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Students Vacation Over Thanksgiving Break
By lane kohl BRONZE
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin

Thanksgiving break started on November 27th and went through the 29th. The school week was only two days long, which gave students and their families the opportunity to go on a sh...
lane kohl BRONZE, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
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Hold On, Pain Ends
By Peacemakerz PLATINUM
Cupertino, California
Peacemakerz PLATINUM, Cupertino, California
25 articles 2 photos 23 comments

Favorite Quote:
The world will never have lasting peace so long as men reserve for war the finest human qualities. Peace, no less than war, requires idealism and self-sacrifice and a righteous and dynamic faith.<br /> -John Foster Dulles

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When We Were Young
By Acaruso BRONZE
Baltimore, Maryland
Acaruso BRONZE, Baltimore, Maryland
2 articles 0 photos 4 comments

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&quot;Surrender to what is. Let go of what was. Have faith in what will be.&quot; Sonia Riccoti

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Social Sharing
By ElijahD.W. SILVER
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
ElijahD.W. SILVER, Williamsport, Pennsylvania
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Life&#039;s too short, make the most of it&quot;

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Dreams: Those Which Make Life Worth Living
By meggz SILVER
Wilmington, Massachusetts
meggz SILVER, Wilmington, Massachusetts
7 articles 0 photos 1 comment

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~There are dreams that cannot be and there are storms we cannot weather~

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Time Capsule: 2013
By Jullia Pham BRONZE
Wilmington, Massachusetts
Jullia Pham BRONZE, Wilmington, Massachusetts
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Comfort
By andie520 SILVER
Westminster, Colorado
andie520 SILVER, Westminster, Colorado
7 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Anderson, don&#039;t talk outloud. You&#039;re lowering the IQ of the entire block.&quot;<br /> -Sherlock

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Racial Profiling, Stereotyping
By AhtmahKhalsa DIAMOND
Espanola, New Mexico
AhtmahKhalsa DIAMOND, Espanola, New Mexico
54 articles 1 photo 33 comments

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&#039;&#039;Be Formless, Shapless, Like Water...When you put water in the cup, you become the cup, when you put water in the teapot, you become the teapot, be water my friend...&#039;&#039; -Bruce Lee<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;The Only enemy we have to fight is ourselves&#039;&#039;-Morihei Ueshiba

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When You See Him
By ScarlettJ. DIAMOND
West Newton, Pennsylvania
ScarlettJ. DIAMOND, West Newton, Pennsylvania
92 articles 0 photos 88 comments

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&quot;You are only confined by the walls you build around yourself.&quot; &quot;Follow your heart, but take your brain with you.&quot; &quot;You were born to be real, not to be perfect.&quot;

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Letting Go
By TrixLovegood PLATINUM
Lisboa, Other
TrixLovegood PLATINUM, Lisboa, Other
25 articles 0 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;A room without books is like a body without a soul.&rdquo; <br /> ― Cicero

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