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Momzilla
By Sophia17 SILVER
Williamsport, Pennsylvania

Momzillas! “Pow…Ha, ha.ha!” Why was there only one? Why were there only one out of one hundred teenagers that thought the catfight was stupid between two teens? Could society, the...
Sophia17 SILVER, Williamsport, Pennsylvania
6 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.&quot;<br /> -Ghandi

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A Mosque that is not a Mosque
By smalltownshorty BRONZE
Amana, Iowa
smalltownshorty BRONZE, Amana, Iowa
2 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
There is something I don&#039;t know<br /> That I am supposed to know.<br /> I don&#039;t know what it is I don&#039;t know,<br /> And yet am supposed to know,<br /> And I feel I look stupid<br /> If I seem both not to know<br /> And not to know what it is I don&#039;t know.<br /> <br /> Therefore, I pretend I know it.<br /> This is nerve-wracking<br /> Since I don&#039;t know what I must pretend<br /> To know.<br /> <br /> Therefore, I pretend to know everything.<br /> <br /> I feel you know what I am supposed to know<br /> But you can&#039;t tell me what it is<br /> Because you don&#039;t know what I don&#039;t know<br /> What it is.<br /> <br /> You may know what I don&#039;t know, but not<br /> That I don&#039;t know it.<br /> And I can&#039;t tell you. So you will have<br /> To tell me everything.<br /> <br /> - R. D. Lang in Knots

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Lives Short Lived
By FunFace GOLD
Washington, District Of Columbia
FunFace GOLD, Washington, District Of Columbia
11 articles 0 photos 63 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Z is for zed which is for fred which is for harry potter which is for couldron, DUH&quot; -My friend and I

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Generations
By skyler_anne GOLD
Brewer, Maine
skyler_anne GOLD, Brewer, Maine
12 articles 6 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;what doesn&#039;t kill us only makes us stronger&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;Meeting you was fate, becoming your friend was a choice, but falling in love with you I had no control over.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.&rdquo; -Pre

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Stand With Me
By CelticThundeGurl SILVER
Benson, North Carolina
CelticThundeGurl SILVER, Benson, North Carolina
7 articles 0 photos 130 comments

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&quot;It is time for us to realize that we are too great a nation to limit ourselves to small dreams.&quot; <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> - Pres. Ronald Reagan

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Is There Really Pressure?
By Perky_Ninja BRONZE
Olpe, Kansas
Perky_Ninja BRONZE, Olpe, Kansas
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Those who mind don&#039;t matter, and those who matter don&#039;t mind. - ?

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Choices of Love or Hate
By england_love77 PLATINUM
Penryn, California
england_love77 PLATINUM, Penryn, California
24 articles 31 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;If you love somebody, let them go. If they return, they were always yours. If they don&#039;t, they never were.&rdquo;

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The Nightmare
By sweetly_broken GOLD
Garner, North Carolina
sweetly_broken GOLD, Garner, North Carolina
15 articles 0 photos 157 comments

Favorite Quote:
We never know how big we are until we are asked to rise.

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Code Words and Cop Outs
By JulianC BRONZE
Brooklyn, New York
JulianC BRONZE, Brooklyn, New York
2 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
Looking up at the stars, I know quite well<br /> that, for all they care, I can go to hell.- W.H. Auden

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STOP THE HATERATION!
By hopesmiley BRONZE
Washington, District Of Columbia
hopesmiley BRONZE, Washington, District Of Columbia
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Fall down seven, get up eight.&quot;

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