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By simpleandtrue PLATINUM
Moraga, California

In high school, teenagers are on a road to self-discovery. As a high school senior, I am still finding bits and pieces of myself. I like to call this journey “self-recollection.” S...
simpleandtrue PLATINUM, Moraga, California
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\'let the life that you live dictate who you are, not Facebook.\'


MichaelZhang PLATINUM, Guildford, Other
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The purpose of competition is to eliminate the competition.

Biljan BRONZE, Auburn, New York
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By dr2434 BRONZE
Thorton, Colorado
dr2434 BRONZE, Thorton, Colorado
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By esthert SILVER
Brooklyn, New York
esthert SILVER, Brooklyn, New York
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I am very interested and fascinated how everyone loves each other, but no one really likes each other.<br /> <br /> I just hope I remember to tell my kids that they are as happy as I look in my old photographs. And I hope that they believe me.<br /> <br /> I used to listen to it all the time when I was little and thinking about grown-up things. I would go to my bedroom window and stare at my reflection in the glass and the trees behind it and just listen to the song for hours. I decided then that when I met someone I thought was as beautiful as the song, I should give it to that person. And I didn&rsquo;t mean beautiful on the outside. I meant beautiful in all ways.

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By emendenhall BRONZE
Indianapolis, Indiana
emendenhall BRONZE, Indianapolis, Indiana
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Even your shadow leaves you in the dark.

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By ShelbyD GOLD
Tolono, Illinois
ShelbyD GOLD, Tolono, Illinois
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You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.

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By Alex Coulter BRONZE
Indianapolis, Indiana
Alex Coulter BRONZE, Indianapolis, Indiana
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By k.zimmermann BRONZE
New Orleans, Louisiana
k.zimmermann BRONZE, New Orleans, Louisiana
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Olivia_Roxanne BRONZE, Indianapolis, Indiana
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Friends don&#039;t let friends do stupid thihngs..alone!