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By blureeyez BRONZE
Jackson, New Jersey

It’s been 12 years since I made that right at the first intersection since High School. To this day I still ask myself why, why did I make that right turn? Maybe things would’ve...
blureeyez BRONZE, Jackson, New Jersey
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
When you're not looking, turtles get up and run.


Lynn Doan BRONZE, Aurora, Colorado
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By Roxzarr BRONZE
Stockton, California
Roxzarr BRONZE, Stockton, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"oh I'm so glad shes pretty. Next to being beautiful oneself-and that's impossible in my case-it would be the best to have a beautiful bosom friend."-Anne of Gree Gables

College Guide
By ZebraWithoutStripes ELITE
Blue Springs, Missouri
ZebraWithoutStripes ELITE, Blue Springs, Missouri
102 articles 8 photos 84 comments

Favorite Quote:
To make a difference in the world, you have to be different from the world.

College Guide
By SarahVanS SILVER
Blakeslee, Pennsylvania
SarahVanS SILVER, Blakeslee, Pennsylvania
8 articles 3 photos 30 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Confidence is the key to all the locks" -- Joe Paterno, Penn State Football Head Coach

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By Neocutey24 SILVER
Forestville, Maryland
Neocutey24 SILVER, Forestville, Maryland
8 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.&rdquo;<br /> -Friedrich Nietzsche

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By irishdancer16 SILVER
West Chester, Pennsylvania
irishdancer16 SILVER, West Chester, Pennsylvania
8 articles 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You must be the change you wish to see in the world&quot;

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By irishdancer16 SILVER
West Chester, Pennsylvania
irishdancer16 SILVER, West Chester, Pennsylvania
8 articles 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You must be the change you wish to see in the world&quot;

Gordon Watt BRONZE, River Forest, Illinois
1 article 0 photos 0 comments