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Pledge of Ignorance
By MaddieWo PLATINUM
Marstons Mills, Massachusetts

“Please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance,” the intercom barks, echoing through the empty hallways. There are scratches as chairs grate against the cheap tile floor. I place my...
MaddieWo PLATINUM, Marstons Mills, Massachusetts
28 articles 0 photos 112 comments

Favorite Quote:
"If I'd a knowed more, I would a loved more." -Pilate Dead, Song of Solomon

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Forgotten Meanings
By Sarah Hardtke BRONZE
Ossining, New York
Sarah Hardtke BRONZE, Ossining, New York
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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Mor(t)ality
By Kassrole BRONZE
Ventura, California
Kassrole BRONZE, Ventura, California
2 articles 0 photos 6 comments

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"Fearlessly the idiot faced the crowd. Smiling."

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Guns: There is Nothing More to Say
By Beliza_Heart SILVER
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Beliza_Heart SILVER, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
7 articles 5 photos 2 comments

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&quot;I cannot tell my story without going a long way back.&quot; Herman Hesse in the prolouge to Demian<br /> &ldquo;A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.&rdquo; GK Chesterton

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Blind Commerce
By Weatherby SILVER
Newtown, Pennsylvania
Weatherby SILVER, Newtown, Pennsylvania
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.<br /> ~ The Declaration of Independence

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United They Stand Divided They Fall
By Alston Clark SILVER
Sliver Spring, Maryland
Alston Clark SILVER, Sliver Spring, Maryland
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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We Are the Virus
By Serelss BRONZE
New Rochelle, New York
Serelss BRONZE, New Rochelle, New York
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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Thoughts on the Afghanistan War: Can it be "Won"?
By beccad BRONZE
Pinckney, Michigan
beccad BRONZE, Pinckney, Michigan
4 articles 3 photos 1 comment

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&quot;Indifference is the essence of inhumanity.&quot; <br /> ~ Cornel West<br /> <br /> &quot;A classic is something everyone wants to have read and nobody wants to read.&quot;<br /> ~ Mark Twain

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barbie girls
By Shinjitsu-san SILVER
Beavercreek, Ohio
Shinjitsu-san SILVER, Beavercreek, Ohio
5 articles 2 photos 2 comments
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No Hable Espanol
By 1ClassicLady1 SILVER
Mona, Utah
1ClassicLady1 SILVER, Mona, Utah
6 articles 0 photos 37 comments

Favorite Quote:
Success is not final and failure is not fatal. The courage to continue is all that matters in the end.<br /> ~Winston Churchill

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