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The Birthing Crisis MAG
By Porcellina SILVER
Oxford, Ohio

Essay prompt: The lessons we take from failure can be fundamental to later success. Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you, and what did...
Porcellina SILVER, Oxford, Ohio
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I believe that there is one story in the world, and only one.... Humans are caught -- in their lives, in their thoughts, in their hungers and ambitions, in their avarice and cruelty, and in their kindness and generosity too—in a net of good and evil... There is no other story. A man, after he has brushed off the dust and chips of his life, will have left only the hard, clean questions: Was it good or was it evil? Have I done well -- or ill?

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The Justification for Genocide, Terrorism, and Other Evil Actions
By alishrops BRONZE
Nicholasville,
alishrops BRONZE, Nicholasville,
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A Pigeon, a Louse, and Me MAG
By FiletMG BRONZE
Schenectady,
FiletMG BRONZE, Schenectady,
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Believe Me
By Anonymous
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Drug Overdose in Central Ma
By Dantemb_3 BRONZE
Worcester, Massachusetts
Dantemb_3 BRONZE, Worcester, Massachusetts
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All Hail the Weirdos
By TheCatsMeow SILVER
Tuckerton, New Jersey
TheCatsMeow SILVER, Tuckerton, New Jersey
5 articles 0 photos 2 comments

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&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know what&rsquo;s worse: to not know what you are and be happy, or to become what you&rsquo;ve always wanted to be, and feel alone.&rdquo;<br /> ― Daniel Keyes, Flowers for Algernon

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Familiarity
By sammyyyyyyyyyyyy BRONZE
Wixom, Michigan
sammyyyyyyyyyyyy BRONZE, Wixom, Michigan
1 article 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;He knows the midnight as much as he knows high noon,&quot; JFK on Robert Frost

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A Hope
By TheCatsMeow SILVER
Tuckerton, New Jersey
TheCatsMeow SILVER, Tuckerton, New Jersey
5 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know what&rsquo;s worse: to not know what you are and be happy, or to become what you&rsquo;ve always wanted to be, and feel alone.&rdquo;<br /> ― Daniel Keyes, Flowers for Algernon

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Destined for Greatness
By MistyGeek BRONZE
Malabon City, Other
MistyGeek BRONZE, Malabon City, Other
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

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&quot;Always look back to where you came from, for it is the foundation that laid lights on your path to soar high.&quot;

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A Chance for Change
By meaganrosemarie SILVER
Waterbury, Connecticut
meaganrosemarie SILVER, Waterbury, Connecticut
5 articles 4 photos 1 comment

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L&#039;amore vince sempre.

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