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By irenerose PLATINUM
Lawton, Oklahoma

When I was in the first grade, I took everything literally. I believed in grown-ups and their infinitive wisdom. But what I didn’t realize was that adults lie. My first grade teach...
irenerose PLATINUM, Lawton, Oklahoma
47 articles 1 photo 24 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." -Martin Luther King Jr.


#33032 Nonfiction
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By nswamy13 BRONZE
Shelton, Connecticut
nswamy13 BRONZE, Shelton, Connecticut
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.<br /> <br /> Mahatma Gandhi

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By serendipitous615 PLATINUM
Frederick, Maryland
serendipitous615 PLATINUM, Frederick, Maryland
32 articles 0 photos 36 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Do you want to know the secret of self esteem? Here it is: If you want confidence, then understand how much you matter to God. If God loves you, who cares what anybody else thinks.&quot;

#33034 Nonfiction
Skinniminnie SILVER, Roanoke, Indiana
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
we read to know were not alone

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CubeMaSTeRCOMMANDEROFTRUMPET BRONZE, Leroy, Michigan
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
It&#039;s not the mountain that slows you down it the grain of sand in your shoe

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By vbrown1204 GOLD
Fort Myers, Florida
vbrown1204 GOLD, Fort Myers, Florida
19 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
"everything was beautiful and nothing hurt" - kurt vonnegut jr

#33037 Nonfiction
By lavender14 BRONZE
Flemington, New Jersey
lavender14 BRONZE, Flemington, New Jersey
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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By nchang50k BRONZE
University Place, Washington
nchang50k BRONZE, University Place, Washington
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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By Stars1522 GOLD
Hartland, Wisconsin
Stars1522 GOLD, Hartland, Wisconsin
15 articles 0 photos 0 comments