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#1281voted by our readers
Idel Chattle?
By ThatTimiGirl SILVER
Wheeling, West Virginia

In my economics class we sit and have intelligent conversations. One topic came up that truly struck a chord. Why is it that we, students, have zero say in our economy? We are the...
ThatTimiGirl SILVER, Wheeling, West Virginia
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#1282 Opinion
Actions Speak Louder Than Words
By Ellie.Travis SILVER
Juneau, Alaska
Ellie.Travis SILVER, Juneau, Alaska
5 articles 2 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
"We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly." ~Martin Luther King, Jr. "I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country." ~Nathan Hale

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#1283 Opinion
Women and Education
By Dhoney SILVER
Park City, Utah
Dhoney SILVER, Park City, Utah
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#1284 Opinion
Military Spending
By Larrisa Alire BRONZE
Denver, Colorado
Larrisa Alire BRONZE, Denver, Colorado
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#1285 Opinion
Here Comes the Rain
By Tyler Frasca BRONZE
Medfield, Massachusetts
Tyler Frasca BRONZE, Medfield, Massachusetts
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#1286 Opinion
How We Can Apply Transcendentalism to Today's World
By TheSwellFellow BRONZE
Kennesaw, Georgia
TheSwellFellow BRONZE, Kennesaw, Georgia
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#1287 Opinion
What is wrong with the world?
By SheaLB GOLD
Senatobia, Mississippi
SheaLB GOLD, Senatobia, Mississippi
10 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
When life gives you lemons, make grape juice, and sit back to watch while the world try to figure out how you did it.

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#1288 Opinion
A Mosque that is not a Mosque
By smalltownshorty BRONZE
Amana, Iowa
smalltownshorty BRONZE, Amana, Iowa
2 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
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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#1289 Opinion
Marriage?
By FehrBear GOLD
Centennial, Colorado
FehrBear GOLD, Centennial, Colorado
16 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We wish to be happier than other people, and this is always difficult, for we believe others to be happier than they are.&quot; -Anonymous

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#1290 Opinion
Crippling Our Democracy
By Mohit Mookim SILVER
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Mohit Mookim SILVER, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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