2015: Stories of American extremes
Updated 2335 GMT (0735 HKT) December 22, 2015
(CNN)You've heard of the American Dream. In 2015, CNN brought you tales of American extremes: From the town in Alaska where everyone lives in one building to the Virginia hamlet where cell phones are banned to one of the nation's richest places with children living in poverty. You might say these stories bring new meaning to the phrase "American exceptionalism."