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The Rios Effect
By Jb3Vibe PLATINUM
Pembroke Pines, Florida

Kristofer Rios walked casually into the Summer Journalism Institute that I attend at the Museum of Contemporary Art [MOCA]. With a natural confidence and a very insightful spirit a...
Jb3Vibe PLATINUM, Pembroke Pines, Florida
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The Guy in the Glass<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> When you get what you want in your struggle for pelf,<br /> <br /> And the world makes you King for a day,<br /> <br /> Then go to the mirror and look at yourself,<br /> <br /> And see what that guy has to say.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> For it isn&#039;t your Father, or Mother, or Wife,<br /> <br /> Who judgement upon you must pass.<br /> <br /> The feller whose verdict counts most in your life<br /> <br /> Is the guy staring back from the glass.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> He&#039;s the feller to please, never mind all the rest,<br /> <br /> For he&#039;s with you clear up to the end,<br /> <br /> And you&#039;ve passed your most dangerous, difficult test<br /> <br /> If the guy in the glass is your friend.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> You may be like Jack Horner and &quot;chisel&quot; a plum,<br /> <br /> And think you&#039;re a wonderful guy,<br /> <br /> But the man in the glass says you&#039;re only a bum<br /> <br /> If you can&#039;t look him straight in the eye.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> You can fool the whole world down the pathway of years,<br /> <br /> And get pats on the back as you pass,<br /> <br /> But your final reward will be heartaches and tears<br /> <br /> If you&#039;ve cheated the guy in the glass.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Dale Wimbrow (c) 1934 <br /> <br /> 1895-1954

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Being Different is Good!!!
By spider_love BRONZE
Missouri City, Texas
spider_love BRONZE, Missouri City, Texas
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karmas a b****

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True Love
By FionnaLeeEvans SILVER
Carson City, Nevada
FionnaLeeEvans SILVER, Carson City, Nevada
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Favorite Quote:
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all ~Helen Keller

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Laura to Study God Abroad
By oliviapfeil PLATINUM
Hartland, Wisconsin
oliviapfeil PLATINUM, Hartland, Wisconsin
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The Truth
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Three Rocks
By greenlover101 PLATINUM
Uxbridge, Massachusetts
greenlover101 PLATINUM, Uxbridge, Massachusetts
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;you never know what you got till its gone&quot; &quot;Trying to forget someone you love is like trying to remember someone you never even knew&quot;

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Rewind Time
By greenlover101 PLATINUM
Uxbridge, Massachusetts
greenlover101 PLATINUM, Uxbridge, Massachusetts
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;you never know what you got till its gone&quot; &quot;Trying to forget someone you love is like trying to remember someone you never even knew&quot;

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Pressure to Get Ahead MAG
By elizabethlulanova SILVER
Somerville, Massachusetts
elizabethlulanova SILVER, Somerville, Massachusetts
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;I cannot change the world, but I can change myself. I cannot change the people, but I can inspire the people. I cannot change mankind, but I can make a difference.&quot;

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The Ultimate Present for the Holiday Season? The Gift of Education.
By elizabethlulanova SILVER
Somerville, Massachusetts
elizabethlulanova SILVER, Somerville, Massachusetts
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&quot;I cannot change the world, but I can change myself. I cannot change the people, but I can inspire the people. I cannot change mankind, but I can make a difference.&quot;

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Believe...?
By LeanBean BRONZE
Chengdu, Other
LeanBean BRONZE, Chengdu, Other
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&quot;First time, thought about it didn&#039;t do it. Last time, that&#039;s when i really blew it. This time, I&#039;m gonna do it different &#039;cos I know I&#039;m gonna get what&#039;s good for me.&quot;

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