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By zphysicscat18 SILVER
Ypsilanti, Michigan

It was a beautiful day, it must have been early spring because the leaves on the maple trees were still a bright vibrant green. It wasn’t cold anymore, in fact I seem to remember...
zphysicscat18 SILVER, Ypsilanti, Michigan
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I am not Shakespeare and I am not Edna Saint Vincent Millay and I am not Mark Twain, but I am someone, I am my self, I am not the next one of them, all I want is to make a name for myself and I will gosh darn it!


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By Anonymous
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shaylapurple16 PLATINUM, Hong Kong, Other
29 articles 0 photos 15 comments

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"Writing doesn’t mean deciding to sit still all of your life and think. Ideas come from living and experiencing life, and then stepping back to think." -Shayla

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By Jenna Copp BRONZE
Lawrence, Kansas
Jenna Copp BRONZE, Lawrence, Kansas
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By Stephanie Rowberry BRONZE
West Jordan, Utah
Stephanie Rowberry BRONZE, West Jordan, Utah
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By hanner BRONZE
Bell City, Louisiana
hanner BRONZE, Bell City, Louisiana
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Favorite Quote:
The more that you read, the more that you know. The more that you know, the more places you will go.

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By AliPearl PLATINUM
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
AliPearl PLATINUM, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
20 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I believed that I wanted to be a poet, but deep down I just wanted to be a poem." - Jaime Gil de Bieda

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By HayleyAlexandra SILVER
Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania
HayleyAlexandra SILVER, Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania
7 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;You&#039;ve gotta dance like there&#039;s nobody watching,<br /> Love like you&#039;ll never be hurt,<br /> Sing like there&#039;s nobody listening,<br /> And live like it&#039;s heaven on earth.&rdquo;<br /> ― William W. Purkey

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By Juliet Millard BRONZE
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Juliet Millard BRONZE, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
4 articles 10 photos 1 comment
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By tr3ynnn BRONZE
Nacogdoches, Texas
tr3ynnn BRONZE, Nacogdoches, Texas
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