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#13031voted by our readers
By emaybaum17 BRONZE
Roswell, Georgia

Five years ago I wrote a letter to a man we'll call J.C. I had never met this man or seen his face, but from the moment I heard his name, I knew I hated him. At the time, he was 17...
emaybaum17 BRONZE, Roswell, Georgia
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#13032 Nonfiction
Summer MAG
By scoots24 SILVER
Murphysboro, Illinois
scoots24 SILVER, Murphysboro, Illinois
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Favorite Quote:
We are each of us angels with only one wing. And we can only fly by embracing each other. - L. deCrescenzo.

#13033 Nonfiction
By ipop50free BRONZE
Peoria, Arizona
ipop50free BRONZE, Peoria, Arizona
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#13034 Nonfiction
By ZzGirl GOLD
Villanova, Pennsylvania
ZzGirl GOLD, Villanova, Pennsylvania
11 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The thing to fear was the thing that made her beautiful and not us" -Toni Morrison

#13035 Nonfiction
By kcanon01 BRONZE
Keller, Texas
kcanon01 BRONZE, Keller, Texas
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#13036 Nonfiction
Saracastically BRONZE, Phoenix, Arizona
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Favorite Quote:
“The story so far: In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”

#13037 Nonfiction
MargaretLahey BRONZE, South Orange, New Jersey
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#13038 Nonfiction
UnorthodoxDream BRONZE, Louisville, Kentucky
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;No,&rsquo; Nico said. &lsquo;Getting a second life is one thing. Making it a better life, that&rsquo;s the trick.&rsquo; As soon as he said it, Nico realized he could&rsquo;ve been talking about himself. He decided not to bring that up.&rdquo; <br /> ― Rick Riordan, The Blood of Olympus

#13039 Nonfiction
Olivia-Atlet ELITE, Dardenne Prairie, Missouri
325 articles 10 photos 1165 comments

Favorite Quote:
"To these the past hath its phantoms,<br /> More real than solid earth;<br /> And to these death does not mean decay,<br /> But only another birth" <br /> - Isabella Banks

#13040 Nonfiction
By Anonymous