngry6046/c6k0u89bzyo7/wish/259619046 autumngry6046 https://padlet.com/autumngry6046/c6k0u89bzyo7/wish/259622390 This Image shows two symbols of the United States. The American flag is a representation of our nations history and the statue of liberty is a reminder of the people that came to our country.]]> 2018-05-10 14:01:57 UTC https://padlet.com/autumngry6046/c6k0u89bzyo7/wish/259622390 autumngry6046 https://padlet.com/autumngry6046/c6k0u89bzyo7/wish/259663901 2018-05-10 15:30:36 UTC https://padlet.com/autumngry6046/c6k0u89bzyo7/wish/259663901 autumngry6046 https://padlet.com/autumngry6046/c6k0u89bzyo7/wish/259669641 In this video people were asked what it means to be an American. Most of the people said that their idea of what if feels like and means to be an American changes. For some it changes depending on who they are with an for others it changed with the realization that ''American" is not just white skin.]]> 2018-05-10 15:42:39 UTC https://padlet.com/autumngry6046/c6k0u89bzyo7/wish/259669641 autumngry6046 https://padlet.com/autumngry6046/c6k0u89bzyo7/wish/259685685 UCLA was among the first of colleges that recruited African American Athletes. With this the barrier between races began to fade in the college world. The leadership shown by UCLA put America one step closer to racial equality. Other colleges began to copy UCLA. If UCLA did not take the first step and recruit African Americans there is no telling how long it would of taken before someone else did. ]]> 2018-05-10 16:18:36 UTC https://padlet.com/autumngry6046/c6k0u89bzyo7/wish/259685685 autumngry6046 https://padlet.com/autumngry6046/c6k0u89bzyo7/wish/259803651 In this article the responses as to what it means to be an American are very different than the typical responses. Most of the responses deal with the idea of inequality and racism. The answers reference the
Constitution and Bill of Right as being written only for white men. The consequence of these documents is change to make the American dream equality. ]]> 2018-05-10 22:25:42 UTC https://padlet.com/autumngry6046/c6k0u89bzyo7/wish/259803651 autumngry6046 https://padlet.com/autumngry6046/c6k0u89bzyo7/wish/259842090 This song is about how being an American means that the sky is the limit when to comes to dreams. No matter what your background is, you have the right to dream and work hard.

]]> 2018-05-11 03:25:44 UTC https://padlet.com/autumngry6046/c6k0u89bzyo7/wish/259842090 autumngry6046 https://padlet.com/autumngry6046/c6k0u89bzyo7/wish/259843461 This image is a representation of culture in the United States. The foundation of the United States was built by immigrants. An American inst just someone who was born and raised in America, it can be someone who moved here from anywhere in the world and who calls America their home. ]]> 2018-05-11 03:35:11 UTC https://padlet.com/autumngry6046/c6k0u89bzyo7/wish/259843461 autumngry6046 https://padlet.com/autumngry6046/c6k0u89bzyo7/wish/259854870 2018-05-11 05:32:47 UTC https://padlet.com/autumngry6046/c6k0u89bzyo7/wish/259854870