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By dchang12 BRONZE
Roslyn, New York

Fifty years ago, my grandfather escaped from North Korea and fled to South Korea with his wife and three young children. About twenty years ago, my dad became a doctor at the h...
dchang12 BRONZE, Roslyn, New York
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By yellowzoe BRONZE
Broomfield, Colorado
yellowzoe BRONZE, Broomfield, Colorado
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Favorite Quote:
"I was one who never spoke unless it improved upon silence." - Carvens Lissaint

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By ThisBreRulezYouSonnn BRONZE
Wake Forest, North Carolina
ThisBreRulezYouSonnn BRONZE, Wake Forest, North Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
Be still, sad heart! and cease repining;<br /> Behind the clouds is the sun still shining;<br /> Thy fate is the common fate of all--<br /> Into each life some rain must fall,<br /> some days must be dark and dreary.<br /> --Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)

Cronkleton SILVER, Lincoln, Nebraska
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Favorite Quote:
There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.

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By Cronkleton SILVER
Lincoln, Nebraska
Cronkleton SILVER, Lincoln, Nebraska
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Favorite Quote:
There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.

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Kim Driscoll BRONZE, Clinton, Connecticut
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Caliefornia SILVER, Elmhurst, Illinois
6 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;It is not our abilities that show what we truly are. It is our choices.&rdquo;

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LiaBe PLATINUM, Bellevue, Washington
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By Tuff_One SILVER
South Elgin, Illinois
Tuff_One SILVER, South Elgin, Illinois
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