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Taking the Risk: Why It Matters
By guitar214 SILVER
Skokie, Illinois

What does taking a risk mean? It means stepping out of your comfort zone, and at times doing new things even if it terrifies you. One of the greatest risks I have ever taken was au...
guitar214 SILVER, Skokie, Illinois
9 articles 3 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"Don't be afraid to be yourself"

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Overcome
By emfinello BRONZE
Moon Township, Pennsylvania
emfinello BRONZE, Moon Township, Pennsylvania
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The Downs are the Ups in a Topsy-Turvy Life
By NAGaunt_stories BRONZE
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
NAGaunt_stories BRONZE, Cherry Hill, New Jersey
4 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
I don't have one. /:

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The Last Leg of a Marathon
By notesappfiction GOLD
Bryan, Texas
notesappfiction GOLD, Bryan, Texas
18 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"It's funny. When you leave your home and wander really far, you always think, 'I want to go home.' But then you come home, and of course it's not the same. You can't live with it, you can't live away from it. And it seems like from then on there's always this yearning for some place that doesn't exist." - Danzy Senna

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college essay - poetry
By faithk07 BRONZE
Mundelein, Illinois
faithk07 BRONZE, Mundelein, Illinois
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Drug Addiction
By iiris SILVER
Tirane, Other
iiris SILVER, Tirane, Other
5 articles 0 photos 7 comments
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The Holidays
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My Dreams. My Potential. My Reality.
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The Initial Temperature Shock
By Anonymous
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From Shadows to the Spotlight
By alyssa_robin BRONZE
Clinton , Connecticut
alyssa_robin BRONZE, Clinton , Connecticut
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