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Prestige
By neeka7 SILVER
Herndon, Virginia

I once had a dream like most other kids my age—to go to Harvard. I could go on listing the endless clichés of how my personal endeavors make me a likely candidate, from grade poin...
neeka7 SILVER, Herndon, Virginia
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"We do it because we're committed, because we're believers." -Christiane Amanpour

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The Wall
By onegirlandapen PLATINUM
Madera, California
onegirlandapen PLATINUM, Madera, California
49 articles 0 photos 25 comments

Favorite Quote:
"For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord. Plans to prosper you and not to harm you. Plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11

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You and Me and the Silver Screen MAG
By rots28 DIAMOND
East Hampton, Connecticut
rots28 DIAMOND, East Hampton, Connecticut
85 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Real love amounts to withholding the truth, even when you&#039;re offered the perfect opportunity to hurt someone&#039;s feelings.&quot; <br /> &mdash; David Sedaris (Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim)

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Butterflies
By Demoderby PLATINUM
Pontiac, Illinois
Demoderby PLATINUM, Pontiac, Illinois
28 articles 13 photos 93 comments

Favorite Quote:
All that we see or dream is but a dream within a dream<br /> -Edgar Allen Poe

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Finding Downpour Photography
By leslielukas BRONZE
Laona, Wisconsin
leslielukas BRONZE, Laona, Wisconsin
2 articles 4 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;So give me hope in the darkness, that I will see the light.&quot; <br /> &quot;If all our life is but a dream, fantastic posing greed. Then we should feed our jewelry to the sea. For diamonds do appear to be, just like broken glass to me.&quot;

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Purple Saved Me
By No_Clue SILVER
Hermon, Maine
No_Clue SILVER, Hermon, Maine
5 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I am the master of my fate. I am the captain on my soul.&quot;

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A Silly Romantic Excerpt Out of My Friend's Life
By Songs_Along GOLD
Abcd, Other
Songs_Along GOLD, Abcd, Other
16 articles 0 photos 65 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Sometimes we are only given a few minutes to be with the one we love and a thousand hours to spend just thinking about them.&quot;

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Invisible Girl
By Imjas BRONZE
Kuala Lumpur, Other
Imjas BRONZE, Kuala Lumpur, Other
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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Winter of the Bowing Trees
By booklover1234567 SILVER
Augusta, Maine
booklover1234567 SILVER, Augusta, Maine
9 articles 2 photos 8 comments
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A Thank-You Note to Bruce Springsteen
By AislinnBluejay GOLD
Sag Harbor, New York
AislinnBluejay GOLD, Sag Harbor, New York
13 articles 0 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I did not ask for the life which has been given to me, but it was given nonetheless. And with it, I have done my best.&quot;--Ekho, from Lost

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