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Nonfiction
By Natalie Stefanelli BRONZE
Dallas, Texas

As a Texan, a liberal, and a would-be humanitarian, I never liked former President George W. Bush all that much. Perhaps some of that has to do with my staunchly democratic father...
Natalie Stefanelli BRONZE, Dallas, Texas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Snikerdoodle PLATINUM, Leander, Texas
21 articles 2 photos 18 comments
Christopher Wickham BRONZE, Bronx, New York
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
SarahTheTotts BRONZE, Nashua, New Hampshire
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light. -- Plato

Nonfiction
By bunbunthegerman SILVER
Islip Terrace, New York
bunbunthegerman SILVER, Islip Terrace, New York
6 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life is the school, Love, is the lesson

Nonfiction
By pampalooga PLATINUM
Natick, Massachusetts
pampalooga PLATINUM, Natick, Massachusetts
30 articles 0 photos 20 comments

Favorite Quote:
"We all can't be heroes. Somebody has to sit on the sides and clap as they go by." "In the end, they're just more words."

Nonfiction
By Physics981 PLATINUM
York, Pennsylvania
Physics981 PLATINUM, York, Pennsylvania
38 articles 1 photo 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
Failures help one grow as a person.

Nonfiction
By Physics981 PLATINUM
York, Pennsylvania
Physics981 PLATINUM, York, Pennsylvania
38 articles 1 photo 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
Failures help one grow as a person.

Tweedilydum BRONZE, Leander, Texas
1 article 24 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Be who you are and say what you feel, cause those who mind don&#039;t matter, and those who matter, don&#039;t mind&quot;......Dr. Seuss <br /> &quot;All of us are crazy in one good way or another&quot;....Yiddish saying<br /> &quot;What happens is not as important as how you react to it&quot;

Nonfiction
By Clarebear101 PLATINUM
Bellbrook, Ohio
Clarebear101 PLATINUM, Bellbrook, Ohio
23 articles 31 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Nothing we can do can change the past, everything we do can change the future&quot;<br /> &quot;raindrops are like fairy whispers&quot;<br /> &quot;life is not about finding yourself it is about creating yourself&quot;