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Gay Marriage
By Insane2001 SILVER
Plainsboro, New Jersey

Gay rights is an immense issue for people in these times. But is it really that difficult to decide? For starters, speaking in terms of America, the U.S government shouldn&rsquo...
Insane2001 SILVER, Plainsboro, New Jersey
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I found myself looking around me at hollow faces, and wondering if this is it, if every heart on this earth has been stained. But then, when I look into our hearts, I see we're all like candles with beauty inside, masked behind wax, hardened by the pain we all must face. But when one of us begins to burn with compassion, our fragrance fills the air, and we unconsciously ignite others around us. I find that the wax melts, and that is our core, our beauty, our light that remains. Slowly we'll burn one by one, till the day we reach the end of our sticks and we're all burning with compassion. So maybe we all have to be set alight.- Percy Jackson, Wolf's Law Chapter 23.

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The Plight of Lake Baikal
By royalyellow BRONZE
Austin, Texas
royalyellow BRONZE, Austin, Texas
3 articles 0 photos 4 comments

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"If we did all the things we were capable of, we would literally astound ourselves" -Thomas Edison

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Giving Back to America
By ConnorP BRONZE
Overland Park, Kansas
ConnorP BRONZE, Overland Park, Kansas
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Racism in the Criminal Justice System
By Anonymous
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Screening Reality
By EllenMC GOLD
Boulder, Colorado
EllenMC GOLD, Boulder, Colorado
12 articles 1 photo 2 comments

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Excerpt from Calvin and Hobbes:<br /> Calvin asks Mom: &quot;Why are you crying?&quot;<br /> Mom: &quot;I&#039;m cutting an onion.&quot;<br /> Calvin: &quot;Life must be hard when you start anthropomorphizing your vegetables.&quot;

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Is the Internet Controlling Us?
By Anonymous
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Death Penalty
By Zesty_Leone_7 BRONZE
Plano, Texas
Zesty_Leone_7 BRONZE, Plano, Texas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

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Living Deliberately: The Ultimate Price
By declan_2016_ GOLD
Hilmar, California
declan_2016_ GOLD, Hilmar, California
11 articles 0 photos 1 comment

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Remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.<br /> A.A. Milne

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Fear: A Figment of Your Imagination
By reaganlivi BRONZE
Hendersonville, Tennessee
reaganlivi BRONZE, Hendersonville, Tennessee
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An endurance test for some is the pursuit of happiness- but we must dare to be happy.

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7 Steps to Get Clean from Self Harm
By Anonymous