Second Place Winner - Abigail Tatarian

We Are American by Abigail Tatarian TO ACHIEVE           an everlasting faith                to trust one another    WE THE PEOPLE     must first                                                be trustworthy. S   T   R   I   V   E           for the dream.                Spread      t  h  e  p  r  i  d  e. WE HAVE A DUTY.               to our nation.            to ourselves...                              one another all. "... and secure the blessings of liberty                                                            to ourselves and our posterity..."                                           the words of our founding fathers                                                                                   hold value. before we can be a great nation we must ask ourselves these questions and others that cross our path Who are we?                        Are we a passionate community?             Where           do we                                                  ROOT              our      v    a    l    u    e    s           ? Forever seek an answer. Never settle for a constant.                                                                                             WE ARE AMERICAN.

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