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  Work with Crossroads Teen AIDS Ambassadors

  By Jordan A., Santa Monica, CA

  I started working on AIDS education when I was in Middle School. At the end of my 8th grade year, I was asked to participate in the newly formed, inspiring group called the Crossroads Teen AIDS Ambassadors, led by Core teacher Robert Adanto. I immediately accepted, motivated to help spread awarene...
• Poetry > All Poetry
  Come to Think of it

  By Jordan A., Santa Monica, CA

  The more I write The less I care about big words witty rhymes poetic devices And I begin to just Think And then there are words Words stripped down to nothing, really, Because someone (I imagine) once told me that poetry is self-expression or something to that effect and when I think ...
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  The Orange Desert

  By Jordan A., Santa Monica, CA

  You see those children weeping on their plastic chairs the red noses redder than the lips the eye sweat International. Their sound is dimming. When their cheeks can unstick in liberation of the separations When the dust can settle at the orange desert on and below the plastic tables and th...
• Opinion > Social Issues / Civics
  Bathroom Politics

  By Jordan A., Santa Monica, CA

  At school, it's common to hear one girl ask another, “Want to go to the bathroom with me?” But I have never thought to ask that of a guy friend. I doubt I would get a positive reaction if I did. The male bathroom experience is utterly ­different from that of the female. Even in the most dis...
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  Together

  By Jordan A., Santa Monica, CA
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  Thumbsucker

  By Jordan A., Santa Monica, CA