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By cabi816 GOLD
Greenville, South Carolina

George Orwell, who wrote Animal Farm, went to Spain to fight for the Spanish government in the Spanish Civil war. While there he was in a Trotsyist outfit. He then witnessed Stalin...
cabi816 GOLD, Greenville, South Carolina
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starlaaaaaaaaa BRONZE, New York, New York
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"Don't hurt yourself, destroy yourself, mangle yourself to get the football captain. Be the football captain." -Courtney Love

Natalie Breen BRONZE, Medford, Massachusetts
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By Rabaya GOLD
Jamaica, New York
Rabaya GOLD, Jamaica, New York
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Brandon_Kilson BRONZE, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Caroline.m.v95 SILVER, Indianapolis, Indiana
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JoycePoon SILVER, Hong Kong, Other
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When there's a will, there's a way.

Laurennnn PLATINUM, Sadieville, Kentucky
31 articles 9 photos 31 comments

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"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people merely exist, that is all." -Oscar Wilde

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By leatherina GOLD
Sicklerville, New Jersey
leatherina GOLD, Sicklerville, New Jersey
19 articles 0 photos 6 comments

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“A hero is someone who rebels or seems to rebel against the facts of existence and seems to conquer them. Obviously that can only work at moments. It can't be a lasting thing. That's not saying that people shouldn't keep trying to rebel against the facts of existence. Someday, who knows, we might conquer death, disease and war.” -Jim Morrison

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By SophiaCross SILVER
Plattsburgh, New York
SophiaCross SILVER, Plattsburgh, New York
7 articles 3 photos 89 comments

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To love, to be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and vulgar disparity of the life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never to forget.”