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  Hope Found on a Bare Chest

  

  By amandac1293, Williston Park, NY

  Two years ago my friend started talking to me about her favorite band, The Maine, while we were in school. I had never heard of them before, and I was curious. Who are these guys? Is there music any good? What does “The Maine” even mean? Are they from the state of Maine? When I got home I ...
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  A Journey

  

  By amandac1293, Williston Park, NY

  At nine months I learned to walk. At the age of five I learned how to ride a bike without training wheels. In kindergarten I learned that I’m allergic to peanut butter. In second grade, on September 11th, 2001, I learned that there is a lot of evil in the world. In fourth grade I learned how t...
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  My Explanation

  

  By amandac1293, Williston Park, NY

  I want to explain to you that I’m average, but I’m one of a kind. I’m a typical teenager, but I’m unique. I want to explain my life to you, but it is impossible to explain one’s life in a few pages. I’m an average 17 year-old white girl living in an average upper-middle class suburb...