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By princess6 GOLD
Berwyn, Illinois

Last night I was watching the show “Primetime: What would you do?”. The show reenacts real-life situations that may or had happened before, they want to see if every-day people wil...
princess6 GOLD, Berwyn, Illinois
10 articles 0 photos 42 comments

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"You choose your own destiny" :)


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By booksamillion SILVER
Helena, Alabama
booksamillion SILVER, Helena, Alabama
5 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
Don't have one.

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By ChillieMae GOLD
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
ChillieMae GOLD, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
15 articles 0 photos 3 comments

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Peace begins with a smile

TheNovaClytie PLATINUM, Woodhaven, Michigan
30 articles 0 photos 63 comments

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If I could run away from my problems, I&#039;d probably get lost, and then new problems would find me.<br /> ~Shelby Seeley

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brysmarie12 PLATINUM, Neoga, Illinois
22 articles 1 photo 53 comments

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I am the author of my own life... unfortunately I&#039;m writing in pen and can&#039;t erase my mistakes.

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By LostInStereo PLATINUM
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
LostInStereo PLATINUM, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
26 articles 3 photos 18 comments

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Friends are the family you choose.

The_Blackest_Rose PLATINUM, Joliet, Montana
31 articles 19 photos 41 comments

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&quot;History is the fiction we invent to convince ourselves that events are knowable and life has order and direction.&quot; --Calvin and Hobbes

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By bbygurl21 PLATINUM
Boston, Massachusetts
bbygurl21 PLATINUM, Boston, Massachusetts
29 articles 0 photos 111 comments

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sticks n stones my brick my bones but words cant

brysmarie12 PLATINUM, Neoga, Illinois
22 articles 1 photo 53 comments

Favorite Quote:
I am the author of my own life... unfortunately I&#039;m writing in pen and can&#039;t erase my mistakes.