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By Anonymous

Never in my life had I seen a more beautiful winter morning than on February 14, 2018. There was not a cloud in the sky and a slight breeze rushed through the air, which was a fitt...

#152 Nonfiction
By addie-nevins BRONZE
Maplewood, Missouri
addie-nevins BRONZE, Maplewood, Missouri
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#153 Nonfiction
By mariafallouh BRONZE
Lambertville, Michigan
mariafallouh BRONZE, Lambertville, Michigan
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#154 Nonfiction
By DanaJae SILVER
Highland Park, Illinois
DanaJae SILVER, Highland Park, Illinois
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Favorite Quote:
But we were born of risen apes, not fallen angels, and the apes were armed killers besides. And so what shall we wonder at? Our murders and massacres and missiles, and our irreconcilable regiments? Or our treaties whatever they may be worth; our symphonies however seldom they may be played; our peaceful acres, however frequently they may be converted into battlefields; our dreams however rarely they may be accomplished. The miracle of man is not how far he has sunk but how magnificently he has risen. We are known among the stars by our poems, not our corpses.

#155 Nonfiction
By Anonymous
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By Josephine Liu BRONZE
Walnut, California
Josephine Liu BRONZE, Walnut, California
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#158 Nonfiction
By Rhiannon_4 DIAMOND
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Rhiannon_4 DIAMOND, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
62 articles 87 photos 200 comments

Favorite Quote:
If you chase two rabbits, you will lose them both. <br /> - Native American proverb<br /> <br /> Do not go gentle into that good night but rage, rage against the dying of the light.<br /> - Dylan Thomas<br /> <br /> What is past is past -- it is the present and the future that concern us.<br /> - Hiawatha, founder of the Iroquois Confederacy

#159 Nonfiction
By elo_a22 GOLD
Hartland, Wisconsin
elo_a22 GOLD, Hartland, Wisconsin
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#160 Nonfiction
By 22ad02 SILVER
Cannon Falls, Minnesota
22ad02 SILVER, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
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