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#501voted by our readers
By molly welch SILVER
Houston, Texas

You are alone in a country of a foreign language, in the depths of the city. Young, small and afraid, you walk down the street feeling tense and uneasy. An absent and broken family...
molly welch SILVER, Houston, Texas
9 articles 0 photos 2 comments

#502 Opinion
By Cbrokamp BRONZE
Mundelein, Illinois
Cbrokamp BRONZE, Mundelein, Illinois
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#503 Opinion
anegrete BRONZE, Lenexa, Kansas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We are all alone, born alone, die alone, and -- in spite of True Romance magazines -- we shall all someday look back on our lives and see that, in spite of our company, we were alone the whole way. I do not say lonely -- at least, not all the time -- but essentially, and finally, alone. This is what makes your self-respect so important, and I don&#039;t see how you can respect yourself if you must look in the hearts and minds of others for your happiness.&quot;<br /> &mdash; Hunter S. Thompson

#504 Opinion
Nancy317 BRONZE, Houston , Texas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#506 Opinion
By jonathanhernan3z GOLD
Southborough, Massachusetts
jonathanhernan3z GOLD, Southborough, Massachusetts
15 articles 10 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

dvoraz BRONZE, NEW YORK, New York
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;After the game, the pawn and the king go into the same box.&quot; - Italian proverb

#508 Opinion
#509 Opinion
casey_a_r BRONZE, Coventry, Rhode Island
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Once the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will be at peace.

#510 Opinion
Greta Stawicki BRONZE, Hartland, Wisconsin
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments