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Opinion
By Jesssxo19 BRONZE
Lexington, Nebraska

"Every morning she looks in the mirror, and all she sees is a fat, bulgy woman looking right back at her. She hates her body image and would do anything to get rid of it, so s...
Jesssxo19 BRONZE, Lexington, Nebraska
3 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
Love is something you can't describe like the look of a rose, the smell of the rain, or the feeling of forever.


Opinion
By MaddieWo PLATINUM
Marstons Mills, Massachusetts
MaddieWo PLATINUM, Marstons Mills, Massachusetts
28 articles 0 photos 112 comments

Favorite Quote:
"If I'd a knowed more, I would a loved more." -Pilate Dead, Song of Solomon

Opinion
By Sarah Hardtke BRONZE
Ossining, New York
Sarah Hardtke BRONZE, Ossining, New York
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
Opinion
By Kassrole BRONZE
Ventura, California
Kassrole BRONZE, Ventura, California
2 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Fearlessly the idiot faced the crowd. Smiling."

Beliza_Heart SILVER, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
7 articles 5 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I cannot tell my story without going a long way back.&quot; Herman Hesse in the prolouge to Demian<br /> &ldquo;A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.&rdquo; GK Chesterton

Opinion
By Weatherby SILVER
Newtown, Pennsylvania
Weatherby SILVER, Newtown, Pennsylvania
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.<br /> ~ The Declaration of Independence

Alston Clark SILVER, Sliver Spring, Maryland
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments
Opinion
By Serelss BRONZE
New Rochelle, New York
Serelss BRONZE, New Rochelle, New York
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
beccad BRONZE, Pinckney, Michigan
4 articles 3 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Indifference is the essence of inhumanity.&quot; <br /> ~ Cornel West<br /> <br /> &quot;A classic is something everyone wants to have read and nobody wants to read.&quot;<br /> ~ Mark Twain

Opinion
By Shinjitsu-san SILVER
Beavercreek, Ohio
Shinjitsu-san SILVER, Beavercreek, Ohio
5 articles 2 photos 2 comments