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By Danaite Hamnot SILVER
Springfield, Virginia

Surfing the web a few weeks back, I came across an article about homelessness in Greece reported by The Daily Beast. It was refreshing something made the news other than ruthless r...
Danaite Hamnot SILVER, Springfield, Virginia
8 articles 0 photos 1 comment

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IndiaT.V SILVER, Edinburgh, Other
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” — Mark Twain

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By OrenK PLATINUM
Flushing, New York
OrenK PLATINUM, Flushing, New York
21 articles 0 photos 12 comments

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"My teacher asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I said happy. She said I didn't understand the assignment. I said she didn't understand life."- John Lennon

Yerenna_Lubs-Yew SILVER, Houston, Tx, Texas
8 articles 2 photos 1 comment

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"It's not how many times you fall down is how many times you get back up"

Krish_Lingala GOLD, New City, New York
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By polar-icecap DIAMOND
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
polar-icecap DIAMOND, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
57 articles 20 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Angels don't even come close to you!"

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By punkr0cker365 ELITE
Bedford, New York
punkr0cker365 ELITE, Bedford, New York
100 articles 2 photos 13 comments

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&quot;I&#039;d rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.&quot;<br /> Kurt Cobain

vamika_s PLATINUM, Gaborone, Other
39 articles 0 photos 30 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Colour my life with the chaos of trouble&quot;

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By otterluvr BRONZE
Brook, Alabama
otterluvr BRONZE, Brook, Alabama
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead. - Louisa May Alcott

Perfectweapon SILVER, Barrie, Other
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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&quot;Nothing excists, beyond what you percive.&quot;