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I'm A Christian, But I'm Still Pro-Choice

God gives us free will to choose to sin or not to sin, women should get that same free will when it comes to abortions.

East Carolina University

I'm A Christian, But I'm Still Pro-Choice

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With the recent changes in New York laws, there's been quite a bit of buzz around the pro-choice vs. pro-life debate. Specifically, I've noticed a lot of pro-life supporters using religion to justify their political stance.

Well, I am a Christian and while I personally find abortion to be immoral for any reason other than serious risk, but I also do not and will not support the pro-life agenda.

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Politics

Simply Put, Your Vote Matters, So You Need To Vote

I hear people all the time say "my vote doesn't count, so what's the point." Are you serious! Your vote matters no matter how many other people are voting. Your vote may become crucial to an election.

Arizona State University

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Simply Put, Your Vote Matters, So You Need To Vote

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A lot of younger people in the past have not voted in elections. Soon enough we could become needed to win elections. Nowadays, most people 50 or older are the ones voting, not us. We need to start a new trend: voting in elections. Registering to vote is only half of what needs to happen. Congratulations, you're registered to vote in your state, now actually go out and vote. For some reason, we get registered, but we don't actually follow up and fill out our ballots.

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Student Life

Issues With Freedom Of Speech Have Affected My Life

Is the ability to listen and have an open conversation or debate lost on this world?

UNC Charlotte

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Issues With Freedom Of Speech Have Affected My Life

Kenzie Massengale

Let's have a conversation. Imagine a person from another race, religion, sexuality or political affiliation approached you and asked your views on your race, your religion, your sexuality or your political affiliation. Could you sit down and have an open, understanding conversation? Would you be able to see their side? Would you be able to respect and appreciate their differences? Now imagine what that would accomplish. Imagine everyone being able to view many controversial topics from multiple points of views. How would you change? On a bigger scale, how would our society change?

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Entertainment

16 'Hamilton: An American Musical' Lyrics That Will Spark A Flame Within You

I'm just like my country - I'm young, scrappy and hungry, and I'm not throwing away my shot.

Michigan State University

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Hamilton

It's no surprise to my family and friends that I am OBSESSED with American history. Yes, I am one of those weirdos who cries about how much they love America after they have had a few drinks in their system. With that being said, when I found out there was a musical about one of the Founding Fathers, I was intrigued. I've never been a musical theater enthusiast because singing and dancing away life's problems just doesn't make sense to me. The only reason I originally wanted to see "Hamilton: An American Musical" was to make sure it was factually accurate. "How good could a musical be if it was about a forgotten Founding Father?" was the original thought I had. None the less, I had to see it.

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Politics

Maybe It's The Baby Fever Talking, But I'm Terrified For My Kid's Future

Hey President Trump, when are you getting to that "Make America Great Again" plan?

San Diego State University

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Maybe It's The Baby Fever Talking, But I'm Terrified For My Kid's Future

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I know motherhood is years away, and I know I have plenty of time to worry about kids in my future. Really, I should not even be thinking about kids when I am still a college student working towards an important degree. Lately, though, it seems like I run into babies left and right. Maybe it is the generations of maternal instincts in my DNA kicking in, but something about their innocence makes me want to protect these children from everything cruel in this world. Maybe it is a little weird to feel that strongly about a stranger's baby, but I still do.

We live in a society where sexual harassment scandals run rampant and mass shootings occur periodically. It is 2018 and racism still prevails, feminism is considered "cancer" and LGBT+ people continue to be treated as inferior on the daily. We call electing a black president an incredible accomplishment without realizing the implications of our words. Yes, it is truly exciting to see my country growing and advancing, but the very idea that a black person in such a position of power is a milestone is abhorrent. It should be something ordinary, not a rare achievement, but that is not how America works.

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God gives us free will to choose to sin or not to sin, women should get that same free will when it comes to abortions.

I hear people all the time say "my vote doesn't count, so what's the point." Are you serious! Your vote matters no matter how many other people are voting. Your vote may become crucial to an election.

Is the ability to listen and have an open conversation or debate lost on this world?

I'm just like my country - I'm young, scrappy and hungry, and I'm not throwing away my shot.

1. "If you stand for nothing Burr what'll you fall for?" —Hamilton, "Aaron Burr, Sir"

2. "I may not live to see our glory, but I will gladly join the fight. And when our children tell our story, they'll tell the story of tonight." —Hamilton, "The Story of Tonight"

3. "There's a million things I haven't done. Just you wait, just you wait." —Hamilton, "Satisfied"

4. "When you got skin in the game, you stay in the game. But you don't get a win unless you play in the game. Oh, you get love for it. You get hate for it. You get nothing if you…Wait for it, wait for it, wait!" —Hamilton, "The Room Where It Happens"

5. "I wrote my way out of hell. I wrote my way to revolution. I was louder than the crack in the bell...And when my prayers to God were met with indifference, I picked up a pen, I wrote my own deliverance." —Hamilton, "Hurricane"

6. "There are moments that the words don't reach. There is a grace too powerful to name. We push away what we can never understand. We push away the unimaginable." —Angelica, "It's Quiet Uptown"

7. "Jefferson has beliefs. Burr has none." —Hamilton, "The Election of 1800"

8. "I don't wanna fight, but I won't apologize for doin' what's right." —Hamilton, "Your Obedient Servant"

9. "America, you great unfinished symphony, you sent for me. You let me make a difference." —Hamilton, "The World Was Wide Enough"

10. "When you're gone who remembers your name? Who keeps your flame? Who tells your story?" —Burr, "Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story"

11. "What is a legacy? It's planting seeds in a garden you never get to see." —Hamilton, "The World Was Wide Enough"

12. "I am the one thing in life I can control. I am inimitable, I am an original." —Burr, "Wait for It"

13. "I'm past patiently waitin' I'm passionately smashin' every expectation. Every action's an act of creation!" —Hamilton, "My Shot"

14. "I'm just like my country—I'm young, scrappy, and hungry, and I'm not throwing away my shot." —Hamilton, "My Shot"

15. "If I say goodbye, the nation learns to move on-It outlives me when I'm gone. Like the scripture says Everyone shall sit under their own vine and fig tree And no one shall make them afraid They'll be safe in the nation we've made." —Washington, "One Last Time"

16. You will come of age with our young nation, We'll bleed and fight for you, we'll make it right for you. If we lay a strong enough foundation, We'll pass it on to you, we'll give the world to you." —Burr, "Dear Theodosia"

Hey President Trump, when are you getting to that "Make America Great Again" plan?

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