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By random3rainbow SILVER
Montpelier, Ohio

Everyone has a small part in making the world a peaceful place. All you have to do is simply smile at someone or lend a hand when someone needs it. Don't go completely out of...
random3rainbow SILVER, Montpelier, Ohio
6 articles 0 photos 41 comments

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be the change you want to see in this world


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By Cinder SILVER
Auckland, California
Cinder SILVER, Auckland, California
8 articles 0 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
''Curiosity kills the cat''

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By simpleandtrue PLATINUM
Moraga, California
simpleandtrue PLATINUM, Moraga, California
28 articles 0 photos 7 comments

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\'let the life that you live dictate who you are, not Facebook.\'

Marie_Martinez SILVER, Houston, Texas
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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freedomwriter7 PLATINUM, T-town, Illinois
27 articles 12 photos 6 comments

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"Nothing we learn in this world is ever wasted." ~Eleanor Roosevelt

ThinkGeek asks: did you know that Vulcans eat cookies only once every seven years?

freedomwriter7 PLATINUM, T-town, Illinois
27 articles 12 photos 6 comments

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"Nothing we learn in this world is ever wasted." ~Eleanor Roosevelt

ThinkGeek asks: did you know that Vulcans eat cookies only once every seven years?

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By ArgonElement SILVER
The Woodlands, Texas
ArgonElement SILVER, The Woodlands, Texas
6 articles 0 photos 62 comments

Favorite Quote:
Question Authority.

koolaid_man5 GOLD, El Monte, California
18 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
God just hates us!

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By CarolineF. DIAMOND
Yanceyville, North Carolina
CarolineF. DIAMOND, Yanceyville, North Carolina
54 articles 17 photos 26 comments

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\"Love is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have become so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever par

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By CarolineF. DIAMOND
Yanceyville, North Carolina
CarolineF. DIAMOND, Yanceyville, North Carolina
54 articles 17 photos 26 comments

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\"Love is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have become so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever par