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Seeing Clearly MAG
By riley1516 PLATINUM
Lake Zurich, Illinois

Sitting at a table in my school cafeteria, I looked around, slowly taking in everything. For one of the first times in my life, I realized I had been seeing without really seeing f...
riley1516 PLATINUM, Lake Zurich, Illinois
26 articles 2 photos 50 comments

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Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” -Howard Thurman

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How Long Submissions Take to be Approved
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Fighting the Violence Epidemic
By johnstonsophia BRONZE
Ridgway, Pennsylvania
johnstonsophia BRONZE, Ridgway, Pennsylvania
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"The best thing you could do is MASTER the chaos in you. You are not thrown into the fire, YOU ARE THE FIRE." -Mama Indigo

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The Silent Disaster: How Droughts Are Threatening Californian Cities
By sohavakohli BRONZE
Cerritos, California
sohavakohli BRONZE, Cerritos, California
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What's The Harm In Electronics During School?
By BubbiG GOLD
Columbia, Maryland

Why is it a rule that students are not allowed to listen to their I pods and use their cell phones in school? What if these electronic devices are for a good cause? Here’s a better...
BubbiG GOLD, Columbia, Maryland
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&quot;NEVER LOOK BACKWARDS ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD!&quot;<br /> <br /> Lisa Left-eye Lopes

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A year of being here
By Afra ELITE
Kandy, Other
Afra ELITE, Kandy, Other
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"A writer must never be short of ideas."<br /> -Gabriel Agreste- (Fictional character- Miraculous)

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Unconscious MAG
By Samaiya SILVER
Medellin, Other
Samaiya SILVER, Medellin, Other
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The Benefits of Sports and Physical Activity— with a Badminton Player’s Perspective.
By ashwita6611 BRONZE
Remuna, Balasore, Other
ashwita6611 BRONZE, Remuna, Balasore, Other
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“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” — Nelson Mandela

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Lovebirds
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Cookeville, Tennessee
zombiekitty896 BRONZE, Cookeville, Tennessee
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How Teens Can Change Their Communities
By Mayssae__elb BRONZE
Brussels, Other
Mayssae__elb BRONZE, Brussels, Other
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Pretty faces are everywhere. A pretty mind is rare.

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Beneath the Ocean: The Intersection of Inner Peace and Environmental Responsibility
By AngelaWang BRONZE
Beijing, Other
AngelaWang BRONZE, Beijing, Other
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The Day We Built a Shield for Earth
By lilyli3791 SILVER
Hong Kong, Other
lilyli3791 SILVER, Hong Kong, Other
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Dracarys.

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And I'm sorry to the birds
By melr0se BRONZE
New City, New York
melr0se BRONZE, New City, New York
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"Mostly, I want to be kind. And nobody, of course, is kind, or mean, for a simple reason. And nobody gets out of it, having to swim through the fires to stay in this world." "Dogfish" by Mary Oliver

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