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Sell an Organ, Save a Life
By smalltownshorty BRONZE
Amana, Iowa

In America eight million people donate blood each year, twenty-six percent volunteer at least once a year, and the average citizen donates about three point two percent of his or...
smalltownshorty BRONZE, Amana, Iowa
2 articles 0 photos 15 comments

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There is something I don&#039;t know<br /> That I am supposed to know.<br /> I don&#039;t know what it is I don&#039;t know,<br /> And yet am supposed to know,<br /> And I feel I look stupid<br /> If I seem both not to know<br /> And not to know what it is I don&#039;t know.<br /> <br /> Therefore, I pretend I know it.<br /> This is nerve-wracking<br /> Since I don&#039;t know what I must pretend<br /> To know.<br /> <br /> Therefore, I pretend to know everything.<br /> <br /> I feel you know what I am supposed to know<br /> But you can&#039;t tell me what it is<br /> Because you don&#039;t know what I don&#039;t know<br /> What it is.<br /> <br /> You may know what I don&#039;t know, but not<br /> That I don&#039;t know it.<br /> And I can&#039;t tell you. So you will have<br /> To tell me everything.<br /> <br /> - R. D. Lang in Knots

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Why do teens rebel?
By amkdancer BRONZE
Franklin Square, New York
amkdancer BRONZE, Franklin Square, New York
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment

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Life best adventures and stories are on a page.

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Gulf Oil Spill
By schlage GOLD
Erie, Pennsylvania
schlage GOLD, Erie, Pennsylvania
10 articles 0 photos 37 comments
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Nobody's Perfect
By CourtG BRONZE
Emporia, Kansas
CourtG BRONZE, Emporia, Kansas
2 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
It is what it is.

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Lives Short Lived
By FunFace GOLD
Washington, District Of Columbia
FunFace GOLD, Washington, District Of Columbia
11 articles 0 photos 63 comments

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&quot;Z is for zed which is for fred which is for harry potter which is for couldron, DUH&quot; -My friend and I

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Is Gay Marriage Really That Bad?
By Bookworm_Belle GOLD
Surprise, Arizona
Bookworm_Belle GOLD, Surprise, Arizona
19 articles 1 photo 4 comments

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You will never know whats on the next lily pad unless you leap

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Code Words and Cop Outs
By JulianC BRONZE
Brooklyn, New York
JulianC BRONZE, Brooklyn, New York
2 articles 0 photos 6 comments

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Looking up at the stars, I know quite well<br /> that, for all they care, I can go to hell.- W.H. Auden

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Should European Muslim Women Be Allowed to Wear Burqas?
By amandaa SILVER
Lysekil, Other
amandaa SILVER, Lysekil, Other
7 articles 2 photos 12 comments

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&quot;Set a goal so big that if you achieved it, it would blow your mind.&quot; -The Secret

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What Love Means to Me
By courtneyloux13 SILVER
West Sand Lake, New York
courtneyloux13 SILVER, West Sand Lake, New York
8 articles 2 photos 6 comments

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&quot;Dreams come true only for those who have the courage to take action.&quot;

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WARNING: FACEBOOK
By anzia6 SILVER
Quaker Hill, Connecticut
anzia6 SILVER, Quaker Hill, Connecticut
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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