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By Caitlin Lemmon BRONZE
Salt Lake City, Utah

Imagine hearing the bell for you to go home, dreading walking into your house to see your parents. You walk in and are ignored until dinner when you get a little bread. Imagine c...
Caitlin Lemmon BRONZE, Salt Lake City, Utah
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By sagiegirl SILVER
Houston, Texas
sagiegirl SILVER, Houston, Texas
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waters23 SILVER, Houston, Texas
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By helloaugust17 BRONZE
Cumberland, Rhode Island
helloaugust17 BRONZE, Cumberland, Rhode Island
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By JacqueleenDubois PLATINUM
Levittown, Pennsylvania
JacqueleenDubois PLATINUM, Levittown, Pennsylvania
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"Of all the words of Mice and Men, the saddest are what could have been."- Kurt Vonnegut

CanaBean PLATINUM, Houston, Texas
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Give a beggar a million dollars and he'll use it for food, but what happens after he's full...

lizzie225402 BRONZE, Merrimack, New Hampshire
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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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By Skybon SILVER
Chevy Chase, Maryland
Skybon SILVER, Chevy Chase, Maryland
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By RandyA. GOLD
Bergenfield, New Jersey
RandyA. GOLD, Bergenfield, New Jersey
16 articles 0 photos 36 comments

Favorite Quote:
What goes up must come down