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By KevinTNgo BRONZE
Mesa, Arizona

To my knowledge, competition is reared early in children. Although competition can be healthy as it spurs innovation and provides motivation for people to better themselves, it can...
KevinTNgo BRONZE, Mesa, Arizona
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Samantha Skelton SILVER, Shadow Hills, California
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By jmeezy84 SILVER
Hartland, Wisconsin
jmeezy84 SILVER, Hartland, Wisconsin
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By MousyNona SILVER
Albany, California
MousyNona SILVER, Albany, California
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Last night I lay in bed looking up at the stars in the sky and I thought to myself, where the heck is the ceiling.

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By biscuitlevitation BRONZE
Washington, District Of Columbia
biscuitlevitation BRONZE, Washington, District Of Columbia
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"Besides, I can't get to where I want to go by conscious or unconscious suicide. I've got my strange little life to lead. Leading it the best I can -- that's how I buy the ticket to where I want to be." - Forever Odd, by Dean Koontz

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By lexiekukuk SILVER
Hartland, Wisconsin
lexiekukuk SILVER, Hartland, Wisconsin
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JacksonDReynolds PLATINUM, Chatsworth, Georgia
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By omom BRONZE
Sacramento, California
omom BRONZE, Sacramento, California
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“if you’re not the one for me who is” is like there’s nobody but you; “you are the only one for me” is the romantic side of it and the other flip side of it is like well if you’re not the one then who is? And you’re really lonely and like all of a sudden it’s just you. - keshi 2019