Journalism

Comedy and Combat on Vine

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What can you accomplish in six seconds? Unwrap a piece of gum, tie your shoes, or make a very short movie. That’s the premise of Twitter’s video app, Vine — recording video and audio for no more than six seconds.

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Why My Neighborhood Kids Don’t Trust The System

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I grew up in a middle-class, suburban county in New Jersey, but now I’m a twenty-something intern living in a low-income part of Washington, D.C. The realtor euphemism for such neighborhoods is “transitional,” a word that implies ongoing change. This is ironic because I feel that so many of the residents here feel as though things will never change, and will always stay the same. Since moving here, I’ve already become accustomed to the wail of sirens, the disconcerting, yet reassuring pulse of blue and red light through the heavy bars on my windows.

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Brett Myers

One Teen’s Perspective: Save Our Girls

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“Nationally, the average age at which girls first become exploited through prostitution is 12–14 years old.”

Out of the many disheartening statistics, this one stuck out the most to me. I have two beautiful little

cousins who will turn 12 years old this year. Instead of them entering the safe and innocent pre-teen

years, they are now entering a war zone. Who will fight for them when they are too young and too small

to fight for themselves? How am I supposed to protect them from being yet another statistic? When I’m

not there to hold their hands and lead them away from a strange man who only wants to hurt them,

then what?

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