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A Message for Peace

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Last week, as we were all remembering 9/11, something got to me.

It was a day of remembering, but also a day of anger. How could such evil occur on one of the greatest countries in the world? Why do these people commit such heinous acts?

Unfortunately, the answer that I hear most often is "That's life." Well, to me, that frustrates me. How can we live our lives when we know that somewhere, somehow, someone is planning the next....well I don't want to scare any of you. Which brings me to my next point.

We keep gabbing about how much we want world peace. It is a task that seems impossible, because there are people who, well, don't. But it won't be impossible if we all work towards a common goal and set aside our differences to help make this world a better place. This all seems very cliche but it is true.

If we all take a stand against the events in this crazy world we are living in, such as all these mass shootings, Ryan Lochte embarrassing this country, Donald Trump, police brutality, gender inequality, those Kardashians, Kanye, celebrity icons constantly dying, racism, and everything else, then that is the progression we have all been looking for.

Because after all, Harambe definitely didn't die for all of this to happen.


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