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Colors of Humanity
By ABIGAIL.S PLATINUM
Trenton, Ohio

I wonder how many people really think about what it means to be human. Or the real meaning of humanity. So many things get lost behind the glitz and glamour of the world around...
ABIGAIL.S PLATINUM, Trenton, Ohio
37 articles 3 photos 35 comments

Favorite Quote:
"only you can start a change you want"

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Dare to Risk
By ChaoticRebel BRONZE
Addis Ababa, Other
ChaoticRebel BRONZE, Addis Ababa, Other
3 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Courage is doing what you&#039;re afraid to do. There can be no courage......<br /> Unless you&#039;re afraid.&quot;

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Advice
By KaiLeena PLATINUM
Fort Wayne, Indiana
KaiLeena PLATINUM, Fort Wayne, Indiana
40 articles 0 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;He&rsquo;s not perfect. You aren&rsquo;t either, and the two of you will never be perfect. But if he can make you laugh at least once, causes you to think twice, and if he admits to being human and making mistakes, hold onto him and give him the most you can. He isn&rsquo;t going to quote poetry, he&rsquo;s not thinking about you every moment, but he will give you a part of him that he knows you could break. Don&rsquo;t hurt him, don&rsquo;t change him, and don&rsquo;t expect for more than he can give. Don&rsquo;t analyze. Smile when he makes you happy, yell when he makes you mad, and miss him when he&rsquo;s not there. Love hard when there is love to be had. Because perfect guys don&rsquo;t exist, but there&rsquo;s always one guy that is perfect for you.&quot; <br /> &mdash; Bob Marley

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Sexism
By Insane2001 SILVER
Plainsboro, New Jersey
Insane2001 SILVER, Plainsboro, New Jersey
8 articles 0 photos 4 comments

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I found myself looking around me at hollow faces, and wondering if this is it, if every heart on this earth has been stained. But then, when I look into our hearts, I see we&#039;re all like candles with beauty inside, masked behind wax, hardened by the pain we all must face. But when one of us begins to burn with compassion, our fragrance fills the air, and we unconsciously ignite others around us. I find that the wax melts, and that is our core, our beauty, our light that remains. Slowly we&#039;ll burn one by one, till the day we reach the end of our sticks and we&#039;re all burning with compassion. So maybe we all have to be set alight.- Percy Jackson, Wolf&#039;s Law Chapter 23.

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Broken Love
By Allybear99 GOLD
Södertälje, Other
Allybear99 GOLD, Södertälje, Other
15 articles 0 photos 3 comments

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&quot;Imagination is moreimportant than knowledge.&quot;- Albert Einstein<br /> &quot;Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.&quot;- Harold R.McAlindon

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Drug Enforcement Agency Checking in on Us?
By Anonymous
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Being Dangerously Fragile
By ScarlettJ. DIAMOND
West Newton, Pennsylvania
ScarlettJ. DIAMOND, West Newton, Pennsylvania
92 articles 0 photos 88 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You are only confined by the walls you build around yourself.&quot; &quot;Follow your heart, but take your brain with you.&quot; &quot;You were born to be real, not to be perfect.&quot;

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Why Catcalls Matter
By TheBookWorm16 SILVER
Flagstaff, Arizona
TheBookWorm16 SILVER, Flagstaff, Arizona
7 articles 0 photos 2 comments

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&quot;Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing&quot;<br /> -Benjamin Franklin

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Do Not Proceed With the Weed
By Mehdi Daoudi BRONZE
Essex Junction, Vermont
Mehdi Daoudi BRONZE, Essex Junction, Vermont
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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Texting While Driving: Not Worth the Risk
By HailToTheStud SILVER
West Haven, Utah
HailToTheStud SILVER, West Haven, Utah
7 articles 0 photos 20 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;To be successful as a man is to make more money than your significant other can spend. To be successful as a woman is to find such a man.&quot;<br /> &quot;Trial is putting your life in the hands of 12 people that weren&#039;t smart enough to get out of jury duty&quot;

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