Appleseeds articles from September 2002

Appleseeds archives from September 2002

Celebrating citizenship! .(Cover Story)
September 1, 2002... September 17 is Citizenship Day in the United States. Citizens are official members of a nation. Citizens enjoy special rights, and they have special duties, too. See why citizenship is special every day. Special Rights The...

Picking the best: voting in the United States.
September 1, 2002... Why do we vote? "We vote to pick the best," a Virginia third grader believes. Even though she is not old enough to vote for the president, she realizes that citizens make important decisions when they vote. It's not easy to pick "the...

Get out the vote! (By the Numbers).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Voting is one of our most precious privileges as American citizens. Voting lets citizens who are 18 and older choose leaders and affect the law. Yet every year, millions of Americans don't exercise this important right. The bar graph shows...

September 17: Citizenship Day.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... At 1:30 P.M. on September 17, third graders at the Folwell School in Mt. Holly, New Jersey, anxiously await the bell. this is not a bell to signal the end of the school day. Special bells pass among the students to remind them of the Liberty...

Can you pass the test?(citizenship test)
September 1, 2002... What do baseball and citizenship have in common? You might be surprised to know that they both have goals and rules that help people get along with each other. The purpose (or goal) of baseball is to have a good time while playing a sport....

A new American family.(children from foreign countries adopted by family)
September 1, 2002... Claire and Max Weinstein are just like the other kids when they go to the park in their hometown of Martinsburg, West Virginia. They go down the slides, ride the swings, and play hide-and-seek behind the big trees and rocks. For Claire and...

What is naturalization?(citizenship)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... The process of becoming a citizen of the United States is called naturalization. A person must meet certain requirements to become a naturalized citizen: * Be at least 18 years old. A person who is less than 18 years old automatically...

I pledge allegiance....(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Congress authorized the official Pledge of Allegiance on June 22, 1942. American citizens have been reciting it at school and at public gatherings ever since. You've said the Pledge many times yourself. But have you ever thought about what the...

Respecting our flag.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... On June 14, Flag Day, we honor this symbol of our nation. We respect the flag everyday when we follow these rules. On June 14, 1777, the first 13 states were fighting for their independence from Great Britain. On that day, Congress...

In their own words: two stories of citizenship.
September 1, 2002... Yosiat's Story "When I was 5 years old, we came to America because my father wanted more opportunity for us. I was very excited because I thought I was going to move next door to Mickey Mouse! As the only Spanish speaker in my...

From there to here. (Where in the World?).(immigration statistics)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... From the beginning, the United States has been populated by people who came here from other places. Native Americans came here many thousands of years ago. In the 1600s, settlers came here from England, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Germany,...

Branching out.(books about citizenship)(Bibliography)
September 1, 2002... Are you an American citizen? Who were the first members of your family to become citizens? Perhaps you have ancestors who sailed here long ago from another country. How I Became an American, by Karin Gundisch (Cricket Books), tells of Johann...

What do you think ...? (Your Turn).(Poem)
September 1, 2002... Are you a proud citizen? This is what India Tyree has to say about the United States. Sweet United States I am proud to be a part Of the sweet United States. I love the United States. I like the laws; they're all...

Apple corps.(how to be a good citizen)
September 1, 2002... Hersch Rothmel says: Being a good citizen means helping people in my community. It also means caring for other people. I like to be a good citizen by teaching other kids how to show good sportsmanship when playing football and basketball. ...