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• Opinion > Social Issues / Civics
  Keep Families Together

  

  By dgpets6, Shell Beach, CA

  John is five years old. He lives with his mother Nancy, who is 25. One night, child welfare services receives a call from the police department. Nancy has been arrested. Child welfare is asked to come pick up John. In the days that follow, it becomes clear that Nancy's drug addiction is serious, but...
• Nonfiction > Personal Experience
  The Art of Debate

  

  By dgpets6, Shell Beach, CA

  It was going to be another twenty hour day. It was the last round of the night, and I was feeling exhausted. As the clock on the Berkeley Campanile tolled 9:00 p.m., I attempted to find my way through the famous Bay Area rain and fog, searching for the room in which I would be debating. As I reached...
• Opinion > Drugs / Alcohol / Smoking
  End the D.A.R.E. Dynasty

  

  By dgpets6, Shell Beach, CA

  In times of economic distress and recession, like right now, priorities must be made. Sure, there are lots of worthy causes out there, but it's simply impossible to address all of them, however much we'd like to. Therefore, we need to look at the statistics to find the biggest problem and make that ...
• Hot Topics > Environment
  Environmental Education

  

  By dgpets6, Shell Beach, CA

  At the tender age of eleven, I found myself immersed in the slippery world of politics. I had written a letter to President Bush expressing my concerns about environmental issues, and received a response that confirmed that my letter had not been read; my concerns had been ignored. As a result, I st...