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By RISEofCHUCKY BRONZE
Rapid City, South Dakota

Not many people can survive a plane crash, 47 days at sea without food or water, numerous shark attacks, and Japanese POW camps. But Louis Zamperini can and did. Throughout his ent...
RISEofCHUCKY BRONZE, Rapid City, South Dakota
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Favorite Quote:
Earnest Hemmingway once wrote &quot;The world is a fine place, and one worth fighting for.&quot; I agree with the second part.<br /> <br /> -Morgan Freeman


jesnewark SILVER, Irving, Texas
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the future is unwritten joe strummer 1952-2002

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By 8gebhard GOLD
Hartland, Wisconsin
8gebhard GOLD, Hartland, Wisconsin
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Cole Peebler BRONZE, Kent, Washington
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By Anonymous
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By Kayroxy101 GOLD
Ringwood, New Jersey
Kayroxy101 GOLD, Ringwood, New Jersey
18 articles 85 photos 45 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Two roads diverged in a wood, and I&mdash;<br /> I took the one less traveled by,<br /> And that has made all the difference.&quot; ~ Robert Frost<br /> <br /> &quot;I decided a while ago not to deny myself the simpler pleasures of existence.&quot;~ Augustus Waters, The Fault in Our Stars

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Raine_Storme BRONZE, Longville, Minnesota
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If you desire to make a difference in the world, you must be different from the world.<br /> Elaine S. Dalton

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By jmkrauski PLATINUM
Hartland, Wisconsin
jmkrauski PLATINUM, Hartland, Wisconsin
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