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Opinion
By Anonymous

In July of 2012, in the town of Star City, West Virginia, a 16-year-old girl was murdered. While this piece of news was horrific and tragic enough by itself, it perhaps would not h...

Clova PLATINUM, Miami, Florida
26 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Brave, unconcerned, mocking, violent-thus wisdom wants us: she is a woman and always loves only a warrior

Clova PLATINUM, Miami, Florida
26 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Brave, unconcerned, mocking, violent-thus wisdom wants us: she is a woman and always loves only a warrior

Opinion
By KalinAlyssa BRONZE
Marquette, Michigan
KalinAlyssa BRONZE, Marquette, Michigan
2 articles 5 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"I get lost in the beauty, of everything i see. The world ain't half as bad as they paint it to be."

dvoraz BRONZE, NEW YORK, New York
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"After the game, the pawn and the king go into the same box." - Italian proverb

Opinion
By Lake22 GOLD
San Leandro, California
Lake22 GOLD, San Leandro, California
15 articles 2 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"I would rather die of passion than of boredom."-Unknown

mmblackandwhite10 BRONZE, Montville, New Jersey
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
Opinion
By jhhelena SILVER
Scituate, Massachusetts
jhhelena SILVER, Scituate, Massachusetts
6 articles 1 photo 2 comments
andarsene SILVER, Bowie, Maryland
6 articles 2 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
Adolescents are not monsters. They are just people trying to learn how to make it among the adults in the world, who are probably not so sure themselves.

maryrose_roseytoes BRONZE, Powder Springs, Georgia
4 articles 1 photo 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
Dance to express, not to impress.<br /> -Anonymous<br /> <br /> You look rediculous if you dance.<br /> You look rediculous if you don&#039;t dance.<br /> So you might as well dance.<br /> -Gertrude Stein