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By Thinker PLATINUM
Na, Connecticut

It seems to be of general opinion that many of the new regulations that have gone in to act have gone a bit too far, and that a certain sense of trust or the student body has been...
Thinker PLATINUM, Na, Connecticut
47 articles 0 photos 82 comments

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A wise word does not make the speaker wise.


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By CatherineM SILVER
Bronx, New York
CatherineM SILVER, Bronx, New York
8 articles 1 photo 0 comments
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By MercyChristine GOLD
Oak Grove, Minnesota
MercyChristine GOLD, Oak Grove, Minnesota
10 articles 7 photos 57 comments

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oh shnykeis!

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By SwannS DIAMOND
Clifford Township, Pennsylvania
SwannS DIAMOND, Clifford Township, Pennsylvania
65 articles 1 photo 4 comments

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"It is our memories that kill us." -In Memorium

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camocountrygirl GOLD, Hot Springs, Arkansas
15 articles 0 photos 8 comments

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What goes around goes around!! The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot!!

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By yfzheng BRONZE
Pit, Pennsylvania
yfzheng BRONZE, Pit, Pennsylvania
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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McCauliflower SILVER, Whitinsville, Massachusetts
6 articles 0 photos 9 comments

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“There's nothing fundamentally wrong with people. Given a story to enact that puts them in accord with the world, they will live in accord with the world. But given a story to enact that puts them at odds with the world, as yours does, they will live at odds with the world. Given a story to enact in which they are the lords of the world, they will ACT like lords of the world. And, given a story to enact in which the world is a foe to be conquered, they will conquer it like a foe, and one day, inevitably, their foe will lie bleeding to death at their feet, as the world is now.”

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By efisher27 GOLD
Pittsford, New York
efisher27 GOLD, Pittsford, New York
18 articles 0 photos 2 comments

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“Thomas Edison's last words were 'It's very beautiful over there'. I don't know where there is, but I believe it's somewhere, and I hope it's beautiful.”