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My hero is my big brother. He has a really bad disability and is crippled and can not walk anymore.He has mild retardation and he is 16 but acts like a 2 year old. But he is like a...

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By wfl123 BRONZE
Maple Plain, Minnesota
wfl123 BRONZE, Maple Plain, Minnesota
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Pamplemousse SILVER, Gilbert, Arizona
7 articles 1 photo 69 comments

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"To be happy, Don't do whatever you like, Like whatever you do" -James Barrie (author of Peter Pan)

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By Halcyonday PLATINUM
Johnson City, Tennessee
Halcyonday PLATINUM, Johnson City, Tennessee
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&quot;Why is it that we rejoice at a birth and cry at a funeral? It is because we are not the ones involved.&quot;<br /> -Mark Twain, &quot;Pudd&#039;nHead Wilson&quot;

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MasteroftheMind SILVER, Royce City, Texas
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Some people wish it to happen.<br /> Some people want it to happen.<br /> Some people make it happen. <br /> <br /> -Michael Jordan

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By reganthevegan BRONZE
Lafayette, California
reganthevegan BRONZE, Lafayette, California
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By Mkeens14 GOLD
Hartland, Wisconsin
Mkeens14 GOLD, Hartland, Wisconsin
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Nyjmets524 SILVER, Roslyn Heights, New York
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By KatherineHuney123 SILVER
Palm Bay, Florida
KatherineHuney123 SILVER, Palm Bay, Florida
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This how the world ends,<br /> Not with a bang but with a whimper.<br /> --T.S. Eliot &quot;The Hollow Men&quot;