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Veterans
By marie.017 SILVER
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin

Dear Wisconsin Veteran, I want to thank you for your service and your time fighting for our freedom. My name is Nina and I am a senior at Arrowhead High School. I just watched...
marie.017 SILVER, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
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#1282 Nonfiction
Hero's Journey (Men in Black)
By andreagcsc BRONZE
Coral Gables, Florida
andreagcsc BRONZE, Coral Gables, Florida
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#1283 Nonfiction
George Carlin-The Voice of the Voiceless
By TraceBatWingsAndBrokenStrings DIAMOND
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
TraceBatWingsAndBrokenStrings DIAMOND, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
52 articles 0 photos 72 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;This gun has stopped time in its tracks, has altered the course of our fate. Destiny is shattered and timeless. Closed eyes feel the cold winds embrace.&quot;<br /> -Avenged Sevenfold

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#1284 Nonfiction
Somewhere: The life and times of Jeannette Walls
By skywriter PLATINUM
Hood River, Oregon
skywriter PLATINUM, Hood River, Oregon
24 articles 11 photos 18 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The first draft of anything is crap.&quot;

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#1285 Nonfiction
Greeny
By Aro13 BRONZE
New York, New York
Aro13 BRONZE, New York, New York
4 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Don&#039;t worry about your background whether its odd or ordinary, use it, build on it&quot; Gloria Steinem<br /> <br /> &quot;All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.&quot; Leo Tolstoy

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Honor Flight
By ahsballer25 SILVER
Hartland, Wisconsin
ahsballer25 SILVER, Hartland, Wisconsin
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#1287 Nonfiction
Small Town Southern Girl to Motown Hero
By New.York.Dreamer SILVER
Lapeer, Michigan
New.York.Dreamer SILVER, Lapeer, Michigan
8 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;When the road of life gets rough and potholes come abroad, your courage and strength come alive. The giving up may seem the only hope, it never is. The road ahead never stops. You make the choice, never anybody else.&quot; <br /> <br /> <br /> You

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#1288 Nonfiction
American Flag
By singing27 PLATINUM
Sussex, Wisconsin
singing27 PLATINUM, Sussex, Wisconsin
22 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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#1289 Nonfiction
Claudette Colvin: The First Rosa Parks
By BookwormVackerDiAngelo BRONZE
Foster City, California
BookwormVackerDiAngelo BRONZE, Foster City, California
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
When given the choice between being right and being kind, always choose kind.<br /> -Wonder (R.J Palacio)

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#1290 Nonfiction
This is MY hero
By Anonymous