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By Anonymous

Teenagers should never have to think about dying. Or being dead. Or a future without someone. And yet here I am at a funeral. I'm only 15. She was only 15. And now she'll forever b...

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By Melonn PLATINUM
Phoniex, Arizona
Melonn PLATINUM, Phoniex, Arizona
25 articles 3 photos 26 comments

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Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide.
John Ada

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Gabriella Gricius BRONZE, Great Falls, Virginia
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By drama BRONZE
Louisville, Kentucky
drama BRONZE, Louisville, Kentucky
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By robrobrobin11 BRONZE
Concord, New Hampshire
robrobrobin11 BRONZE, Concord, New Hampshire
4 articles 2 photos 25 comments
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By Anton BRONZE
N Riverside, Illinois
Anton BRONZE, N Riverside, Illinois
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abcedefg BRONZE, Hopkins, Minnesota
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By LaLaLindsy BRONZE
Brewerton, New York
LaLaLindsy BRONZE, Brewerton, New York
2 articles 2 photos 9 comments

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"Few, if any, survive their teens. most surrender to the vague but murderous pressure of afult conformity. It becomes easier to di e and avoid conflicts than to maintain a constant battle with the superior forces of maturity."
-Maya Angelou

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Olivia Watts BRONZE, Springboro, Ohio
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