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By rheakhincha BRONZE
San Jose, California

School shootings in the U.S. are becoming increasingly normalized. Kids sitting in classrooms, scrolling through their social media, will barely blink while reading the tragic news...
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ImaginationIsImportant SILVER, Mumbai, Other
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I have two favorite quotes:<br /> &#039;Remember it&#039;s just a bad day, not a bad life.&#039;<br /> &#039;We were born to be real, not perfect.&#039;

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By addisonevans BRONZE
Natchitoches, Louisiana
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By tabby GOLD
Waverly, Ohio
tabby GOLD, Waverly, Ohio
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Ray445 BRONZE, Havre, Montana
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You were the lighting in that rain. You can still shine in the darkness- Snake-MGS 4, GOP

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By shakesbeer GOLD
Middletown, Connecticut
shakesbeer GOLD, Middletown, Connecticut
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i rather die on my feet than live on my knees

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writer714 BRONZE, Villard, Minnesota
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&quot;Do not ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.&quot; -Howard Thurman

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By Madddieb25 BRONZE
Colona, Illinois
Madddieb25 BRONZE, Colona, Illinois
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&quot;Never trust a man in a big white van&quot;