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Peace vs. Violence
By Steamer GOLD
Columbus, Ohio

Essentially, there are two forms of protest. Violent and non-violent. Both have their advantages and both have their downfalls. However, one thing is true of both: they are a threa...
Steamer GOLD, Columbus, Ohio
18 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Life is so fragile, yet so dangerous." ---I said this in a dream I had

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To Pray or Not to Pray
By NonsensicalMuse PLATINUM
San Anotnio, Texas
NonsensicalMuse PLATINUM, San Anotnio, Texas
22 articles 0 photos 87 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;There is nothing wrong with having your head in the clouds as long as you don&#039;t get altitude sickness&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;Perhaps you are right,perhaps not. I don&#039;t know 110% either way.All I know is that Im in search of truth. If you are too, let us be friends.&quot;

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Perfect Little Robots
By Icy96 PLATINUM
Romeoville, Illinois
Icy96 PLATINUM, Romeoville, Illinois
27 articles 2 photos 16 comments

Favorite Quote:
Horace Mann: &ldquo;Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity.&rdquo;

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A Short Guide to Saving the World
By BraydenHirsch BRONZE
Abbotsford, Other
BraydenHirsch BRONZE, Abbotsford, Other
1 article 0 photos 8 comments
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Cold-Hearted Youth MAG
By tryJTinstead BRONZE
Lawrenceville, Georgia
tryJTinstead BRONZE, Lawrenceville, Georgia
1 article 0 photos 1 comment
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Sell an Organ, Save a Life
By smalltownshorty BRONZE
Amana, Iowa
smalltownshorty BRONZE, Amana, Iowa
2 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
There is something I don&#039;t know<br /> That I am supposed to know.<br /> I don&#039;t know what it is I don&#039;t know,<br /> And yet am supposed to know,<br /> And I feel I look stupid<br /> If I seem both not to know<br /> And not to know what it is I don&#039;t know.<br /> <br /> Therefore, I pretend I know it.<br /> This is nerve-wracking<br /> Since I don&#039;t know what I must pretend<br /> To know.<br /> <br /> Therefore, I pretend to know everything.<br /> <br /> I feel you know what I am supposed to know<br /> But you can&#039;t tell me what it is<br /> Because you don&#039;t know what I don&#039;t know<br /> What it is.<br /> <br /> You may know what I don&#039;t know, but not<br /> That I don&#039;t know it.<br /> And I can&#039;t tell you. So you will have<br /> To tell me everything.<br /> <br /> - R. D. Lang in Knots

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Essentials for Life
By Anonymous
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Self Harm
By CharleeVan GOLD
Lincoln, Nebraska
CharleeVan GOLD, Lincoln, Nebraska
15 articles 0 photos 25 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;How do you feel? That is the question, but I forget you don&#039;t expect an easy answer. When something like a soul becomes initialized and folded up like paper dolls and little notes you can&#039;t expect a bit of hope...&quot;<br /> -Stone Sour &quot;Through the Glass&quot;

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A Realisation
By Seabiscuit BRONZE
Rotherham,
Seabiscuit BRONZE, Rotherham,
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Anything is possible if you try!

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Nobody's Perfect
By CourtG BRONZE
Emporia, Kansas
CourtG BRONZE, Emporia, Kansas
2 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
It is what it is.

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