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By Anonymous

Growing up, I always thought my life was a bit disappointing. Nothing interesting ever happened in the grand city of Dacula, Georgia. It was a small town, defined by the color gray...

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Fernando15 GOLD, Phoenix, Arizona
10 articles 6 photos 0 comments
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By Karen Ayala BRONZE
Los Angeles, California
Karen Ayala BRONZE, Los Angeles, California
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By Aro13 BRONZE
New York, New York
Aro13 BRONZE, New York, New York
4 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Don&#039;t worry about your background whether its odd or ordinary, use it, build on it&quot; Gloria Steinem<br /> <br /> &quot;All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.&quot; Leo Tolstoy

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By Glitterdancer BRONZE
Belle Plaine, Minnesota
Glitterdancer BRONZE, Belle Plaine, Minnesota
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Life is like a box of chocolates, you don&#039;t know what your gunna get.&quot; -Forrest Gump

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By EOD353 BRONZE
West Hartford, Connecticut
EOD353 BRONZE, West Hartford, Connecticut
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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simplicityonpaper GOLD, Ashburn, Virginia
16 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Let me ask you something. If someone prays for patience, you think God gives them patience? Or does he give them the opportunity to be patient? If he prayed for courage, does God give him courage, or does he give him opportunities to be courageous? If someone prayed for the family to be closer, do you think God zaps them with warm fuzzy feelings, or does he give them opportunities to love each other?&quot; ~Evan Almighty &quot;God&quot;

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By danikosidowski GOLD
Sussex, Wisconsin
danikosidowski GOLD, Sussex, Wisconsin
10 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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Sydney Rothschild SILVER, Roslyn , New York
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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By BlueSupernova ELITE
Cincinnati, Ohio
BlueSupernova ELITE, Cincinnati, Ohio
103 articles 0 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Damn it, Ted!&quot;