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Maya Angelou Class of 2008 Believes

Take a glimpse into what the senior class has learned and come to believe through their year long study of US Government.

The Project-

Citizenship is about having a strong sense of both self and community. How you relate, fit in and participate with your community helps to define who you are. Personal ideology is critical to not only selling yourself in the workfare, but also understanding what role you can play in the systems we have been studying.

This is your chance to say what you believe.

Do you think that you have enough rights? What is just and fair and who determines it? How do you fight back? When should you respect other’s rights versus fighting for your own individual rights? These are all questions that are difficult to answer, but define how we interact within our community. Answers to these questions can leave a legacy for others to follow in. Answers to these questions can help make a strong leader.

In 1951, Edward R. Murrow started hosting a radio series titled This I Believe. Thirty-nine million people tuned in to hear stories of Americans- both well known and unknown- read 5-minute essays about their personal philosophy of life. Fifty years later, This I Believe is still heard on NPR and they are again inviting Americans of all ages and all perspectives to examine their belief systems. We are answering the call.

You will be writing a 400- to 500- word personal essay. A personal essay focused of a belief or insight about life (in this case about government) that is significant to the writer. Belief is more than just saying what you think. It’s about acting in a way that supports the belief.

WHAT WE BELIEVE-

Aneesha Blount

Ty-ana Boone

Ternisha Caldwell

Erikka Carter

Samuel Cooley

Jessica Dickens

Domenique Duckett