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Sell an Organ, Save a Life
By smalltownshorty BRONZE
Amana, Iowa

In America eight million people donate blood each year, twenty-six percent volunteer at least once a year, and the average citizen donates about three point two percent of his or...
smalltownshorty BRONZE, Amana, Iowa
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There is something I don&#039;t know<br /> That I am supposed to know.<br /> I don&#039;t know what it is I don&#039;t know,<br /> And yet am supposed to know,<br /> And I feel I look stupid<br /> If I seem both not to know<br /> And not to know what it is I don&#039;t know.<br /> <br /> Therefore, I pretend I know it.<br /> This is nerve-wracking<br /> Since I don&#039;t know what I must pretend<br /> To know.<br /> <br /> Therefore, I pretend to know everything.<br /> <br /> I feel you know what I am supposed to know<br /> But you can&#039;t tell me what it is<br /> Because you don&#039;t know what I don&#039;t know<br /> What it is.<br /> <br /> You may know what I don&#039;t know, but not<br /> That I don&#039;t know it.<br /> And I can&#039;t tell you. So you will have<br /> To tell me everything.<br /> <br /> - R. D. Lang in Knots

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Violent Video Games
By tquiqui BRONZE
Merritt Island, Florida
tquiqui BRONZE, Merritt Island, Florida
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Society: Contaminating the Minds of Little Girls
By Adele Ososkie BRONZE
San Marcos, California
Adele Ososkie BRONZE, San Marcos, California
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Gratitude
By madisonwess BRONZE
Cincinnati, Ohio
madisonwess BRONZE, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Police Brutality Becoming a Problem Across The Country By Chris Onanian
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MAN AND WOMAN, NOT MAN VS. WOMAN
By ishi_xoxo GOLD
Hyderabad, Other
ishi_xoxo GOLD, Hyderabad, Other
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The Thought Police Are At It Again / What's Wrong With Options?
By LydiaAnzures BRONZE
Burbank, California
LydiaAnzures BRONZE, Burbank, California
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When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes. <br /> Desiderius Erasmus

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The Ultimate Lesson
By BeatnikLover GOLD
Farson, Wyoming
BeatnikLover GOLD, Farson, Wyoming
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&quot;Here growing up means murdering your dreams, cutting your hair, and going to work. All this so you can live in a miserably boring house with a miserably boring family and then be deemed &#039;successful.&#039;&quot;

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Make a Wish, Grant a Wish
By ButterflySkies GOLD
Fremont, California
ButterflySkies GOLD, Fremont, California
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&quot;I love you with all my butt, I would say heart, but my butt is bigger.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;Worrying won&#039;t stop the bad stuff from happening; it just keeps you from enjoying the good.&quot;

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To Have Kids, Or Not To Have Kids: That Is The Question (and I have the answer!)
By WrItEr2010 BRONZE
Durango, Colorado
WrItEr2010 BRONZE, Durango, Colorado
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