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By goldenanthems SILVER
Somerset, New Jersey

Over the recent years the “N-word” has changed from reminding those of slavery, lynching, segregation, and racism to referring to someone as their buddy or acquaintance; the fear o...
goldenanthems SILVER, Somerset, New Jersey
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"There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance. We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and imperfections. If we cannot love ourselves, we cannot fully open to our ability to love others or our potential to create. Evolution and all hopes for a better world rest in the fearlessness and open hearted vision of people who embrace life." - John Lennon


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By erinmwhitten BRONZE
Revere, Massachusetts
erinmwhitten BRONZE, Revere, Massachusetts
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Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.

LittleRedDeliriousPrince SILVER, Parma Heights, Ohio
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By Logan Lafferty BRONZE
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Logan Lafferty BRONZE, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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By AlexBuitron BRONZE
Deltona, Florida
AlexBuitron BRONZE, Deltona, Florida
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linnchaplin GOLD, Fort Lee, New Jersey
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Imagination is more important than knowledge. Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school. The important thing is not to stop questioning. The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education. -Einstein

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