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By carlaelaine BRONZE
Ocean Springs, Mississippi

Did you know that every year 820,000 teens get pregnant? Did you also know that close to 25 percent of teen mothers has a second child within two years of the first birth? When the...
carlaelaine BRONZE, Ocean Springs, Mississippi
4 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
You Only Live Once.


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lisTKM GOLD, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
18 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
keep dreaming, because the best is yet to come

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By Helena.of.Karatha DIAMOND
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Helena.of.Karatha DIAMOND, Saint Paul, Minnesota
79 articles 0 photos 21 comments

Favorite Quote:
"You're a great wizard, Harry."
"Not as good as you."
"Me?! Books! And cleverness! There are more important things, Harry--friendship, and bravery, and--oh, Harry, just be careful."

PorcilainIris BRONZE, Missoula, Montana
4 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
\"Censorship is telling a man he can\'t have a steak, just because a baby can\'t chew it.\"
-Mark Twain

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By LizzyApplePie PLATINUM
Grand Island, New York
LizzyApplePie PLATINUM, Grand Island, New York
36 articles 3 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Eyes look your last, arms take your last embrace, and you o'lips, doors of breath, place a righteous kiss.

shruti105 SILVER, Singapore, Other
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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By Everlasting_Love SILVER
Burbank, Illinois
Everlasting_Love SILVER, Burbank, Illinois
5 articles 0 photos 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
It's not about the breaths you take, it's about the people who take your breath away♥

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By K-Lewy BRONZE
Lost Springs, Kansas
K-Lewy BRONZE, Lost Springs, Kansas
4 articles 0 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Life is like a coin, you can spend it any way you want, but you can only spend it once."

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By jasso GOLD
Damascus, Other
jasso GOLD, Damascus, Other
16 articles 10 photos 68 comments

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courge dose not always roar, Sometimes courge is a quiet voice at the end of the day saying : i will try again tomorrow

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

Favorite Quote:
"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