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To kill or not to Kill
By Babyblue1212 BRONZE
Centralia, Washington

When the fire alarms stung the ears of the quiet halls of Westside Middle School in Jonesboro, Arkansas, the students obediently began to file out. Suddenly, they were fired on as...
Babyblue1212 BRONZE, Centralia, Washington
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Trick-Or-Treating: An Experience That Never Grows Old
By MirandaCaddell SILVER
Sulphur Springs, Texas
MirandaCaddell SILVER, Sulphur Springs, Texas
6 articles 1 photo 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one.

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The Death Penalty
By Morgan Ashmore SILVER
Centralia, Washington
Morgan Ashmore SILVER, Centralia, Washington
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Raising Criminals
By amybeth1997 BRONZE
Shimmering Bay Lane, Ohio
amybeth1997 BRONZE, Shimmering Bay Lane, Ohio
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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"It is your attitude, not your aptitude that determines your altitude."

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Don't Shop, Adopt
By mls113 BRONZE
Newport Coast, California
mls113 BRONZE, Newport Coast, California
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The explanation of Ethical Dilemmas
By teapavli SILVER
Tirana, Other
teapavli SILVER, Tirana, Other
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Victim Blaming and its Intersection with Rape Culture
By ifra_iyoob BRONZE
Rancho Mirage, California
ifra_iyoob BRONZE, Rancho Mirage, California
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Transphobia: It needs to end
By JustinSmalls SILVER
New York, New York
JustinSmalls SILVER, New York, New York
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Trust, but verify

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Rape. Who's responsible?
By LogicandRain SILVER
Dundee, Other
LogicandRain SILVER, Dundee, Other
6 articles 0 photos 6 comments

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Reality is only something we perceive, but dreams are something we create - By little me!<br /> Don&#039;t lose yourself friends because you couldn&#039;t forgive your enemies- Also by me.... I think.... xD

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Sell an Organ, Save a Life
By smalltownshorty BRONZE
Amana, Iowa
smalltownshorty BRONZE, Amana, Iowa
2 articles 0 photos 15 comments

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There is something I don&#039;t know<br /> That I am supposed to know.<br /> I don&#039;t know what it is I don&#039;t know,<br /> And yet am supposed to know,<br /> And I feel I look stupid<br /> If I seem both not to know<br /> And not to know what it is I don&#039;t know.<br /> <br /> Therefore, I pretend I know it.<br /> This is nerve-wracking<br /> Since I don&#039;t know what I must pretend<br /> To know.<br /> <br /> Therefore, I pretend to know everything.<br /> <br /> I feel you know what I am supposed to know<br /> But you can&#039;t tell me what it is<br /> Because you don&#039;t know what I don&#039;t know<br /> What it is.<br /> <br /> You may know what I don&#039;t know, but not<br /> That I don&#039;t know it.<br /> And I can&#039;t tell you. So you will have<br /> To tell me everything.<br /> <br /> - R. D. Lang in Knots

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