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By emyday BRONZE
Las Vegas, Nevada

Drivers distracted by texting are 20 times more likely to be involved in a crash than drivers who are not texting. Texting while driving is a dangerous activity that many teens and...
emyday BRONZE, Las Vegas, Nevada
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By Allegra Simon BRONZE
New York, New York
Allegra Simon BRONZE, New York, New York
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beeg2201 BRONZE, Bettendorf, Iowa
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NoRulesJustWrite PLATINUM, Ada, Michigan
21 articles 5 photos 50 comments

Favorite Quote:
Stay happy, stay weird, and don't let anyone take away your smile.

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By Cupcakecutielol PLATINUM
Elkton,MD, Maryland
Cupcakecutielol PLATINUM, Elkton,MD, Maryland
24 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on." -Henry Ellis

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By JAy2T00DASHiNG BRONZE
San Jacinto, California
JAy2T00DASHiNG BRONZE, San Jacinto, California
4 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go. Things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right. You believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.

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By shakesbeer GOLD
Middletown, Connecticut
shakesbeer GOLD, Middletown, Connecticut
14 articles 0 photos 20 comments

Favorite Quote:
i rather die on my feet than live on my knees

MIchael Angell BRONZE, Mesa, Arizona
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By tatyana jones BRONZE
Westminster, California
tatyana jones BRONZE, Westminster, California
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By Voltura SILVER
Cape Coral, Florida
Voltura SILVER, Cape Coral, Florida
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Favorite Quote:
"He was freezing to death in a pool of indefinite blackness, yet he was still content. Why? his eyes saw through the ebon night, lit ablaze by his ever burning passion deep in his fiery heart with the desire for true love." -Joseph Sauerland(myself)