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Feeding the Monster
By Anonymous

I was thirteen when I first encountered the monster. He wasn’t the under bed, or in the closet, or even on the blurry television set that sits atop my dresser. He was inside me. An...
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The Voice of Women
By -emma- GOLD
Miami, Florida
-emma- GOLD, Miami, Florida
13 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
I&#039;m like a child who belongs to nobody<br /> ~Lana Del Rey~

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Why Love? As Revealed by Les Miserables
By athenathepixie SILVER
Brooklyn, New York
athenathepixie SILVER, Brooklyn, New York
5 articles 2 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.&quot; -Victor Hugo

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Skin-Deep
By AshhKel BRONZE
Brooklyn, New York
AshhKel BRONZE, Brooklyn, New York
4 articles 0 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We can&#039;t help everyone, but everyone can help someone.&quot; - Ronald Reagan

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What is love, and where is it?
By Ellie_Bera BRONZE
Vacoas, Other
Ellie_Bera BRONZE, Vacoas, Other
2 articles 1 photo 4 comments

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&ldquo;Growing up, I slowly had this process of realizing that all of these things around me that people had told me were just the natural way things were and the way things always would be weren&rsquo;t natural at all. They were things that could be changed and they were things that, more importantly, were wrong and should change. And once I realized that, there was really no going back.&rdquo; Aaron Swartz

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Who's Really in Prison?
By ssaammaanntthha SILVER
Garden City, Michigan
ssaammaanntthha SILVER, Garden City, Michigan
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;To gain your own voice, you have to forget about having it heard.&rdquo;

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It is What it is; Life Motto Explained
By CarrieSElam PLATINUM
West Liberty, Kentucky
CarrieSElam PLATINUM, West Liberty, Kentucky
24 articles 0 photos 4 comments

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&quot; When you Grow Up, Your Heart Dies.&quot;- Ally Sheedy ( The Breakfast Club, 1985)<br /> <br /> &ldquo;And in the end, we were all just humans.. drunk on the idea that love, only love, could heal our brokenness.&rdquo;<br /> <br /> &quot;Groovy Like a Drive In movie&quot;

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EDUCATED GIRLS CAN STOP POVERTY
By Psito BRONZE
Istanbul, Other
Psito BRONZE, Istanbul, Other
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Destiny is for losers. It&#039;s just a stupid excuse to wait for things to happen instead of making them happen.&quot;

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Animal Rights Activist MAG
By LaurenKearney SILVER
Sarafovo, Burgas, Other
LaurenKearney SILVER, Sarafovo, Burgas, Other
7 articles 0 photos 1 comment
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Individualism is needed.
By ChiLe BRONZE
Hanoi, Other
ChiLe BRONZE, Hanoi, Other
4 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&#039;&#039;Passion is the genesis of genius.&#039;&#039; Galileo Galilei

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