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Pay ATTENTION to the road. Do NOT text and drive. New cars come with advanced technology and sensors to prevent accidents; yet, people still get hurt. Why? Are you THAT dependent on technology? You cannot go a few minutes without focusing on the task at hand? You get upset when your car is damaged, but failed to recognize your recklessness could have cost someone their life. Why are YOUR PROBLEMS more important than those you caused on other people? You are the reason parents worry for their children who are new behind the wheel, why mothers are frightened to let their children ride their bikes on the sidewalk, and why some do not go out after a particular hour. STOP! What has the world come to? Why do so many people hold a sense of entitlement and disregard the well-being of others? Is this the world we have to live in? We are all a community, we are human, we are all striving to succeed; you are not superior.

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By Gabrielle Galano

As Women, we have to ACCEPT complements, dress so men will be attracted to us, shave so we do not have hair in places men don’t want, starve ourselves so we have bodies that are what society believes is PRETTY, say things that women are supposed to say, like the things women are supposed to like. What if we DIDNT? What if we dressed how we wanted, accepted compliments we don’t wish to, shaved if we were going to or not, had curves and stretch marks, said things that we wanted to with no fear of how men would react, like things that we like without fear of JUDGMENT from men. What if?

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Fatima Cardoza

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Christina Costante

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Point your toes. Get lower than that. Give me levels. You think you're good enough? Try HARDER next time. Can you flip? Can you tumble? What tricks can you do? Nothing? Push yourself HARDER. You must be flexible. Show me. That’s all you can do? WORK HARDER. Your posture is awful. Fix your hands. Give me a smile. Give me face. More faces. But I’m already giving all that I have. I’ll try harder. I’ll be better, I promise. Small groups. Full out. Give me everything you have. Prove yourself. Make me feel something. Push harder. I’m pushing myself. I’m at my limits. How much more can they want? I’m tired. I’m breaking down. But they want more. WORK HARDER.

Nicolette Sapochetti

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How the world can be so brutal to women.

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Ekaterini Tsampas

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Everyone's lives look so PUT TOGETHER. Why doesn't mine? People only put the BEST VERSIONS of themselves on the internet. Don't COMPARE yourself to others. Why don't I look like that? Why cant my life be like that? GET OFF YOUR PHONE. Spend time OUTSIDE. Focus on the people who matter to you. Not everything is as it seems. Nobody posts pictures when they are at their lowest. We only see a HIGHLIGHT REEL of other people's lives. Out of touch with REALITY. What really matters to you? Be a part of the PHYSICAL WORLD. Mental health is important. Get off your phone and INTERACT with people.

Breanna Tock

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The day that men stop telling me what to do with my body is the day that pigs fly. Left or right, this should NOT be a fight. THESE MEN have never been in her shoes. Never been in any woman’s shoes. When will my body no longer take place in a political debate? When will my body stay out of the mouths of those who have never suffered the traumas WOMEN endure. When will these PRIVILEGED boys figure out that their opinions on my body are not valid. We are tired. We want a voice. We want a CHOICE.

Noelle Martin

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expectations of teens in the 21st century

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expectations of teens in the 21st century

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Wake up at 6:30am to go to school, spend 7 consecutive hours using your brain. Stay after school for another hour or two for clubs or sports because it’ll look good on your college resume! Come home, spend another 3 hours doing homework and studying.

You’re 16 you should have a job, go work at the fast food place on the corner. Spend another 20 hours per week working at your minimum wage job.

Don’t worry you have plenty of time to do your homework.

You have to save up for college that’ll cost you $40,000 a year.

Don’t forget to eat 3 healthy meals a day!

Don’t forget that test you have in 2 weeks!

Make sure you’re getting 8 hours of sleep every night!

Don’t eat fast food, it’s not good for you!

Make sure you’re exercising so you don’t gain weight!

Why didn’t you get a 100% on your exam?

You think you’re tired now? Wait until you’re an adult!

You think you have responsibility now? Wait until you’re an adult!

You should be studying not hanging out with you friends.

Why do you care so much about what people think about you?

You're 18 and you don’t know what you want to do for the rest of your life?

Anxiety is a myth…

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Mareena Nasery