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By Anonymous

As middle school students, we all graduated from the DARE program. The past summer, I was even a DARE youth staff leader at DARE Camp. During these total of three fun-filled days...

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Dogatheart SILVER, Chennai, Other
6 articles 3 photos 12 comments
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By Rixkey BRONZE
Oregon City, Oregon
Rixkey BRONZE, Oregon City, Oregon
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Favorite Quote:
"At a higher altitude with flag unfurled, we reached the dizzy heights of that dreamed of world" - Pink Floyd

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By TheColorSilver PLATINUM
Commack, New York
TheColorSilver PLATINUM, Commack, New York
27 articles 22 photos 33 comments
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thatasiancasie BRONZE, Glendale, Arizona
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GG_LeBode PLATINUM, Brooklyn, New York
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By ScarlettJ. DIAMOND
West Newton, Pennsylvania
ScarlettJ. DIAMOND, West Newton, Pennsylvania
92 articles 0 photos 88 comments

Favorite Quote:
"You are only confined by the walls you build around yourself." "Follow your heart, but take your brain with you." "You were born to be real, not to be perfect."

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By Insane2001 SILVER
Plainsboro, New Jersey
Insane2001 SILVER, Plainsboro, New Jersey
8 articles 0 photos 4 comments

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I found myself looking around me at hollow faces, and wondering if this is it, if every heart on this earth has been stained. But then, when I look into our hearts, I see we're all like candles with beauty inside, masked behind wax, hardened by the pain we all must face. But when one of us begins to burn with compassion, our fragrance fills the air, and we unconsciously ignite others around us. I find that the wax melts, and that is our core, our beauty, our light that remains. Slowly we'll burn one by one, till the day we reach the end of our sticks and we're all burning with compassion. So maybe we all have to be set alight.- Percy Jackson, Wolf's Law Chapter 23.

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By Anonymous