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#1781voted by our readers
By Smickles PLATINUM
Buffalo Grove, Illinois

When I was little, every summer I would go with my mother to the day care she taught in the south side of Chicago. At twelve years old, I played with under-privileged African-Ameri...
Smickles PLATINUM, Buffalo Grove, Illinois
43 articles 0 photos 43 comments

Favorite Quote:
There is a reason that the people from your past did not make it to your future<br /> <br /> :P


#1782 Nonfiction
By vanessaevenchen BRONZE
Franklin Lakes, New Jersey
vanessaevenchen BRONZE, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey
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#1783 Nonfiction
By TaylorM SILVER
Hemet, California
TaylorM SILVER, Hemet, California
6 articles 6 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Sometimes we&#039;d never know what&#039;s wrong without the pain. Sometimes the hardest thing and the right thing are the same.&quot;<br /> - The Fray<br /> <br /> &quot;Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own&quot; Matthew 6:34<br /> <br /> ...&quot;I have no time for fear, or people in my ear. Head down and running so fast, try not to dwell on the past. I&#039;m fighting through this pain, and things I cannot change. Running right into the flame, rather than running away&quot;<br /> - Maroon 5 <br /> <br /> &quot;You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.&quot;<br /> - C.S Lewis<br /> <br /> &quot;It&#039;s not about the destination. It&#039;s not about the journey. It&#039;s about the transformation you make in yourself as you go along that journey.&quot;<br /> - Unknown

#1784 Nonfiction
mrjesusfreak BRONZE, Auburn, New York
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
In this is love, not that we loved Him but that He loved us and sent His son to be the propitiation for our sins.<br /> -1 John 4:10

#1785 Nonfiction
By Anonymous
#1786 Nonfiction
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#1787 Nonfiction
By Meriadoc BRONZE
Ukiah, California
Meriadoc BRONZE, Ukiah, California
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#1788 Nonfiction
By Anonymous
#1789 Nonfiction
membree BRONZE, Ketchum, Idaho
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#1790 Nonfiction
By Weatherby76 PLATINUM
Newtown, Pennsylvania
Weatherby76 PLATINUM, Newtown, Pennsylvania
33 articles 34 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;The story so far: In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.&rdquo; &ndash; Douglas Adams