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when insensitivity is 'just a joke'.
By Ushah-Kazi SILVER
Karachi, Other

“I don’t want to go to Pakistan! Because I don’t want to be blown up.” This was a statement I heard a few days ago, and two things about it were plainly obvious; it was insensit...
Ushah-Kazi SILVER, Karachi, Other
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do." - Edward Everett Hale

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Bullying
By josed BRONZE
Everosn, Washington
josed BRONZE, Everosn, Washington
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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Facebook Revealed
By eharvey16 BRONZE
Washington, District Of Columbia
eharvey16 BRONZE, Washington, District Of Columbia
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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I Believe in Outrage
By elyssa_alfieri BRONZE
West Harrison, New York
elyssa_alfieri BRONZE, West Harrison, New York
2 articles 1 photo 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Find what you love and let it kill you"

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The Diamond Phenomenon
By SophiaCross SILVER
Plattsburgh, New York
SophiaCross SILVER, Plattsburgh, New York
7 articles 3 photos 89 comments

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To love, to be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and vulgar disparity of the life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never to forget.”

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BULLYING: It's Everywhere
By GuardianoftheWoods BRONZE
Ottawa, Other
GuardianoftheWoods BRONZE, Ottawa, Other
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Anger isn't an emotion that we need to feel, it does not teach. We need to feel sorrow, it is our teacher.

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Bully
By The_Doctor GOLD
Canon City, Colorado
The_Doctor GOLD, Canon City, Colorado
17 articles 0 photos 3 comments

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“Because while the truncheon may be used in lieu of conversation, words will always retain their power. Words offer the means to meaning, and for those who will listen, the enunciation of truth. And the truth is, there is something terribly wrong with this country, isn't there? Cruelty and injustice, intolerance and oppression. And where once you had the freedom to object, to think and speak as you saw fit, you now have censors and systems of surveillance coercing your conformity and soliciting your submission. How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror. I know why you did it. I know you were afraid. Who wouldn't be? War, terror, disease. There were a myriad of problems which conspired to corrupt your reason and rob you of your common sense. ”

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All men are created equal- except homosexuals
By Alix-the-nobody BRONZE
Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Alix-the-nobody BRONZE, Wheat Ridge, Colorado
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

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&quot;This is my story, and you&#039;re not part of it.&quot; <br /> -Auron Kingdom Hearts II

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Acceptance
By The_Doctor GOLD
Canon City, Colorado
The_Doctor GOLD, Canon City, Colorado
17 articles 0 photos 3 comments

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&ldquo;Because while the truncheon may be used in lieu of conversation, words will always retain their power. Words offer the means to meaning, and for those who will listen, the enunciation of truth. And the truth is, there is something terribly wrong with this country, isn&#039;t there? Cruelty and injustice, intolerance and oppression. And where once you had the freedom to object, to think and speak as you saw fit, you now have censors and systems of surveillance coercing your conformity and soliciting your submission. How did this happen? Who&#039;s to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you&#039;re looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror. I know why you did it. I know you were afraid. Who wouldn&#039;t be? War, terror, disease. There were a myriad of problems which conspired to corrupt your reason and rob you of your common sense. &rdquo;

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Hope for Homeless
By ssoto BRONZE
Norwalk, California
ssoto BRONZE, Norwalk, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.&quot;

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