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What Is Fear?
By Just_Jill GOLD
Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia

What is fear? Is it something that slowly grows inside us, silently slipping into our minds undetected, taking root and flourishing until it reins over our very actions? Or is it s...
Just_Jill GOLD, Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia
16 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
Courage is not a lack of fear, it is acting despite the fear.

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True Beauty MAG
By Matraca SILVER
Shawnee, Kansas
Matraca SILVER, Shawnee, Kansas
6 articles 0 photos 2 comments

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"A man kills a tiger and calls it sport. A tiger kills a man, he calls it slaughter." or "If all of mankind lay in one grave, the epitaph would read, 'It seemed like a good idea at the time!'"

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Contradictions
By AshleyDrake PLATINUM
Indian Trail, North Carolina
AshleyDrake PLATINUM, Indian Trail, North Carolina
35 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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I love you like this because I do not know any other way to love - Pablo Neruda, Sonnet 17

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magic water jug
By forest-skunk BRONZE
Albuquerque, New Mexico
forest-skunk BRONZE, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;shut up! im trying to teach the class about farting&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> -Levon Lytle

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To Be Judged
By Anonymous
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Becoming the Overly-Attached Girlfriend
By steffdawgg SILVER
Calumet, Michigan
steffdawgg SILVER, Calumet, Michigan
7 articles 27 photos 52 comments

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&quot;You miss 100% of the shots you never take&quot; -Wayne Gretsky

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The Disease of Procrastination
By Nelu96 GOLD
Windhoek, Other
Nelu96 GOLD, Windhoek, Other
10 articles 0 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Life isn&#039;t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.&quot;- George Bernard Shaw

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Tis’ the season to be charitable; why I’m donating this christmas
By Amybriege SILVER
Cambridge, Other
Amybriege SILVER, Cambridge, Other
5 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
How happy is the blameless vestal&#039;s lot!<br /> The world forgetting, by the world forgot.<br /> Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind!<br /> Each pray&#039;r accepted, and each wish resigned.

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The Sin Against Humanity
By HumanTrafficking BRONZE
Felton, Pennsylvania
HumanTrafficking BRONZE, Felton, Pennsylvania
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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Mary's Intentions and Delaney's Impressions
By Kat1712 GOLD
Rockwall, Texas
Kat1712 GOLD, Rockwall, Texas
11 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
Inspiration is something that starts with someone else&#039;s story, ends with your own, and has a blurry line in between.

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