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Life Means Surprises
By M-star BRONZE
Kalamazoo, Michigan

Life is a funny little roller coaster. It always has its ups, downs, twists and turns. Life, much like a roller coaster, always makes me dizzy. It makes my head spin. And don’t eve...
M-star BRONZE, Kalamazoo, Michigan
4 articles 3 photos 39 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Won't you come into the garden? I would like my roses to see you."- Richard Brinsley Sheridan

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All of us are heroes
By Dynamo DIAMOND
Lahore, Other
Dynamo DIAMOND, Lahore, Other
54 articles 0 photos 64 comments

Favorite Quote:
I used to think falling in love would be personal. But it's all a big public show.

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Nirvana: Not a State of Mind
By dragonslayer41861 SILVER
Sacramento, California
dragonslayer41861 SILVER, Sacramento, California
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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"Build bridges instead of walls and you will have a friend." - Anonymous

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The N Word: The Word Given The Most Power
By goldenanthems SILVER
Somerset, New Jersey
goldenanthems SILVER, Somerset, New Jersey
7 articles 0 photos 1 comment

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"There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance. We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and imperfections. If we cannot love ourselves, we cannot fully open to our ability to love others or our potential to create. Evolution and all hopes for a better world rest in the fearlessness and open hearted vision of people who embrace life." - John Lennon

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Heaven: Fact or Fiction?
By goldenanthems SILVER
Somerset, New Jersey
goldenanthems SILVER, Somerset, New Jersey
7 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance. We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and imperfections. If we cannot love ourselves, we cannot fully open to our ability to love others or our potential to create. Evolution and all hopes for a better world rest in the fearlessness and open hearted vision of people who embrace life." - John Lennon

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Human civilization is doomed to survive
By Smileschangelives BRONZE
Manti, Utah
Smileschangelives BRONZE, Manti, Utah
3 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
All this worldly wisdom was once the unamiable heresy of some wise man.<br /> -Henry David Thoreau

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Our Pursuit of Happiness
By JingzeWu BRONZE
Newton, Massachusetts
JingzeWu BRONZE, Newton, Massachusetts
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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WHO ARE YOU REALLY?
By yourpersonaldiary BRONZE
Queens, New York
yourpersonaldiary BRONZE, Queens, New York
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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The Process of Life
By musiclovewriting PLATINUM
Harrodsburg, Kentucky
musiclovewriting PLATINUM, Harrodsburg, Kentucky
27 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;music says the things were afraid to say aloud&quot;

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A is for Andrew Garfield
By ScienceLover PLATINUM
Colden, New York
ScienceLover PLATINUM, Colden, New York
28 articles 1 photo 20 comments
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