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By limeturquoise825 SILVER
Folsom, California

I watch as a young boy, no older than five, is handed a birthday bag with cake and a small toy. His face lights up, and I smile. In my mind, I wonder who he is and his story. Is he...
limeturquoise825 SILVER, Folsom, California
6 articles 0 photos 5 comments

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"History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life and brings us tidings of antiquity."
Cicero--Roman author, orator, & politician (106 BC - 43 BC)


Freedom.ThroughPens GOLD, Alpharetta, Georgia
17 articles 0 photos 11 comments

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“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” -Einstein

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By AnneOnomus BRONZE
Leicester, Other
AnneOnomus BRONZE, Leicester, Other
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sabrinairvin143 BRONZE, Amsterdam, New York
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amc7wd SILVER, Topeka, Kansas
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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Live. Laugh. Love. And then laugh some more.

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By amc7wd SILVER
Topeka, Kansas
amc7wd SILVER, Topeka, Kansas
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Favorite Quote:
Live. Laugh. Love. And then laugh some more.

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By amc7wd SILVER
Topeka, Kansas
amc7wd SILVER, Topeka, Kansas
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Live. Laugh. Love. And then laugh some more.

musicfan PLATINUM, South Holland, Illinois
38 articles 0 photos 8 comments

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"...in the end, you've got to become the change you want to see in the world."

_SusanDenise SILVER, Detroit, Michigan
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fulloflife95 BRONZE, Bethpage, New York
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Favorite Quote:
"Happiness, in fact, is a condition that must be prepared for, cultivated and defended privately by each person. People who learn to control inner experience will be able to determine the quality of their lives..."
~Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi