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By taylormorris BRONZE
Piedmont, Oklahoma

Imagine sitting in history class, probably halfway asleep, trying to learn about something that took place over 100 years ago. While that war or that disease might have seemed bori...
taylormorris BRONZE, Piedmont, Oklahoma
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#982 Opinion
By mayamitch BRONZE
South Orange, New Jersey
mayamitch BRONZE, South Orange, New Jersey
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#984 Opinion
yiyijessicali SILVER, Gaithersburg, Maryland
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#985 Opinion
By ecarguh GOLD
Hillsborough, California
ecarguh GOLD, Hillsborough, California
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#986 Opinion
By Rhiannon_4 DIAMOND
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Rhiannon_4 DIAMOND, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
62 articles 87 photos 200 comments

Favorite Quote:
If you chase two rabbits, you will lose them both. <br /> - Native American proverb<br /> <br /> Do not go gentle into that good night but rage, rage against the dying of the light.<br /> - Dylan Thomas<br /> <br /> What is past is past -- it is the present and the future that concern us.<br /> - Hiawatha, founder of the Iroquois Confederacy

#987 Opinion
AVM1427 BRONZE, Cary, North Carolina
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bguzman921 BRONZE, BRONX, New York
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment
cmccray@CBA SILVER, OLD BRIDGE, New Jersey
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Life is a ticket to the greatest show on Earth&quot;<br /> -Martin H. Fischer<br /> <br /> &quot;The fireworks begin today, each diploma is lighted match, each one of you is a fuse&quot;<br /> -Mayor Ed Koch

#990 Opinion
By dinma BRONZE
Norwalk, California
dinma BRONZE, Norwalk, California
4 articles 1 photo 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead.&quot; -Charles Bukowski