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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.”


#2172 Opinion
By Anonymous
Axolotl22611 BRONZE, Appleton, Wisconsin
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#2174 Opinion
By HowardZhang2007 BRONZE
Wuhan City, Other
HowardZhang2007 BRONZE, Wuhan City, Other
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By Leps14 SILVER
Cumberland, Rhode Island
Leps14 SILVER, Cumberland, Rhode Island
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By islandlakatu SILVER
New London, Connecticut
islandlakatu SILVER, New London, Connecticut
5 articles 0 photos 4 comments
#2177 Opinion
By colleen8463 BRONZE
Gibsonia, Pennsylvania
colleen8463 BRONZE, Gibsonia, Pennsylvania
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maryam_hassan BRONZE, Dubai, Alabama
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By Forsyth4 BRONZE
Wyndham Vale, Other
Forsyth4 BRONZE, Wyndham Vale, Other
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We&#039;re campaigning, Jerry. To rule the people, one must walk among them.<br /> <br /> Knocked down four times, get up five.<br /> <br /> 60% of the time, it works every time.<br /> <br /> If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.

Joyce Xu SILVER, Brooklyn, New York
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