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By Dongeun (Jane) Seo GOLD
Davis, California

More than sixty years ago, Adolf Hitler uttered the horrific phrase that forever changed the course of our history: “The year 1941 will bring completion of the greatest victory.”...
Dongeun (Jane) Seo GOLD, Davis, California
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By Anonymous
SSFresh BRONZE, Napa, California
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Parent&#039;s are the same no matter time nor place<br /> They don&#039;t understand us kids are gonna make some mistakes<br /> So to you other kids all across the land<br /> Take it from me, parents just don&#039;t understand!<br /> -The Fresh Prince

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By richrmg BRONZE
Resica Falls, New Jersey
richrmg BRONZE, Resica Falls, New Jersey
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&ldquo;The sane man knows that he has a touch of the beast, a touch of the devil, a touch of the saint, a touch of the citizen. The really sane man knows that he has a touch of the madman.&rdquo; G. K. Chesterton

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Ms.PeytonLovesHP GOLD, Rancho Cordova, California
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&ldquo;We are all a little weird and life is a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love.&rdquo; - Doctor Seuss

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By Anonymous
misslunalovegood GOLD, Manila, Other
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One broken dream is not the end of dreaming.

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By AsIAm PLATINUM
Somewhere, North Carolina
AsIAm PLATINUM, Somewhere, North Carolina
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&quot;According to some, heroic deaths are admirable things. (Generally those who don&#039;t have to do it. Politicians and writers spring to mind.) I&#039;ve never been convinced by this argument, mainly because, no matter how cool, stylish, composed, unflappable, manly, or defiant you are, at the end of the day you&#039;re also dead. Which is a little too permanent for my liking.&quot; &mdash; Jonathan Stroud (Ptolemy&#039;s Gate)