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By zackh14 BRONZE
Brookline, Massachusetts

Friends washed away. I spoke up but no one listened. I cried but they thought I was being dramatic. I cut because I couldn’t take it. They thought I wanted attention. I dro...
zackh14 BRONZE, Brookline, Massachusetts
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But most of all, I have not given up because I do not want to become just another victim of bullying. I am not a victim anymore, I am a survivor and I will not let anyone take that from me.


MalikAS BRONZE, Katy, Texas
4 articles 1 photo 1 comment

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And now it seems to me the beautiful uncut hair of graves.<br /> - Walt Whitman, Song of Myself

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By NellieDeutz BRONZE
Frazee, Minnesota
NellieDeutz BRONZE, Frazee, Minnesota
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Live life like today was your last

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OhSweetCatastrophe SILVER, Birmingham, Alabama
8 articles 23 photos 16 comments
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By Kirika GOLD
Worcester, Massachusetts
Kirika GOLD, Worcester, Massachusetts
14 articles 8 photos 24 comments

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&quot;Without music, life would be a mistake.&quot; - Friedrich Nietzsche

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By SammyI99 GOLD
Brooklyn, New York
SammyI99 GOLD, Brooklyn, New York
10 articles 0 photos 2 comments

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&quot;If you don&#039;t go after what you want, you could spend your entire life settling for what you can get.&quot; --Mo Stegall

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MichelleW SILVER, Brooklyn, New York
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By Irene Chan SILVER
Brooklyn, New York
Irene Chan SILVER, Brooklyn, New York
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NatalieZhu SILVER, New York, New York
6 articles 0 photos 1 comment
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By thefionna13 GOLD
Brooklyn, New York
thefionna13 GOLD, Brooklyn, New York
12 articles 0 photos 3 comments

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Hi c: I&#039;m just some girl in some place. I love writing, and reading, and my friends.