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Opinion
By DesireeAmy BRONZE
Brattleboro, Vermont

"She didn't kill herself, so it doesn't matter." The girl sitting behind me in algebra that morning was going on and on about it. Her and her friend did nothing...
DesireeAmy BRONZE, Brattleboro, Vermont
2 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Opinion
By victory_for_a_king BRONZE
Diamondhead, Mississippi
victory_for_a_king BRONZE, Diamondhead, Mississippi
4 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The boy never cried again, and he never forgot what he'd learned: that to love is to destroy, and that to be loved is to be the one destroyed.” -jace wayland city of bones by cassandra clare

sago2212 SILVER, Lucknow, Other
9 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
hate is a strong word

Opinion
By pearlsilver SILVER
Brooklyn, New York
pearlsilver SILVER, Brooklyn, New York
7 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
a persons got to do what hes got to do

Opinion
By timz3818 BRONZE
Carlsbad, California
timz3818 BRONZE, Carlsbad, California
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
Ushah-Kazi SILVER, Karachi, Other
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do." - Edward Everett Hale

Opinion
By josed BRONZE
Everosn, Washington
josed BRONZE, Everosn, Washington
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
Opinion
By eharvey16 BRONZE
Washington, District Of Columbia
eharvey16 BRONZE, Washington, District Of Columbia
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
Opinion
By elyssa_alfieri BRONZE
West Harrison, New York
elyssa_alfieri BRONZE, West Harrison, New York
2 articles 1 photo 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Find what you love and let it kill you"

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

Favorite Quote:
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.”