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By behappy247 BRONZE
Fairfeild, Connecticut

Texting while driving can wait, don’t let an LOL turn into an OMG. Mariah West was texting and driving the day before her high school graduation. She was heading to the baseball ga...
behappy247 BRONZE, Fairfeild, Connecticut
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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"In order to be irreplaceable you must always be different." Coco Channel

"Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass....
its about learning to dance in the rain."


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By nooxygen PLATINUM
Medford, New York
nooxygen PLATINUM, Medford, New York
49 articles 0 photos 35 comments

Favorite Quote:
the mirror only tells half the story, beauty is found on the inside...
love is blind
only the shadow knows
words said in the heat of anger are never from the heart

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By Anonymous
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By BrainwaveTeenPsychology SILVER
New York City, New York
BrainwaveTeenPsychology SILVER, New York City, New York
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By writingismyfreedom BRONZE
Spartanburg, South Carolina
writingismyfreedom BRONZE, Spartanburg, South Carolina
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By Kwats BRONZE
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Kwats BRONZE, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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By MehmedM. BRONZE
Banovići, Other
MehmedM. BRONZE, Banovići, Other
2 articles 1 photo 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
„The Earth has a skin and that skin has diseases, one of its tiseases is called man“.

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By ISeeStars PLATINUM
Charlotte, North Carolina
ISeeStars PLATINUM, Charlotte, North Carolina
30 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I survived because the fire within me burned brighter than the fire around me."

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By dannym SILVER
Round Rock, Texas
dannym SILVER, Round Rock, Texas
7 articles 0 photos 4 comments

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"It is my deepest belief that only by giving our lives can we find true life''.




















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