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By jhhelena SILVER
Scituate, Massachusetts

If someone were to ask me if I am materialistic, I would certainly answer, “no”. The most important things in my life are not of owning the newest iPhone, flaunting the vastes...
jhhelena SILVER, Scituate, Massachusetts
6 articles 1 photo 2 comments

Sethman BRONZE, Goshen, Kentucky
1 article 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Only when the power of love overcomes the love of power will we see peace." - Jimi Hendrix

andarsene SILVER, Bowie, Maryland
6 articles 2 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
Adolescents are not monsters. They are just people trying to learn how to make it among the adults in the world, who are probably not so sure themselves.

maryrose_roseytoes BRONZE, Powder Springs, Georgia
4 articles 1 photo 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
Dance to express, not to impress.<br /> -Anonymous<br /> <br /> You look rediculous if you dance.<br /> You look rediculous if you don&#039;t dance.<br /> So you might as well dance.<br /> -Gertrude Stein

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By Malorie PLATINUM
Des Moines, Iowa
Malorie PLATINUM, Des Moines, Iowa
22 articles 10 photos 28 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;So shines a good deed in a weary world.&quot;

ohana.d PLATINUM, Dubai, Other
20 articles 3 photos 1 comment

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Life is sarcastically a beautiful journey...<br /> <br /> Bs is expected but not accepted....

JoyetaGhosh BRONZE, Kolkata, Other
1 article 10 photos 6 comments

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Always have a book at hand, in the parlor, on the table, for the family; a book of condensed thought and striking anecdote, of sound maxims and truthful apothegms. It will impress on your own mind a thousand valuable suggestions, and teach your children a thousand lessons of truth and duty. Such a book is a casket of jewels for your housebold. - Tryon Edwards

Sam_121699 SILVER, Brooklyn, New York
9 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The kids on the bus were mean to her<br /> mean to her<br /> mean to her<br /> The kids on the bus were mean to her<br /> all year long&quot;<br /> (To the tune of &quot;The Wheels on the Bus&quot;)

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By Quartermaster PLATINUM
Los Angeles, California
Quartermaster PLATINUM, Los Angeles, California
21 articles 8 photos 28 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;They tell us sir that we are weak. Unable to cope with so formidable an adversary. But when will we be stronger?&quot;