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I Don't Want to Brag, But I Have the Coolest Parents Ever
By ItsLauren BRONZE
San Tan Valley, Arizona

It all started when I was born. It was the morning (well, actually, I have no idea what time of the day it was, but I like to imagine it was a lovely morning with birds singing and...
ItsLauren BRONZE, San Tan Valley, Arizona
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

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“Saying 'I notice you're a nerd' is like saying, 'Hey, I notice that you'd rather be intelligent than be stupid, that you'd rather be thoughtful than be vapid, that you believe that there are things that matter more than the arrest record of Lindsay Lohan. Why is that?' In fact, it seems to me that most contemporary insults are pretty lame. Even 'lame' is kind of lame. Saying 'You're lame' is like saying 'You walk with a limp.' Yeah, whatever, so does 50 Cent, and he's done all right for himself.”
-John Green

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My Superman
By MadeleineR GOLD
Fort Wayne, Indiana
MadeleineR GOLD, Fort Wayne, Indiana
17 articles 4 photos 26 comments

Favorite Quote:
"But thoughts are tyrants, that return again and again to torment us." --Wuthering Heights

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Bobber
By JKaufman BRONZE
Ada, Michigan
JKaufman BRONZE, Ada, Michigan
4 articles 0 photos 4 comments
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An Accomplished Tibetan
By AmericanExpat BRONZE
Bangkok, Maryland
AmericanExpat BRONZE, Bangkok, Maryland
3 articles 1 photo 0 comments
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I Am Proud To Be An American
By wickedmagic BRONZE
Chesapeake, Virginia
wickedmagic BRONZE, Chesapeake, Virginia
3 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"If you mess up with something. Stop. Don't discard it. Something good, original, and unexpected will come out of it."

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My Hero vs. a 'Crucible' Villian
By KlarissaS GOLD
Ephraim, Utah
KlarissaS GOLD, Ephraim, Utah
16 articles 2 photos 0 comments
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"Slow Down, Pete" MAG
By The_Blackest_Rose PLATINUM
Joliet, Montana
The_Blackest_Rose PLATINUM, Joliet, Montana
31 articles 19 photos 41 comments

Favorite Quote:
"History is the fiction we invent to convince ourselves that events are knowable and life has order and direction." --Calvin and Hobbes

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Where's My Suitcase?
By xtine1195 BRONZE
Alpine, New Jersey
xtine1195 BRONZE, Alpine, New Jersey
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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Genetics of Humanity
By Danaite Hamnot SILVER
Springfield, Virginia
Danaite Hamnot SILVER, Springfield, Virginia
8 articles 0 photos 1 comment
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Heroes
By missaly444 BRONZE
Franklin, Tennessee
missaly444 BRONZE, Franklin, Tennessee
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
I know you are but what am I?

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