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By beautifulspirit PLATINUM
Alpharetta, Georgia

Last week, I was reading the news online when I came across the headline: "Somali Women Whipped For Wearing Bras." Needless to say, I was shocked, appalled, and seriously...
beautifulspirit PLATINUM, Alpharetta, Georgia
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The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.<br /> --Eleanor Roosevelt


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By DizzyRae PLATINUM
Fort Washington, Maryland
DizzyRae PLATINUM, Fort Washington, Maryland
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&ldquo;For one human being to love another; that is perhaps the most difficult of our tasks; the ultimate, the last test and proof; the work for which all other work is but preparation.&rdquo;<br /> -Rainer Maria Rilke

thewriter7395 SILVER, Fordsville, Kentucky
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By Shane Miller BRONZE
Bellingham, Washington
Shane Miller BRONZE, Bellingham, Washington
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MJL2000 SILVER, Duxbury, Massachusetts
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MicaelaRaviv BRONZE, New York, New York
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&ldquo;We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.&rdquo;

Desmothenes Locke GOLD, Cresskill, New Jersey
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Leumer BRONZE, Greenwood, Indiana
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Turn it off like a light switch!