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#1051voted by our readers
A Black Eye and a Purple Heart MAG
By Jia28 SILVER
Belmont, Massachusetts

There's a photo in my phone, taken last Christmas at Rockefeller Center, of three young officers in the United States Navy. The man on my right is clad in his dress whites, sportin...
Jia28 SILVER, Belmont, Massachusetts
5 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Perhaps the true memorial should be a statue of a gaunt soldier in a threadbare overcoat with a Molotov cocktail in his hand. But then, I don't suppose many people would want to have their photos taken beside him" - Christopher Robins

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#1052 Opinion
We Have A Dream
By wonderpower BRONZE
Cos Cob, Connecticut
wonderpower BRONZE, Cos Cob, Connecticut
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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“The most unfair thing about life is the way it ends. I mean, life is tough. It takes up a lot of your time. What do you get at the end of it? A Death! What's that, a bonus? I think the life cycle is all backwards. You should die first, get it out of the way. Then you live in an old age home. You get kicked out when you're too young, you get a gold watch, you go to work. You work forty years until you're young enough to enjoy your retirement. You do drugs, alcohol, you party, you get ready for high school. You go to grade school, you become a kid, you play, you have no responsibilities, you become a little baby, you go back into the womb, you spend your last nine months floating... and then you finish off as an orgasm

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#1053 Opinion
The Declaration Of Independence: Insanity
By Jkw7072 BRONZE
King George, Virginia
Jkw7072 BRONZE, King George, Virginia
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
*personal quote meaning from me?**nah*<br /> &quot;We accept the love we think we deserve.&quot; <br /> &quot;We&#039;re all mad here.&quot;

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#1054 Opinion
Poverty in America
By Kathryn Brigman BRONZE
Savannah, Georgia
Kathryn Brigman BRONZE, Savannah, Georgia
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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#1055 Opinion
Flag Stands Tall
By 7gundrum GOLD
Hartland, Wisconsin
7gundrum GOLD, Hartland, Wisconsin
10 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#1056 Opinion
The Glamorization of Anorexia: The Untold Side
By Anonymous
#1057 Opinion
Genetic Engineering
By ggabriele BRONZE
Airmont, New York
ggabriele BRONZE, Airmont, New York
1 article 0 photos 2 comments
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#1058 Opinion
Happiness Is From Within
By Anonymous
#1059 Opinion
Patriot's Pen(cil)
By Gideon GOLD
Harbeson, Delaware
Gideon GOLD, Harbeson, Delaware
10 articles 4 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Who can say if I&#039;ve been changed for the better, but because I knew you I have been changed for good.&quot; -Wicked, Broadway

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#1060 Opinion
Groom, You May Kiss the .......Groom?
By Hallo BRONZE
Kennesaw, Georgia
Hallo BRONZE, Kennesaw, Georgia
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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