It is our hope and dream that children will be free to learn and grow wherever they are in the world. Oregon Clackamas High School, Milwaukie Oregon students submitted a series of individual statements about America at the end of the 20th century. Achievements mentioned include space exploration and landing on the moon, activist teenagers , U.S. international aid during crises, advancements in women s rights, progress in understanding the human genome, the entertainment industry, and the reality of Dr. King s dream. This picture represents the extraordinary advances in communication that have literally and figuratively expanded our horizons resulting in an explosion of knowledge, more opportunities for travel, and demanding greater understanding of diversity. Our class got together and decided that what we would like other generations in the future to know is that they should respect each other.
Respect refers to being tolerant of one another s dress, culture, religion, gender, and race.
Baseball has provided a unique opportunity for members of minority groups to get ahead in American society, and baseball is a sport that, while centered in the United States, has a true international appeal. They appreciate the improvements in our lives that medical research has afforded and they appreciate the freedoms we have due to this great country. Starkville Mississippi students submitted a laminated booklet containing their hand-written statements of hope along with their fingerprints and a class photo. Montana Lewis and Clark Elementary School, Great Falls Montana students were asked to bring in a photograph of one thing they thought of when they think of today. The resulting submission, a collage of picture cut-outs, includes images of toys, technology, and political leaders both domestic and foreign.