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By AngryBirdie BRONZE
Ovid, Michigan

My grandmother is seventy-three years old. Each time the seasons change, she goes to the graveyard.  Our whole family is buried there. My grandfather, great-grandparents, great-...
AngryBirdie BRONZE, Ovid, Michigan
1 article 0 photos 1 comment

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By chamomile SILVER
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
chamomile SILVER, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
8 articles 1 photo 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
She makes it through her day, but doesn't just “make it” through her day. She holds within her at all time the faith that she belongs, even when she doesn't belong. She belongs to the world; she belongs in her life; her heart and mind and soul belong

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By Ariel_Berrot DIAMOND
Lansing, Michigan
Ariel_Berrot DIAMOND, Lansing, Michigan
52 articles 0 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Like men we'll face the murderous, cowardly pack, pressed to the wall--Dying but fighting back." -Claude Mckay

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By Vespa PLATINUM
Portland, Oregon
Vespa PLATINUM, Portland, Oregon
21 articles 4 photos 18 comments

Favorite Quote:
When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return. <br /> ~Leonardo Da Vinci

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VictoriaSnigglebottom BRONZE, New York, New York
4 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others&#039; - Audrey Hepburn

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By LINDZ BRONZE
Tucson, Arizona
LINDZ BRONZE, Tucson, Arizona
4 articles 0 photos 4 comments
Botchwey BRONZE, ACCRA, Other
3 articles 1 photo 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
a Lesson is born out of every mistake. failure is not a person. mistake is never an attitude

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By sweetmelody BRONZE
San Jose, California
sweetmelody BRONZE, San Jose, California
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment

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&quot;We choose to go&hellip;not because it is easy, but because it is hard, because that goal will serve to measure and organize the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win.&quot; John F. Kennedy

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By MonroeKay BRONZE
Lewiston, New York
MonroeKay BRONZE, Lewiston, New York
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
You never know how strong you are, until it&#039;s your only choice.

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By Anonymous