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The Diamond Phenomenon
By SophiaCross SILVER
Plattsburgh, New York

I am outraged. And not for a reason done by any single person. I am angry that day in and day out I am forced to look the idea of “perfection” in the face, and am expected to live...
SophiaCross SILVER, Plattsburgh, New York
7 articles 3 photos 89 comments

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To love, to be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and vulgar disparity of the life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never to forget.”

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BULLYING: It's Everywhere
By GuardianoftheWoods BRONZE
Ottawa, Other
GuardianoftheWoods BRONZE, Ottawa, Other
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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Anger isn't an emotion that we need to feel, it does not teach. We need to feel sorrow, it is our teacher.

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Bully
By The_Doctor GOLD
Canon City, Colorado
The_Doctor GOLD, Canon City, Colorado
17 articles 0 photos 3 comments

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“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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All men are created equal- except homosexuals
By Alix-the-nobody BRONZE
Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Alix-the-nobody BRONZE, Wheat Ridge, Colorado
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

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&quot;This is my story, and you&#039;re not part of it.&quot; <br /> -Auron Kingdom Hearts II

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Acceptance
By The_Doctor GOLD
Canon City, Colorado
The_Doctor GOLD, Canon City, Colorado
17 articles 0 photos 3 comments

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&ldquo;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&#039;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&#039;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&#039;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&#039;t be? War, terror, disease. There were a myriad of problems which conspired to corrupt your reason and rob you of your common sense. &rdquo;

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Hope for Homeless
By ssoto BRONZE
Norwalk, California
ssoto BRONZE, Norwalk, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

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&quot;Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.&quot;

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Teen Ethics and Morals
By solisbrumalem BRONZE
Steamboat Springs, Colorado
solisbrumalem BRONZE, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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A Nuke's Impact
By SeahawksNation BRONZE
Sammamish, Washington
SeahawksNation BRONZE, Sammamish, Washington
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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Empathy
By LittleLadybird GOLD
Carrickfergus, Other
LittleLadybird GOLD, Carrickfergus, Other
14 articles 0 photos 48 comments

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To be nobody but yourself in a world that is trying it&#039;s hardest every night and day to change you into everyone else is to fight the hardest battle a human being can fight, and never stop fighting.

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Transcendentalism
By ihateyousomuch BRONZE
Everson, Washington
ihateyousomuch BRONZE, Everson, Washington
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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