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By Courtney Eckley BRONZE
Coppell, Texas

In America, 1 out of 5 teens commit suicide. Eight out of ten teens who commit suicide try to get help or seek attention from a family member, friend, or even a teacher. Sometimes...
Courtney Eckley BRONZE, Coppell, Texas
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Kaitbryn PLATINUM, Cushing, Oklahoma
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In economics, hope and faith coexist with great scientific pretension and also a deep desire for respectability. -- John Kenneth Galbraith<br /> <br /> Very soon we must all face the decision between what is easy and what is right. -- Albus Dumbledore

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Balletgirl6 BRONZE, Columbus, New Jersey
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&ldquo;Common sense would tell parents never to send their children to a ballet school. Common sense would tell teenagers that there is a wider and happier world beyond the grueling strictures of daily barre and class. Common sense would tell the graduating student that there are infinitely superior ways of making money than joining a professional ballet company. Common sense would tell a young dancer that very few (laughably few) of his or her colleagues will ever make it to the top or even near the top. Yet... there remains the dance and the dancer.&rdquo; - Author Unknown

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By brysmarie12 PLATINUM
Neoga, Illinois
brysmarie12 PLATINUM, Neoga, Illinois
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I am the author of my own life... unfortunately I&#039;m writing in pen and can&#039;t erase my mistakes.

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By USCG13 BRONZE
Los Alamos, New Mexico
USCG13 BRONZE, Los Alamos, New Mexico
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&quot;their like lil&#039; sponges&quot;!!!!

Charlotte Lee PLATINUM, New York City, New York
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By efisher27 GOLD
Pittsford, New York
efisher27 GOLD, Pittsford, New York
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&ldquo;Thomas Edison&#039;s last words were &#039;It&#039;s very beautiful over there&#039;. I don&#039;t know where there is, but I believe it&#039;s somewhere, and I hope it&#039;s beautiful.&rdquo;

Jessica Allen BRONZE, Highland Park, Illinois
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euant118 BRONZE, Cardiff, Other
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