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By CourtG BRONZE
Emporia, Kansas

Life’s a road with many hills. Like everybody else, I’ve had my ups and downs. It seems, though, that there are more downs than ups. But you know what, life is the messy bits. Life...
CourtG BRONZE, Emporia, Kansas
2 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
It is what it is.


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By ellie reagan BRONZE
Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
ellie reagan BRONZE, Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
3 articles 0 photos 1 comment
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By KellyR GOLD
Richmond, Virginia
KellyR GOLD, Richmond, Virginia
14 articles 0 photos 258 comments

Favorite Quote:
We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for.

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By reader95 BRONZE
West End, North Carolina
reader95 BRONZE, West End, North Carolina
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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By Austin Holt BRONZE
Arvada, Colorado
Austin Holt BRONZE, Arvada, Colorado
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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By Malina55 SILVER
South Plainfield, New Jersey
Malina55 SILVER, South Plainfield, New Jersey
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments
Kayla Caviedes BRONZE, Mesa, Arizona
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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By TheJust ELITE
Ellenton, Florida
TheJust ELITE, Ellenton, Florida
254 articles 202 photos 945 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I feel that a hero is somebody who will stand up for their values and what they believe in and that can take any form. People that have values and have thought them through rather than those who just do what they&rsquo;re told.&quot;-Skandar Keynes<br /> <br /> &quot;When it&rsquo;

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By Brittany Iyapana BRONZE
Fairbanks, Alaska
Brittany Iyapana BRONZE, Fairbanks, Alaska
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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By mckinley BRONZE
McDonough, Georgia
mckinley BRONZE, McDonough, Georgia
1 article 0 photos 0 comments