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The Hardest Thing
By yellowzoe BRONZE
Broomfield, Colorado

In the last few months, I’ve been asked multiple times (for college applications, job interviews, general queries, etc.), “What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever done?” Breathe. A...
yellowzoe BRONZE, Broomfield, Colorado
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment

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"I was one who never spoke unless it improved upon silence." - Carvens Lissaint

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The Perfect Beach Trip
By ThisBreRulezYouSonnn BRONZE
Wake Forest, North Carolina
ThisBreRulezYouSonnn BRONZE, Wake Forest, North Carolina
4 articles 0 photos 24 comments

Favorite Quote:
Be still, sad heart! and cease repining;<br /> Behind the clouds is the sun still shining;<br /> Thy fate is the common fate of all--<br /> Into each life some rain must fall,<br /> some days must be dark and dreary.<br /> --Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)

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The Paradox of My Past: Foreign and Familiar
By Cronkleton SILVER
Lincoln, Nebraska
Cronkleton SILVER, Lincoln, Nebraska
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.

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Influental Person
By Cronkleton SILVER
Lincoln, Nebraska
Cronkleton SILVER, Lincoln, Nebraska
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.

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I Am Not a Dress-up Doll
By Kim Driscoll BRONZE
Clinton, Connecticut
Kim Driscoll BRONZE, Clinton, Connecticut
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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The Real Freshman Fifteen
By Caliefornia SILVER
Elmhurst, Illinois
Caliefornia SILVER, Elmhurst, Illinois
6 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;It is not our abilities that show what we truly are. It is our choices.&rdquo;

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Mission Statement for My Life
By LiaBe PLATINUM
Bellevue, Washington
LiaBe PLATINUM, Bellevue, Washington
44 articles 3 photos 18 comments
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All In Our Heads
By Tuff_One SILVER
South Elgin, Illinois
Tuff_One SILVER, South Elgin, Illinois
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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Admission Statment
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Dominance
By windswift DIAMOND
Arvada, Colorado
windswift DIAMOND, Arvada, Colorado
80 articles 0 photos 91 comments

Favorite Quote:
let it burn, suffering teaches the soul; let it grow, love nourishes the heart.

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