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I grew up in a south side Chicago land area, which was very difficult for me. I remember all the tragic violence that the gangs in my neighborhood brought to my community. I also r...

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By Kaz SILVER
Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Kaz SILVER, Chagrin Falls, Ohio
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The thing about a story is that you dream it as you tell it, hoping that others might dream along with you, and in this way memory, imagination, and language combine to make spirits in the head.<br /> --Tim O'Brien

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By RantinBlanton_ BRONZE
Nicholasville, Kentucky
RantinBlanton_ BRONZE, Nicholasville, Kentucky
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The best among us will learn from the mistakes of the past, while the rest of us are doomed to repeat them.

Meredith Ketzler BRONZE, Hartland, Wisconsin
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abigaylerose93 BRONZE, Arvada, Colorado
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I believe to succeed is to cry and laugh, love and learn, but to do it giving it all you have.

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By TheGoodWood BRONZE
Granbury, Texas
TheGoodWood BRONZE, Granbury, Texas
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By gsola BRONZE
Stony Brook, New York
gsola BRONZE, Stony Brook, New York
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Don't mess with me, lady. I've been drinking with skeletons.

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sofiaplaia_ BRONZE, Violet, Louisiana
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samH SILVER, Delafield, Wisconsin
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