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By bananaface BRONZE
Nashotah, Wisconsin

In the 1920s, my great grandfather emigrated from Italy and started one of the first accordion businesses in America. The tradition has now been passed to my grandfather. But for m...
bananaface BRONZE, Nashotah, Wisconsin
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auiricle BRONZE, Brooklyn, New York
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Someday, the light will shine like a sun through my skin & they will say, What have you done with your life? & though there are many moments I think I will remember, in the end, I will be proud to say, I was one of us.”

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By Darion-Brown BRONZE
Sacramento, California
Darion-Brown BRONZE, Sacramento, California
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By mpod54 BRONZE
Mundelein, Illinois
mpod54 BRONZE, Mundelein, Illinois
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By ShivaniRaina SILVER
Nicosia, Other
ShivaniRaina SILVER, Nicosia, Other
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If, with the literate, I am<br /> Impelled to try an epigram,<br /> I never seek to take the credit;<br /> We all assume that Oscar said it.<br /> --Dorothy Parker, referring to Oscar Wilde

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By Anonymous