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By Shaina Ferguson BRONZE
Brooklyn, New York

Stepping onto that grey marley dance floor was like landing on another planet. To my left, there’s a seventyish woman in a thong leotard. She is a cross between Bette Davis in Wh...
Shaina Ferguson BRONZE, Brooklyn, New York
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By VirQJiang115 SILVER
Princeton Junction, New Jersey
VirQJiang115 SILVER, Princeton Junction, New Jersey
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"There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old's life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs."[

#1383 College Guide
By serendipity57 BRONZE
Auckland, Other
serendipity57 BRONZE, Auckland, Other
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#1384 College Guide
By Mckay ELITE
Somewhere, Virginia
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
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&quot;The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.&quot;<br /> &mdash;Apple&rsquo;s &ldquo;Think Different&rdquo; commercial, 1997<br /> &ldquo;Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn&#039;t understood.&rdquo; <br /> ― Weihui Zhou

#1385 College Guide
olivia schmith BRONZE, Hicksville, New York
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#1386 College Guide
By Megan_Hirsch BRONZE
Linden, New Jersey
Megan_Hirsch BRONZE, Linden, New Jersey
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#1388 College Guide
Lauren Daccache SILVER, Riverside, Connecticut
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#1389 College Guide
By theFool BRONZE
Whitby, Other
theFool BRONZE, Whitby, Other
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#1390 College Guide
By melroseplace SILVER
Danville, California
melroseplace SILVER, Danville, California
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Favorite Quote:
It&#039;s never too late&mdash;in fiction or in life&mdash;to revise.