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"After all, what's a life anyways? We're born, we live a little while, we die." ~E.B. White from Charlotte's Web We've all heard this quote, and recently I've found myself asking that question.

National Football League player for the Forty-Niners, Colin Kaepernick, reclined against the bench as the National Anthem was played before a game, refusing to participate. When Eric Reid joined Kaepernick

Even in the hardest times, when we have to make the hardest decisions, I love you. Chloe's one wish was to serve others to the best of her ability. Carter Berkley grew up with Chloe. They were best friends.

It's easy to say, "I love you." It's easy to say, "See you later." It's easy to say, "I will never take you for granted." Yet, no matter how many times you say you won't take

Please, oh please, will you leave this room? You’re a distraction, and you shall make me meet my doom. Do you want me to not finish my work? If that’s true, then you’re a jerk! I’ve already been

As the 20th century transitioned into the 21st century, and as the 21st century now progresses, TV entertainment has become a staple in American lives. A form of televised entertainment that has risen

Sophia used her fork to scrape the last bite of pesto sauce off her plate and slid it into her mouth. Standing up, she skipped up the stairs to get ready for the evening event. She was going to a friend’s

A war rages inside of me, While i smile outwardly, Content with my hypocrisy, Content with all the fakery. I pretend to be someone, Claiming the name of the Son, Saying I am Heaven-won, Yet I am so undone.

A girl sits alone at a desk, surrounded by papers and quotes, contemplating the changes in her life. She sees a tall young boy in her mind’s eye, sleeping quietly in his bed. She remembers the day he first

I wrote this at the end of 2016, and I was looking for something to post, so I thought I would just post this. This poem is very personal, but sometimes I think showing the raw is good, and it is kind

She walks alone. Her feet absorb the cool, rough sensation of walking in the freshly cut grass. A young girl, wrapped inside her own thoughts, admires the trees, sky, and brightening moon. Away from the

Over the years, conservatives and liberals have had a lot of debate over the positive or negative results of the cannabis root, and it seems to have escalated over the past five years or so. Of course,

A five-year-old girl with dark hair swimming around her shoulders perched herself on a piano bench and proceeded to tap out the keys on the piano. As she heard the music transfer from the keys to the air,

I'm a 17-year old girl, and a lot of my friends are guys, which makes life pretty interesting to me. When I was younger, I liked to think of myself as a tomboy because of the things I liked to do. While

If you drive down to the local museum, you'll see varying art styles, all the way from baroque to post-modern styles. Now, there seems to be a lot of controversy over post-modern art. Is a single colored

I thought I'd just write a quick bit about myself. I'm a 17-year-old who takes special interest in cultural and political issues. I enjoy philosiphical discussions as well economic discussions. I love

Recently, California just passed a law banning state-funded travel to any state that California deems as “anti-LGBTQ.” According to the law, California “would prohibit a state agency and the Legislature

This morning I read an article by an Asian lady who describes her childhood growing up in Queens, New York. She proceeds to describe how her school in Queens was quite a “diverse” school with Mexicans,

Yesterday afternoon, as my dad toyed with my sister’s fidget spinner, he commented, “I’d much rather have my child playing with their fidget spinner all day than staring at a phone all day.” He then talked

( What’s the first thought that comes to our mind when we hear the word, “terrorism”? Usually, we think of dark-skinned men wrapped in turbans, with AK-47’s, shooting up a mall or flying planes into buildings.