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Why Do People Join Gangs?
By Christina Watts BRONZE
Columbus, Ohio

Why do people join gangs? I think young children join gangs because rap music influences them. Some children probably grew up in a bad neighborhood where they saw people selling dr...
Christina Watts BRONZE, Columbus, Ohio
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Beauty in the Ugly MAG
By Anonymous
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To Whom it May Concern
By Thisisreal_life PLATINUM
Manhattan, Kansas
Thisisreal_life PLATINUM, Manhattan, Kansas
48 articles 3 photos 69 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;so do it. Decide. Is this the person you want to be? Is this the life you want to live? Is this the best you can be?&quot;<br /> &quot;I survived the fire because the fire within me burns brighter than the one around me&quot;

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In the October Wind
By SaphiraBrightscales DIAMOND
Islamabad, Other
SaphiraBrightscales DIAMOND, Islamabad, Other
75 articles 16 photos 1136 comments

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I&#039;ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. <br /> - Maya Angelou <br /> When i was little/I used to point a chubby finger toward the dark sky/And ask my father/why some stars moved and others didn&rsquo;t/He would laugh and explain that some were airplanes/I still wish on them today ~ Laugh-It-Out<br /> The feathers of a crow are black/The ink of my pen is blacker/The pain of my heart is blackest~ Mckay<br /> If love produced a blossom/I&rsquo;d take it in my palm/What a blessing, the bright color!/How soothing, such a balm!/I&rsquo;d keep a petal for my own/The rest, drop from my hands/For such a flower would multiply/And populate the lands~ thesilentraven<br /> And I began to rival legends/Long entombed before my birth./But for all my much envied fame/The lust for more would not abate./The plaques and prizes with my name/Will, like all things, disintegrate. ~ TheEpic95 now known as Helena_Noel

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The Meaning of Happiness
By TARDISdriver PLATINUM
Colorado Springs, Colorado
TARDISdriver PLATINUM, Colorado Springs, Colorado
28 articles 2 photos 33 comments
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Let's talk about it
By shellbi123 SILVER
East Jordan, Michigan
shellbi123 SILVER, East Jordan, Michigan
9 articles 0 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;don&#039;t say sorry if your not&quot;

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Say Nay to a Longer School Day
By Pantsman SILVER
New York, New York
Pantsman SILVER, New York, New York
9 articles 0 photos 1 comment
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The Gift of Life
By joanofarc15 SILVER
Forest Lake, Minnesota
joanofarc15 SILVER, Forest Lake, Minnesota
9 articles 2 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow that talent into the unknown place it leads.&quot; Erica Jong

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Friends for life? MAG
By Anonymous
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If Not for Him ... MAG
By Anonymous