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It was an early Saturday morning on July 10th and I heard my door open slowly. I heard a voice saying, “Sydney, wake up, it’s time to get ready to go.” I knew where we were...

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Danielapm BRONZE, Bogota, Other
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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By SecretNonConformist SILVER
Marblehead, Massachusetts
SecretNonConformist SILVER, Marblehead, Massachusetts
6 articles 0 photos 195 comments

Favorite Quote:
The only thing necessary for the triumph of<br /> evil is for good men to do nothing.&quot; <br /> -Edmund Burke<br /> <br /> &quot;Bless the children, give them triumph, now!&quot;<br /> Aeschylus, The Libation Bearers

#4244 Nonfiction
By harneet1 BRONZE
San Antonio, Texas
harneet1 BRONZE, San Antonio, Texas
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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By Jessi-ca SILVER
Arvada, Colorado
Jessi-ca SILVER, Arvada, Colorado
7 articles 1 photo 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
It would be easy to say that the pants changed everything that summer. But looking back now I feel like our lives changed because they had to, and that the real magic of the pants was in bearing witness to all of this and in somehow holding us to get.

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Lady_Lemon GOLD, Franklin, Wisconsin
11 articles 1 photo 43 comments
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By JocieBradford BRONZE
Littleton, Colorado
JocieBradford BRONZE, Littleton, Colorado
4 articles 5 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Today is the tomorrow you feared yesterday.

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By EmilyLH SILVER
Tarrytown, New York
EmilyLH SILVER, Tarrytown, New York
7 articles 0 photos 1 comment
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By Nelu96 GOLD
Windhoek, Other
Nelu96 GOLD, Windhoek, Other
10 articles 0 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Life isn&#039;t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.&quot;- George Bernard Shaw

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Cora Hjelmberg BRONZE, Elkhorn, Wisconsin
1 article 0 photos 0 comments