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Nonfiction
By LawrenceK SILVER
Brooklyn, New York

As we lined up to enter the 9/11 memorial, I clutched my camera tightly and shuffled across the gravel, the light hearted conversations around me lowering to a serene quiet. Walkin...
LawrenceK SILVER, Brooklyn, New York
8 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Heroes are ordinary people who make themselves extraordinary.”


Nonfiction
By Carly_Elizabeth PLATINUM
Othello, Washington
Carly_Elizabeth PLATINUM, Othello, Washington
39 articles 0 photos 131 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don&#039;t believe in magic will never find it.&quot; <br /> Roald Dahl

Nonfiction
By Gabbi Bono BRONZE
Park Ridge, Illinois
Gabbi Bono BRONZE, Park Ridge, Illinois
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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By Redella SILVER
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Redella SILVER, Grand Rapids, Michigan
6 articles 0 photos 4 comments
Nonfiction
By bbman22 BRONZE
Park Ridge, Illinois
bbman22 BRONZE, Park Ridge, Illinois
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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By Anonymous
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By Anonymous
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By ZKoz99 BRONZE
Coronado, California
ZKoz99 BRONZE, Coronado, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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KingTohma BRONZE, Toledo, Ohio
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Be fond of the man who jests at his scars, but never believe he is being on the level with you.&quot; - Pamela Hansford Johnson

Nonfiction
By estucker1998 PLATINUM
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
estucker1998 PLATINUM, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
20 articles 0 photos 63 comments

Favorite Quote:
The voracious ambition of humans is never sated by dreams coming true, because of the thought that everything may be done better and again. --John Green, The Fault in Our Stars.