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Calling All Disillusioned Teens
By EllenMC GOLD
Boulder, Colorado

In the act of living we must accept certain things to be true: our Foundations of Reality - the way things are supposed to be. We get up each morning and believe that the sun wil...
EllenMC GOLD, Boulder, Colorado
12 articles 1 photo 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
Excerpt from Calvin and Hobbes:<br /> Calvin asks Mom: &quot;Why are you crying?&quot;<br /> Mom: &quot;I&#039;m cutting an onion.&quot;<br /> Calvin: &quot;Life must be hard when you start anthropomorphizing your vegetables.&quot;

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This I Believe
By Isaac Johnson BRONZE
Royal Oak, Michigan
Isaac Johnson BRONZE, Royal Oak, Michigan
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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Feeling Like You Are Valuable
By Anonymous
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Social Media or Social Massacre?
By rebeccavargas2016 BRONZE
Ocala, Florida
rebeccavargas2016 BRONZE, Ocala, Florida
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Those who mind don&#039;t matter and those who matter don&#039;t mind.

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Abuse
By AllThingsFlawless GOLD
Las Vegas, Nevada
AllThingsFlawless GOLD, Las Vegas, Nevada
10 articles 2 photos 29 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;To gain your own voice, you have to forget about having it heard.&rdquo;<br /> &mdash;Allen Ginsberg, WD

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We're Only Human
By MorningStar921 PLATINUM
Cheshire, Connecticut
MorningStar921 PLATINUM, Cheshire, Connecticut
21 articles 0 photos 42 comments

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&quot;They made their own choice. They chose family. And, well... isn&#039;t that kinda the whole point? No doubt - endings are hard. But then again... nothing ever really ends, does it?&quot;<br /> --Chuck, &#039;Supernatural&#039; Episode 522

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Patriotism. What it should mean to everyone
By Jackies63 SILVER
Sandy Hook, Connecticut
Jackies63 SILVER, Sandy Hook, Connecticut
6 articles 0 photos 3 comments

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&quot;Start where you are. Use what you can. Do what you can&quot;<br /> -Arthur Ashe

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Happiness is not a gay or straight issue.
By Emma.H.96 DIAMOND
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Emma.H.96 DIAMOND, Kalamazoo, Michigan
65 articles 0 photos 67 comments

Favorite Quote:
You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should&#039;ve behaved better. -Anne Lamott, from Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life.

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Women's Rights: The Point of View of a Frank Catholic Teen
By Anonymous
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World's Greatest Inventions
By RachelReads SILVER
Milton, Other
RachelReads SILVER, Milton, Other
9 articles 0 photos 3 comments

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All our dreams can come true, as long as we have the courage to pursue them.

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