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After a Fight with the Parents
By Yokel SILVER
Pleasanton, California

I’ve never asked for much. I’m not one of those teenagers who cry and throw a fit because they didn’t get me the latest iPhone or a dog. I never ask for material objects. The thing...
Yokel SILVER, Pleasanton, California
7 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
The problem with reality is that there is no background music.

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#15882 Nonfiction
Screams in the dark
By The_Doctor GOLD
Canon City, Colorado
The_Doctor GOLD, Canon City, Colorado
17 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Because while the truncheon may be used in lieu of conversation, words will always retain their power. Words offer the means to meaning, and for those who will listen, the enunciation of truth. And the truth is, there is something terribly wrong with this country, isn't there? Cruelty and injustice, intolerance and oppression. And where once you had the freedom to object, to think and speak as you saw fit, you now have censors and systems of surveillance coercing your conformity and soliciting your submission. How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror. I know why you did it. I know you were afraid. Who wouldn't be? War, terror, disease. There were a myriad of problems which conspired to corrupt your reason and rob you of your common sense. ”

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A Talk To Remember
By Anonymous
#15884 Nonfiction
THE SCARIEST EXPERIENCE EVER
By hannah pagels BRONZE
Grove, Oklahoma
hannah pagels BRONZE, Grove, Oklahoma
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#15885 Nonfiction
The Boy Who Made Her Terrified of Love
By redneck,girl PLATINUM
Fowler, Michigan
redneck,girl PLATINUM, Fowler, Michigan
23 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
ooo Hot boy.....but u have a bf.........you can look just cant touch.<br /> ~Mom

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Family Is Everywhere
By Anonymous
#15887 Nonfiction
Homesick
By chuckw_6 SILVER
Salisbury, Connecticut
chuckw_6 SILVER, Salisbury, Connecticut
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#15888 Nonfiction
Zenyaking
By theatregirl PLATINUM
Lathrup Village, Michigan
theatregirl PLATINUM, Lathrup Village, Michigan
30 articles 12 photos 209 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;To thine own self be true,&quot; -from Hamlet, a play by Shakespeare.<br /> &quot;I have sworn on the altar of god eternal hostility against all forms of tyranny over the mind of man.&quot; - Thomas Jefferson

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The Day my Life Changed
By Britrice BRONZE
Metairie, Louisiana
Britrice BRONZE, Metairie, Louisiana
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#15890 Nonfiction
My View on Humans
By Anonymous