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The Rios Effect
By Jb3Vibe PLATINUM
Pembroke Pines, Florida

Kristofer Rios walked casually into the Summer Journalism Institute that I attend at the Museum of Contemporary Art [MOCA]. With a natural confidence and a very insightful spirit a...
Jb3Vibe PLATINUM, Pembroke Pines, Florida
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The Guy in the Glass<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> When you get what you want in your struggle for pelf,<br /> <br /> And the world makes you King for a day,<br /> <br /> Then go to the mirror and look at yourself,<br /> <br /> And see what that guy has to say.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> For it isn&#039;t your Father, or Mother, or Wife,<br /> <br /> Who judgement upon you must pass.<br /> <br /> The feller whose verdict counts most in your life<br /> <br /> Is the guy staring back from the glass.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> He&#039;s the feller to please, never mind all the rest,<br /> <br /> For he&#039;s with you clear up to the end,<br /> <br /> And you&#039;ve passed your most dangerous, difficult test<br /> <br /> If the guy in the glass is your friend.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> You may be like Jack Horner and &quot;chisel&quot; a plum,<br /> <br /> And think you&#039;re a wonderful guy,<br /> <br /> But the man in the glass says you&#039;re only a bum<br /> <br /> If you can&#039;t look him straight in the eye.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> You can fool the whole world down the pathway of years,<br /> <br /> And get pats on the back as you pass,<br /> <br /> But your final reward will be heartaches and tears<br /> <br /> If you&#039;ve cheated the guy in the glass.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Dale Wimbrow (c) 1934 <br /> <br /> 1895-1954

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Drugs
By Monini BRONZE
Austin, Texas
Monini BRONZE, Austin, Texas
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The Ultimate Present for the Holiday Season? The Gift of Education.
By elizabethlulanova SILVER
Somerville, Massachusetts
elizabethlulanova SILVER, Somerville, Massachusetts
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&quot;I cannot change the world, but I can change myself. I cannot change the people, but I can inspire the people. I cannot change mankind, but I can make a difference.&quot;

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Rewind Time
By greenlover101 PLATINUM
Uxbridge, Massachusetts
greenlover101 PLATINUM, Uxbridge, Massachusetts
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;you never know what you got till its gone&quot; &quot;Trying to forget someone you love is like trying to remember someone you never even knew&quot;

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Three Rocks
By greenlover101 PLATINUM
Uxbridge, Massachusetts
greenlover101 PLATINUM, Uxbridge, Massachusetts
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;you never know what you got till its gone&quot; &quot;Trying to forget someone you love is like trying to remember someone you never even knew&quot;

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The Truth
By Anonymous
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Gay Marriage: It's like marriage, but it's gay
By radioshaq77 BRONZE
Columbus, New Jersey
radioshaq77 BRONZE, Columbus, New Jersey
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problem with just potatoes&#039; -Douglas Adams

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Autobiography.
By Nrinio BRONZE
Monticello, Minnesota
Nrinio BRONZE, Monticello, Minnesota
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Behind the make up and the smile, I&#039;m just a girl who wishes for the world&quot; -Marilyn Monroe.

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Every drop counts
By Melo42 BRONZE
Camabridge, Massachusetts
Melo42 BRONZE, Camabridge, Massachusetts
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Bring back a bloody punishment?
By calypso2 BRONZE
Cambridge, Massachusetts
calypso2 BRONZE, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Your wish is GRANTED!

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