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Opinion
By AshhKel BRONZE
Brooklyn, New York

Skinny. This one word brings a billion images to mind. This one word is something that the media glorifies and what billions of people strive to be. The problem strikes when this i...
AshhKel BRONZE, Brooklyn, New York
4 articles 0 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
"We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone." - Ronald Reagan


Opinion
By Curlylocks BRONZE
Bedminster, New Jersey
Curlylocks BRONZE, Bedminster, New Jersey
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
BestWritingByBrit GOLD, Livingston, New Jersey
14 articles 1 photo 42 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard."

BestWritingByBrit GOLD, Livingston, New Jersey
14 articles 1 photo 42 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard."

Opinion
By EllakGale GOLD
Chicago, Illinois
EllakGale GOLD, Chicago, Illinois
16 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"Me, I'm dishonest, and you can always trust a dishonest man to be dishonest. Honestly, it's the honest ones you have to watch out for." -Johnny Depp

Opinion
By natalierox999 BRONZE
Millville, New Jersey
natalierox999 BRONZE, Millville, New Jersey
1 article 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"Be the change you wish to see in the world." Gandhi

AlaNova ELITE, Naperville, Illinois
257 articles 0 photos 326 comments

Favorite Quote:
Dalai Lama said, "There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called YESTERDAY and the other is called TOMORROW, so today is the right day to love, believe, do, and mostly live..."

Opinion
By JazzyBurner SILVER
ChiangMai, Other
JazzyBurner SILVER, ChiangMai, Other
6 articles 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Proverbs 31:30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.

Jackies63 SILVER, Sandy Hook, Connecticut
6 articles 0 photos 3 comments

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