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By Kittycatdancer15 BRONZE
Temecula, California

How do I go on knowing that I failed and all my friends suddenly disappeared and bailed? I can see the shame on everyone's face and my parents looking at me like I’m the bi...
Kittycatdancer15 BRONZE, Temecula, California
4 articles 1 photo 20 comments

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I was Born from a Boom-Box


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By Sundance PLATINUM
Northampton, Massachusetts
Sundance PLATINUM, Northampton, Massachusetts
24 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
All the world&#039;s a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages.<br /> -Shakespeare

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By Crossfire SILVER
Duncan, South Carolina
Crossfire SILVER, Duncan, South Carolina
7 articles 0 photos 16 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I want to be brave, and selfless, and smart, and kind, and honest. I&#039;m still working on kind...&quot; ~ Four A.K.A Tobias

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By LinkinPark12 PLATINUM
Lincolnshire, Other
LinkinPark12 PLATINUM, Lincolnshire, Other
45 articles 1 photo 198 comments

Favorite Quote:
Work like you don&rsquo;t need money, love like you&#039;ve never been hurt, and dance like no one&#039;s watching. &brvbar; I like change - but only when everything stays the same.

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By Wontgiveup17 PLATINUM
Bloomington, Illinois
Wontgiveup17 PLATINUM, Bloomington, Illinois
23 articles 0 photos 32 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life beats down and crushes the soul but art reminds you that you have one. -Stella Adler<br /> He who lives upon hope will die fasting.<br /> -Benjamin Franklin<br /> If you&#039;re absent during my struggle. Don&#039;t expect to be present during my success.

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By Wontgiveup17 PLATINUM
Bloomington, Illinois
Wontgiveup17 PLATINUM, Bloomington, Illinois
23 articles 0 photos 32 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life beats down and crushes the soul but art reminds you that you have one. -Stella Adler<br /> He who lives upon hope will die fasting.<br /> -Benjamin Franklin<br /> If you&#039;re absent during my struggle. Don&#039;t expect to be present during my success.

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By Ari3693 BRONZE
Longwood, Florida
Ari3693 BRONZE, Longwood, Florida
2 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;You know you&#039;ve read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend.&rdquo;- Paul Sweeney

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By haley101 DIAMOND
Windsor, Connecticut
haley101 DIAMOND, Windsor, Connecticut
70 articles 5 photos 195 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.&rdquo;<br /> <br /> ― Mary Oliver

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By ScarletteVelveteen PLATINUM
Rio Rancho, New Mexico
ScarletteVelveteen PLATINUM, Rio Rancho, New Mexico
40 articles 2 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Creativity is how you tell everything you don&#039;t want to say to everyone&quot;<br /> -Me

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By ohfangirlplease SILVER
Cherryville, Missouri
ohfangirlplease SILVER, Cherryville, Missouri
5 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We need never be hopeless, because we can never be irreparably broken.&quot; -Looking For Alaska, John Green