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Essay On World Hunger and Poverty

By josehadathy, Marietta, GA

The images of a child's bloated belly or of a mother searching through garbage trying to find food are ones that have long haunted our world and that must be erased immediately. Hunger and...

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Say Nay to a Longer School Day

By Pantsman, New York, NY

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Ten O'Clock, Texting, and Tears

By Samantha P., Andover, MA | 9 comments

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The Real World

By Kevin B., Cohasset, MA | 8 comments

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Unconscious

By Samaiya, Medellin, Colombia

There was a dead girl in front of the library this morning. She was breathing, but she wasn’t alive. Whatever existence she’d had during her few years – I calculated she was around 13 –...

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The Greatest Struggle: Vacation VS Education

By Urbs2013, Roslyn, NY

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Twilight is the Dusk, New Moon is the Dawn

By talking-with-silence, Jefferson, MD

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Justin Bieber vs. David Archuleta: Who is a better role model?

By AALetta, Lynn, MA

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Independence

By Christian V., Wichita, KS

     Independence truly matters. The problem is that people don't realize how important it is until it is lost. I have brain cancer, and as scary as that sounds, it is the...

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Presidential Qualifications

By xNicolettee, Hewitt, NJ

Friendship

By Ann V., Overland Park, KS

Memories Burning Bright

By Stephanie M., Stafford, VA