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What It Really Means To Be A Soldier

Hello everyone,  My name is Logan and I am a Marine. Lately, I've been seeing a lot of posts (and some on my stuff) talking shit about the military and having little facts. Let me explain: First off, we are soldiers....
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Online harassment of the opposite gender...I don't need to answer back- I don't owe it to you.

Greetings fellow GaGers, I'm going to discuss something I feel strongly about today. Something that has been long since debated but I don't think people really get the gist of it. Harassment of the opposite gender...
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Benefits of Being Alone- Why Solitude Can be Good for You Sometimes

Many dwell on time spent alone. The age of technology and a social world, the art of being alone is lost, and it has made it seem like the worst thing possible. They want the feeling of being with others to highten their...
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Not Everyone Is As They Seem

From a young age I have had pretty good instincts for who is a good person and who isn't. I've learned that when I feel uncomfortable around a friends parents for some inexplicable reason, to trust that and stay away from...
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Guys are you tired of being "Friend-zoned"? Solution: Don't settle for it to begin with

Many young males have experiences the "Friend-zone" where a guy may have romantic feeling for a woman but she doesn't reciprocate the same feelings and whether or not she is oblivious to it she considers him "just a...
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The Wrong Thing To Do When Someone Comes To You With A Problem

Whether you are comparing your problems to the problems of others around you or if you are comparing a friends situation to seemingly bigger issues, you are doing something incredibly damaging. Comparing problems is...
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Is the phrase "Just be yourself" a comforting lie we like to say & believe?

*A little personal rant to start* Trying to change your mentality and erase years of feeling like a loser is extremely difficult. Especially when you have no one around to help through the process. I was delusional, I...
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What it really means to be a nice guy

There are a lot of hurt girls out there that pine for the proverbial nice guy. That charming man that will treat them like a princess and won't hurt them anymore. Meanwhile, many guys claim to be the nice guy but when...
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How do you get over your fears?

What do you fear, and what holds you back? Many people for instance say stuff like "I don't like going out alone!" or "I'm scared of going abroad alone!"  And even big adults say this, not just teens. When I was an early...
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The Problem With Being a Natural Helper

'Yeah, so hey. Thanks for letting me clean your apartment.' 'No worries.' What? No thank you? Are you saying I enjoyed finding that used pad? There are people in the world who you just need to stop helping. They want the...
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Stereotypes About Black Women

As a black teenage girl, I have had my fair share of stereotypes. It makes me sad, because I, and other black females get put into this stereotype that is just not true, and i thought I'd write this take to clear up some...
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Implications of the loss of self esteem in todays society in teenagers

Presently in our society today young men and women are consistently exposed to increasingly provocative and grotesque scenes. Expectations of young men I have experienced myself, there are constant ads playing saying I...
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Aloneness: Within without

There is a certain unidentifiable feelings I feel. I do not know if it is common, or if it is unique, or if I should care but I do know that I feel it and that it is the shade of my life. I call this feeling "Aloneness",...
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Happy Mother's Day GaG Mommies

I just want to take the time out to wish all the beautiful mother's of GaG a Happy Mother's Day! You've given the gift of life and I salute you guys today! @BelleGirl21 @Rcjh1987 @ButtHoleSandwich Those are the mom's that...
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Emotional Abuse: It Leaves a Bigger Scar Than You May Think

Sticks and stones and break my bones, but words will hurt the most. I was emotionally abused when I was younger. In my freshman year of high school, I met this guy without knowing what I was getting myself into. It...
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A Message to Animal Lovers

Dear Animal Lovers, I wanted to write to you all to let you know that just because I say that I'm not an animal person, doesn't mean that I'm cruel and heartless! Just because I cross the street when I see you walking...
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The rape of Medusa - the victim, the culprit, the misunderstood. A symbol for feminism?

Medusa - a monster, a Gorgon, the most hideous face imaginable and with living venomous snakes in place of hair. So ugly looking into her eyes would turn onlookers into stone.... yet..... there's a story untold. Medusa...
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Different Video/PC game terminology

Anyone who doesn't play video/PC games or doesn't play much at all. Probably don't know to many Video/pc game termonology. Yes some are very interesting and others are like what the hell. Some even sound very pervy which...
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High School: It Doesn't Last Forever

High school can be a totally different world. A world filled with social pressure, trying to fit in, attempting to find yourself, and figuring out who you are. Naturally, everyone has different high school experiences....
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Let's talk about gender equality, shall we?

https://www.youtube.com/embed/xDR3daN4ig8 Now first of all let me first state that a) This is my first attempt at writing such a thing and b) I am not some crazy feminist about to give the male gender a lecture although...
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