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By esthert SILVER
Brooklyn, New York

Marisa S's piece on spending spring break with her grandma is very relatable and has a valuable lesson. It's about learning to appreciate the things others don't hav...
esthert SILVER, Brooklyn, New York
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I am very interested and fascinated how everyone loves each other, but no one really likes each other.<br /> <br /> I just hope I remember to tell my kids that they are as happy as I look in my old photographs. And I hope that they believe me.<br /> <br /> I used to listen to it all the time when I was little and thinking about grown-up things. I would go to my bedroom window and stare at my reflection in the glass and the trees behind it and just listen to the song for hours. I decided then that when I met someone I thought was as beautiful as the song, I should give it to that person. And I didn&rsquo;t mean beautiful on the outside. I meant beautiful in all ways.


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By Anonymous
hannahluhhvsyouu BRONZE, Akron, Ohio
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Love is louder than the pressure to be perfect. &lt;3

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Gabrielle Tolchinsky GOLD, New York, New York
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By Jordan_M GOLD
Hartland, Michigan
Jordan_M GOLD, Hartland, Michigan
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&quot;Don&#039;t cry because it&#039;s over, smile because it happened.&quot; ~Dr. Seuss<br /> &quot;All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.&quot; ~Walt Disney<br /> &quot;All the world&#039;s a stage.&quot; ~William Shakespeare

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By dramaqueen164 GOLD
Vancouver, Washington
dramaqueen164 GOLD, Vancouver, Washington
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But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep.<br /> Robert Frost

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By Stand_Up BRONZE
Jensen Beach, Florida
Stand_Up BRONZE, Jensen Beach, Florida
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am neither somebody nor nobody, but myself plain and simple.<br /> <br /> ~ Who I Am (report that I wrote personally for school) by Alli Evans

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Erin24 BRONZE, Dover, New Hampshire
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By PoetryGuy18 SILVER
Corpus Christi, Texas
PoetryGuy18 SILVER, Corpus Christi, Texas
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