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By infinitelyinfinite3

Free Speech, Free Will, Freedom

I was asked once how I felt about speeches. If I enjoyed doing them, for one thing, and if I liked writing them, for another. I replied, simply, with, "Do I like to write them, or am I good at writing them?" That is the question.

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By infinitelyinfinite3

Loss--Mine, Yours, And All Those Before

Recently, my freshman class began its annual "student council/student politicians" elections. I ran for president, my friend ran for secretary, another ran for Freshman Representative, and another went for Vice.

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By infinitelyinfinite3

Not-Beautiful

I have lived in constant fear of the word "beautiful." Exceptional, no, unique, never, but any word that has ever described the state of my face? Every. Single. Damn. Time. It's a consistent, damnable struggle.

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By infinitelyinfinite3

Insecure

I turn fifteen in exactly sixteen days. That, in and of itself, is terrifying. Difficult to explain, really, but I am a writer — that is my job — to explain, to entertain, to engage.

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By infinitelyinfinite3

I Despise

This essay was incredibly difficult to write, and especially difficult to publish. Not because it's problematic to me--it isn't--but I am incredibly shy about it.

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By infinitelyinfinite3

The best kind of freedom

I suppose the best kind of freedom can be found in listening to old records, sitting alone in your room, a cool drink in hand, book open in your lap.

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By infinitelyinfinite3

For now

I miss an incredible amount of people. Those who have left me, and those that I have left.

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By reeseriversandstone

Graduation Speech 6/12/21

I'm putting this one up here for myself to hang onto; that being said, it's a message I'd like to extend to any 2021 grads! :)

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By lvaughan

Abraham

It was Friday and it was the same as every other Friday or so we thought. Every Friday for gym class we have fitness Friday.

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By The-Silicon-Va…

The Horrible Wonderful World of the Tech Startup

For a long time, the most interesting news articles about technology were vapid product reviews. The most popular Kickstarters all shared the same mentality of trying to make everything from smoke detectors to coolers smart.

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By The ELM

Coping

Facing it, always facing it, that’s the way to get through. Face it.
- Joseph Conrad

To overcome difficulties is to experience the full delight of existence.
- Arthur Schopenhauer

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By The ELM

Agitating

Agitate! Agitate! Ought to be the motto of every reformer. Agitation is the opposite of stagnation – the one is life, the other death.
- Ernestine Rose

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