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Finding treatments to diseases is the new hype in the science field. Scientists are promising cures for illnesses, but where are the results? Over the past two decades, we’ve bee...

#492 Opinion
LuisaLima GOLD, Aveiro, Other
10 articles 1 photo 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Sometimes we have to shake the tree of friendships to make the rotten ones fall"

#493 Opinion
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molly welch SILVER, Houston, Texas
9 articles 0 photos 2 comments
#495 Opinion
By Cbrokamp BRONZE
Mundelein, Illinois
Cbrokamp BRONZE, Mundelein, Illinois
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#496 Opinion
anegrete BRONZE, Lenexa, Kansas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We are all alone, born alone, die alone, and -- in spite of True Romance magazines -- we shall all someday look back on our lives and see that, in spite of our company, we were alone the whole way. I do not say lonely -- at least, not all the time -- but essentially, and finally, alone. This is what makes your self-respect so important, and I don&#039;t see how you can respect yourself if you must look in the hearts and minds of others for your happiness.&quot;<br /> &mdash; Hunter S. Thompson

#497 Opinion
Nancy317 BRONZE, Houston , Texas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#499 Opinion
By jonathanhernan3z GOLD
Southborough, Massachusetts
jonathanhernan3z GOLD, Southborough, Massachusetts
15 articles 10 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

dvoraz BRONZE, NEW YORK, New York
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;After the game, the pawn and the king go into the same box.&quot; - Italian proverb