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By ZachTwain BRONZE
Honey Brook, Pennsylvania

  In the Civil War of the United States, Two armies battled at the nations gates, For control of the country, slaves, and fates The guns of these armies fired....
ZachTwain BRONZE, Honey Brook, Pennsylvania
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

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By baylie15 BRONZE
Littleton, Colorado
baylie15 BRONZE, Littleton, Colorado
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By lighttodark SILVER
Avon, Indiana
lighttodark SILVER, Avon, Indiana
5 articles 2 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
“i want to apologize to all the women i have called beautiful<br /> before i’ve called them intelligent or brave<br /> i am sorry i made it sound as though<br /> something as simple as what you’re born with<br /> is all you have to be proud of<br /> when you have broken mountains with your wit <br /> from now on i will say things like<br /> you are resilient, or you are extraordinary<br /> not because i don’t think you’re beautiful<br /> but because i need you to know<br /> you are more than that” <br /> ― rupi kaur

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By oracle-of-nonsense PLATINUM
Winnabow, North Carolina
oracle-of-nonsense PLATINUM, Winnabow, North Carolina
37 articles 4 photos 61 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We are born with two incurable diseases -- life, from which we die; and hope, which says maybe death isn&rsquo;t the end.&quot;<br /> - Andrew Greeley

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By crystalmyeyesx BRONZE
Pequannock, New Jersey
crystalmyeyesx BRONZE, Pequannock, New Jersey
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment
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By chyanne BRONZE
Big Lake, Minnesota
chyanne BRONZE, Big Lake, Minnesota
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;hope is a thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings a tune without no words and never stops at all&quot;

#188958 Poetry
By sK8terKid1496 SILVER
Appleton, Wisconsin
sK8terKid1496 SILVER, Appleton, Wisconsin
8 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there.<br /> -Kofi Annan<br /> <br /> <br /> There are so many people out there who will tell you that you can&#039;t. What you&#039;ve got to d

pancakes_N_dinosaurs BRONZE, Plymouth, Iowa
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Nothing is impossible. The word itself says, &quot;I&#039;m possible&quot;. -Audrey Hepburn

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cierrabritton BRONZE, Hartland, Wisconsin
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments