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By jjg22 BRONZE
Hartland, Wisconsin

Christopher Columbus was most definitely an explorer, but was he doing it for Spain or for himself, there are many opinions on this matter hinting at both sides but which one is...
jjg22 BRONZE, Hartland, Wisconsin
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Roman_Wick SILVER, Tumwater, Washington
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"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat." -Theodore Roosevelt

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By Mr.Joe BRONZE
Palatine, Illinois
Mr.Joe BRONZE, Palatine, Illinois
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By Taytwo BRONZE
Riggins, Idaho
Taytwo BRONZE, Riggins, Idaho
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By pjcurtis PLATINUM
East Rutherford, New Jersey
pjcurtis PLATINUM, East Rutherford, New Jersey
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&quot;No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.&quot;<br /> -Robert Frost

_willB_ BRONZE, Decatur, Georgia
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WingsForLily PLATINUM, Columbia, Kentucky
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Think of how boring the world would be if we were all normal

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By emmyrose_ SILVER
Strafford, New Hampshire
emmyrose_ SILVER, Strafford, New Hampshire
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&quot;Books are a uniquely portable magic&quot; -Stephen King

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By elizzo13 SILVER
Wyckoff, New Jersey
elizzo13 SILVER, Wyckoff, New Jersey
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