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By BeatnikLover GOLD
Farson, Wyoming

Our education system is a real good way to screw young people out of their time and skills. So much time, money, and resources are uselessly flung toward an institution that wishes...
BeatnikLover GOLD, Farson, Wyoming
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"Here growing up means murdering your dreams, cutting your hair, and going to work. All this so you can live in a miserably boring house with a miserably boring family and then be deemed 'successful.'"


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By BlindingOrchid BRONZE
Evening Shade, Arkansas
BlindingOrchid BRONZE, Evening Shade, Arkansas
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“Words don’t hurt you.” Which is one of the hugest criminal lies perpetrated by adults against children in this world. Because words hurt more than any physical pain.” -UnWholly by Neal Shusterman

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By Silent_Muse GOLD
Belle Mead, New Jersey
Silent_Muse GOLD, Belle Mead, New Jersey
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ZoeBro17 PLATINUM, Carlsbad, California
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Make the most of yourself, for thats all their is of you.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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By mjVAL SILVER
San José, Other
mjVAL SILVER, San José, Other
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&ldquo;Try to imagine a life without timekeeping. You probably can&rsquo;t. You know the month, the year, the day of the week. There is a clock on your wall or the dashboard of your car. You have a schedule, a calendar, a time for dinner or a movie. Yet all around you, timekeeping is ignored. Birds are not late. A dog does not check its watch. Deer do not fret over passing birthdays. Man alone measures time. Man alone chimes the hour. And, because of this, man alone suffers a paralyzing fear that no other creature endures. A fear of time running out.&rdquo;<br /> ― Mitch Albom, The Time Keeper

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By Caseyismyname BRONZE
Latrobe, Pennsylvania
Caseyismyname BRONZE, Latrobe, Pennsylvania
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bridizzles GOLD, Marion, Iowa
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By TiaWriter BRONZE
Mumbai, Other
TiaWriter BRONZE, Mumbai, Other
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The life is immense, but yet, it is.Life is difficult, but yet, you are.-Tmg

JessicaWu SILVER, Brooklyn, New York
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they make the honey we make the money

IlanaDorfman BRONZE, New York, New York
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