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Opinion
By emjay1216 SILVER
Eugene, Oregon

I am black. I am adopted. I have white parents. I have brothers and sisters of every other race under the sun, also adopted. So…Who am I? I was born in a city that was mostly...
emjay1216 SILVER, Eugene, Oregon
6 articles 3 photos 29 comments

Favorite Quote:
Often times, the test of courage is not to die, but to live.<br /> ~ Vittorio Alfieri


Drown_Me_In_Blue DIAMOND, Brooklyn, New York
50 articles 0 photos 41 comments

Favorite Quote:
Labels? Okay, fine. I&#039;m bisensual. Heteroflexible. And life-curious. That about covers it. ~Morgan Torva

Opinion
By Dreamdancer72589 BRONZE
Kirkwood, New York
Dreamdancer72589 BRONZE, Kirkwood, New York
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
Opinion
By mittensgizmo SILVER
Hanahan, South Carolina
mittensgizmo SILVER, Hanahan, South Carolina
5 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Life is a Balance of Holding on and letting go&quot; -Keith Urban

fenchurch BRONZE, Lincoln, Nebraska
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
Opinion
By liv_luv_4eva SILVER
Morganville, New Jersey
liv_luv_4eva SILVER, Morganville, New Jersey
6 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
Everyone makes mistakes. The trick is to make mistakes when nobody is looking.

absolutelyobscure SILVER, Louisville, Kentucky
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments
Opinion
By vegijeni SILVER
Griffith, Indiana
vegijeni SILVER, Griffith, Indiana
5 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
If Slaughterhouses had glass walls we&#039;d all be vegetarian. - Linda McCartney

daffodilsNblueskies SILVER, Clayton, North Carolina
9 articles 45 photos 15 comments