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By Hilda BRONZE
Chicago, Illinois

Throughout my life, I have faced many challenges that have made me stronger. It’s not the obstacle itself that has shaped me, but how I overcame it. Of course, there are always tho...
Hilda BRONZE, Chicago, Illinois
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#9372 Nonfiction
By Kiraanderson BRONZE
Amery, Wisconsin
Kiraanderson BRONZE, Amery, Wisconsin
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By Bhouston BRONZE
Coconut Creek, Florida
Bhouston BRONZE, Coconut Creek, Florida
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Thainawan Medina BRONZE, Bronx, New York
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#9375 Nonfiction
By klace SILVER
Lambertville, Michigan
klace SILVER, Lambertville, Michigan
5 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
“People ask me when I start one of these projects, what is your theme? I haven’t the faintest idea. That’s why you’re writing the book, it seems to me, to find out. To me, it’s a journey. It’s an adventure. It’s traveling in a country you’ve never been in and everything is going to be new, and because of that, vivid. And don’t make up your mind too soon. Let it be an experience.” —David McCullough

#9376 Nonfiction
By Emma.H.96 DIAMOND
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Emma.H.96 DIAMOND, Kalamazoo, Michigan
65 articles 0 photos 67 comments

Favorite Quote:
You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should've behaved better. -Anne Lamott, from Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life.

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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.

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By Anonymous
#9380 Nonfiction
Mrs.Gatsby SILVER, Toano, Virginia
5 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I hope she'll be a fool -- that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.” ~Daisy Buchanan, F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby