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By ash faq khan BRONZE
New York, New York

'Forgetting our real values becomes a nightmare overtime, even if it doesn’t seem like it at the moment. I say this because we as young Americans seem to always chase after ou...
ash faq khan BRONZE, New York, New York
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By writetillidie7 SILVER
Alexandria, Virginia
writetillidie7 SILVER, Alexandria, Virginia
9 articles 1 photo 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"science takes you to the moon. religion takes you into buildings."

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By Erin Bryk BRONZE
Albany, New York
Erin Bryk BRONZE, Albany, New York
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By shawnaryan BRONZE
Leicester, Massachusetts
shawnaryan BRONZE, Leicester, Massachusetts
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Sanya123 BRONZE, Karachi, Other
3 articles 0 photos 16 comments

Favorite Quote:
There is a tide in the affairs of men.<br /> Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;<br /> Omitted, all the voyage of their life<br /> Is bound in shallows and in miseries.<br /> On such a full sea are we now afloat,<br /> And we must take the current when it serves,<br /> Or

dagirluluv SILVER, Lynn, Massachusetts
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The word, the word above all, is truely magical, not only by it&#039;s meaning, but by it&#039;s artful manipulation.&quot;

arichman40 PLATINUM, Basalt, Colorado
44 articles 0 photos 29 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Never judge a book by its cover&quot;

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By Genevievexx3 SILVER
Schenectady, New York
Genevievexx3 SILVER, Schenectady, New York
5 articles 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;There was a star danced, and under that I was born&quot; - Much Ado About Nothing, William Shakespeare<br /> &quot;If I cannot fly, let me sing.&quot; - Green Finch and Linnet Bird, Sweeney Todd

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halieowens1 BRONZE, West Linn, Oregon
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