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#108801voted by our readers
By diara matthews BRONZE
Clarkston, Michigan

Perm I drown luke warm water on the dark brown hair combing it straight back. My teacher says “20 minutes”, twenty minutes to finish five perm rods in the back of the head. I w...
diara matthews BRONZE, Clarkston, Michigan
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#108802 Poetry
caylah8 BRONZE, Rochester, New York
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#108803 Poetry
By Anonymous
#108804 Poetry
By KGS95 SILVER
Waynesboro, Virginia
KGS95 SILVER, Waynesboro, Virginia
7 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
things do not change, we do.

#108805 Poetry
By Rhea Morrison BRONZE
Clarkston, Michigan
Rhea Morrison BRONZE, Clarkston, Michigan
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#108806 Poetry
By ThatsMy-Baby GOLD
White, South Dakota
ThatsMy-Baby GOLD, White, South Dakota
13 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they&#039;re right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.&quot; <br /> &mdash; Marilyn Monroe

#108807 Poetry
By Skye-Bleu BRONZE
Prescott, Arizona
Skye-Bleu BRONZE, Prescott, Arizona
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#108808 Poetry
By flyingwith1wing BRONZE
Sunnyvale, California
flyingwith1wing BRONZE, Sunnyvale, California
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
\\\&quot;We all have one wing, but together we can fly away\\\&quot;<br /> - Dream On, Dreamer

#108809 Poetry
By ZacharyWood SILVER
Washington, DC, District Of Columbia
ZacharyWood SILVER, Washington, DC, District Of Columbia
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You&#039;ve got to be a thermostat rather than a thermometer. A thermostat shapes the climate of opinion; a thermometer just reflects it.&quot; -Dr. Cornel West

KloheMarie SILVER, Lincoln, Nebraska
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;When it comes down to it. I let them think what they want. If they care enough to bother with what I do, then I am already better then them.&quot; <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Marylin Monroe.