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By Urbs2013 BRONZE
Not Listed, New York

Oh, the misguided, overexcited hand of government falls once again, this time on the overworked, glassy-eyed American high school student, who trudges through the school year, wa...
Urbs2013 BRONZE, Not Listed, New York
4 articles 2 photos 62 comments

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&quot;The tao that can be told<br /> is not the eternal Tao<br /> The name that can be named<br /> is not the eternal Name.<br /> <br /> The unnamable is the eternally real.<br /> Naming is the origin<br /> of all particular things.&quot;


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By amanda817 BRONZE
New York City, New York
amanda817 BRONZE, New York City, New York
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By TheObserver SILVER
Indianapolis, Indiana
TheObserver SILVER, Indianapolis, Indiana
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&quot;Reach for the moon, even if you miss you&#039;ll land among the stars.&quot; -Les Brown

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By TheObserver SILVER
Indianapolis, Indiana
TheObserver SILVER, Indianapolis, Indiana
9 articles 0 photos 1 comment

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&quot;Reach for the moon, even if you miss you&#039;ll land among the stars.&quot; -Les Brown

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By Anonymous
WalnutGirl BRONZE, BSB, Other
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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Knowledge is power!

Alyssa(: PLATINUM, Arvada, Colorado
20 articles 2 photos 18 comments

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&quot;I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when their right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust noone but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.&quot; <br /> &mdash; Marilyn Monroe

Alyssa(: PLATINUM, Arvada, Colorado
20 articles 2 photos 18 comments

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&quot;I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when their right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust noone but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.&quot; <br /> &mdash; Marilyn Monroe

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By Steffany BRONZE
Bellingham, Washington
Steffany BRONZE, Bellingham, Washington
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By viktr BRONZE
Merced, California
viktr BRONZE, Merced, California
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What matters most is not who you are (because they won&#039;t see your true self); but who people will think you are (because that&#039;s how they will see you)... Everyone judges... no one can be excluded...