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  Bubbles

  

  By OneBlueFish, Verona, WI

  It's funny how we teenagers see our worlds. Each and every one of us lives in a bubble. We worry about our grades, our friends, our family drama. No one could ever be at a more important juncture, we're convinced, and it's ­crucial to us that we get it right, because if we don't, we'...
• Opinion > School / College
  The Lazy Student Of The American School System Oath

  

  By OneBlueFish, Verona, WI

  I, as a lazy student of the American school system, now and forever promise to submit to the following rules, regulations, and guidelines completely and utterly, with the understanding that if these rules, regulations, and guidelines are violated, I will lose my “lazy” designation and all benefi...
• College
  Guide > College Essays
  Chance and Hot Air Balloons

  

  By OneBlueFish, Verona, WI

  When was the last time you considered the odds of your life panning out in the exact way that it has? Most of the time, the role of chance in our lives goes completely unnoticed, even as it shapes every aspect of our lives and our world. People are hardwired to assign blame or credit to one partic...
• Opinion > Current Events / Politics
  Alien Invasion!

  

  By OneBlueFish, Verona, WI

  Aliens have landed! They are swarming our cities, supplying our addicts, populating our gangs, stealing jobs right out from under our noses, terrorizing our neighborhoods, draining our welfare system, and even corrupting our children with their dangerous ideas. National Crisis! Remove them immedia...
• Opinion > Current Events / Politics
  The Red and the Black

  

  By OneBlueFish, Verona, WI

  Red. Red pen. Red truck. Red car. Red pencil. Red face. Red lips. Red blood. Red blood, pooling on the floor, under the drawings in red crayon on the wall. Black mask. Black gun. Black thoughts. Black deed. Pitch black heart. All responsible for the red on the floor. Red and blue lights are too late...