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By Anonymous

The first I went kayaking my parents helped me and we were at Owasco Lake.  I got in the kayak perfectly then it tipped on me I fell right into the water. I got really scared...

#11582 Nonfiction
By Anonymous
#11583 Nonfiction
By maddielee4718 BRONZE
Macon, Georgia
maddielee4718 BRONZE, Macon, Georgia
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Be the change you wish to see in the world. -Mahatma Ghandi

TheEukaryote17 PLATINUM, Hull, Massachusetts
23 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” - MLK

ChocolateBoss GOLD, Fort Dodge, Iowa
13 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
I was unmarked in life<br /> <br /> Talk what you know not what you think

#11586 Nonfiction
By whitstar27 GOLD
Edison, New Jersey
whitstar27 GOLD, Edison, New Jersey
15 articles 0 photos 38 comments

Favorite Quote:
when life gives you lemons, make grape juice. Then step back and let the world wonder how you did it<br /> and <br /> when life gives you lemon, throw them back at life

#11587 Nonfiction
By madi_berger1 BRONZE
Olney, Illinois
madi_berger1 BRONZE, Olney, Illinois
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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By AllisonCrossman BRONZE
Land O Lakes, Florida
AllisonCrossman BRONZE, Land O Lakes, Florida
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
TheBookWorm16 SILVER, Flagstaff, Arizona
7 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing&quot;<br /> -Benjamin Franklin

#11590 Nonfiction
iamnotw391 BRONZE, Dover, Delaware
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I&#039;ve had enough, this is my prayer: that I&#039;ll die living just as free as my hair.&quot; --Lady Gaga