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My Obsession With The Supremes
By ajreyes93 BRONZE
Bronx, New York

Is it unusual for a seventeen-year old Hispanic boy to imagine himself in the sixties singing as one of the Supremes? The thought seems to become more of an obsession and a dream e...
ajreyes93 BRONZE, Bronx, New York
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Though nothing can bring back the hour <br /> Of splendor in the grass, of glory in the flower;<br /> We will grieve not, rather find<br /> Strength in what remains behind.<br /> ---William Wordsworth

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Temple University Essay
By JackyONeill BRONZE
Downingtown, Pennsylvania
JackyONeill BRONZE, Downingtown, Pennsylvania
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&quot;If that&#039;s the most important thing you do,<br /> Detail every ounce of pain that you went through.<br /> Make sure you leave something down to show the way back.&quot;<br /> -Circa Survive &quot;Every Way&quot;

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Flying Fingers
By shelly BRONZE
Sanford, Florida
shelly BRONZE, Sanford, Florida
1 article 0 photos 9 comments

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Being unwanted, unloved, uncared for, forgotten by everybody, i think that is a much greater hunger, a much greater poverty than the person who has nothing to eat<br /> -Mother Teresa

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Take Me As I Am
By LithiumStar BRONZE
Sidney, New York
LithiumStar BRONZE, Sidney, New York
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The body is a temple why not decorate &lt;3

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Behind the Unseen
By Deesweeet BRONZE
Katy, Texas
Deesweeet BRONZE, Katy, Texas
1 article 0 photos 1 comment

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&#039;&#039;Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go so much further than people with vastly superior talent.&#039;&#039;

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Not for the Sake of Arguing
By gmac93 BRONZE
Great Falls, Virginia
gmac93 BRONZE, Great Falls, Virginia
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The Potato Dance
By MellowDownEasy BRONZE
Etna, New Hampshire
MellowDownEasy BRONZE, Etna, New Hampshire
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To entertain the radical idea that understanding might involve accepting chaos threatens the foundations of our existence.<br /> -Richard Wurman

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Inquisition MAG
By Summer BRONZE
Riyadh, Other
Summer BRONZE, Riyadh, Other
2 articles 2 photos 4 comments
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Don't Smoke, It Kills Your Lungs
By Andrea Morris GOLD
Waynesboro, Virginia
Andrea Morris GOLD, Waynesboro, Virginia
11 articles 137 photos 94 comments
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Furman Essay
By kadmarco BRONZE
Simpsonville, South Carolina
kadmarco BRONZE, Simpsonville, South Carolina
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