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By kay.kay.17 BRONZE
Dublin, Other

Racism sucks. So many people in this world are racist, and it makes me sick. A few years ago, my dad was getting his car washed. He stood next to some dude while a group of Mexi...
kay.kay.17 BRONZE, Dublin, Other
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Kojtsishlub2015 BRONZE, Sacramento, California
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By Jia28 SILVER
Belmont, Massachusetts
Jia28 SILVER, Belmont, Massachusetts
5 articles 0 photos 3 comments

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"Perhaps the true memorial should be a statue of a gaunt soldier in a threadbare overcoat with a Molotov cocktail in his hand. But then, I don't suppose many people would want to have their photos taken beside him" - Christopher Robins

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By wonderpower BRONZE
Cos Cob, Connecticut
wonderpower BRONZE, Cos Cob, Connecticut
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“The most unfair thing about life is the way it ends. I mean, life is tough. It takes up a lot of your time. What do you get at the end of it? A Death! What's that, a bonus? I think the life cycle is all backwards. You should die first, get it out of the way. Then you live in an old age home. You get kicked out when you're too young, you get a gold watch, you go to work. You work forty years until you're young enough to enjoy your retirement. You do drugs, alcohol, you party, you get ready for high school. You go to grade school, you become a kid, you play, you have no responsibilities, you become a little baby, you go back into the womb, you spend your last nine months floating... and then you finish off as an orgasm

Kathryn Brigman BRONZE, Savannah, Georgia
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kheimo10 BRONZE, Honolulu, Hawaii
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By ggabriele BRONZE
Airmont, New York
ggabriele BRONZE, Airmont, New York
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By Gideon GOLD
Harbeson, Delaware
Gideon GOLD, Harbeson, Delaware
10 articles 4 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Who can say if I've been changed for the better, but because I knew you I have been changed for good." -Wicked, Broadway