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By Jessica_Zou SILVER
Puyallup, Washington

Bravery wasn’t a word I heard often growing up. My parents protected me, their only child, by teaching me that safety was the priority of everything I did. Well, that mess...
Jessica_Zou SILVER, Puyallup, Washington
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Few will have the greatness to bend history itself, but each of us can work to change a small portion of events.<br /> -RFK


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AlwaysInBeastMode GOLD, Suitland, Maryland
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Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven&#039;t found it yet, keep looking. Don&#039;t settle.

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By Yeni BRONZE
Sacramento, California
Yeni BRONZE, Sacramento, California
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"Some people feel the rain, others just get wet." - Bob Marley

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Hartland, Wisconsin
3steinbauer GOLD, Hartland, Wisconsin
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By taborm BRONZE
Culver, Indiana
taborm BRONZE, Culver, Indiana
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