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A Mosque that is not a Mosque
By smalltownshorty BRONZE
Amana, Iowa

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of...
smalltownshorty BRONZE, Amana, Iowa
2 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
There is something I don&#039;t know<br /> That I am supposed to know.<br /> I don&#039;t know what it is I don&#039;t know,<br /> And yet am supposed to know,<br /> And I feel I look stupid<br /> If I seem both not to know<br /> And not to know what it is I don&#039;t know.<br /> <br /> Therefore, I pretend I know it.<br /> This is nerve-wracking<br /> Since I don&#039;t know what I must pretend<br /> To know.<br /> <br /> Therefore, I pretend to know everything.<br /> <br /> I feel you know what I am supposed to know<br /> But you can&#039;t tell me what it is<br /> Because you don&#039;t know what I don&#039;t know<br /> What it is.<br /> <br /> You may know what I don&#039;t know, but not<br /> That I don&#039;t know it.<br /> And I can&#039;t tell you. So you will have<br /> To tell me everything.<br /> <br /> - R. D. Lang in Knots

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Lives Short Lived
By FunFace GOLD
Washington, District Of Columbia
FunFace GOLD, Washington, District Of Columbia
11 articles 0 photos 63 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Z is for zed which is for fred which is for harry potter which is for couldron, DUH&quot; -My friend and I

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Generations
By skyler_anne GOLD
Brewer, Maine
skyler_anne GOLD, Brewer, Maine
12 articles 6 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;what doesn&#039;t kill us only makes us stronger&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;Meeting you was fate, becoming your friend was a choice, but falling in love with you I had no control over.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.&rdquo; -Pre

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Stand With Me
By CelticThundeGurl SILVER
Benson, North Carolina
CelticThundeGurl SILVER, Benson, North Carolina
7 articles 0 photos 130 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;It is time for us to realize that we are too great a nation to limit ourselves to small dreams.&quot; <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> - Pres. Ronald Reagan

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Is There Really Pressure?
By Perky_Ninja BRONZE
Olpe, Kansas
Perky_Ninja BRONZE, Olpe, Kansas
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Those who mind don&#039;t matter, and those who matter don&#039;t mind. - ?

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Choices of Love or Hate
By england_love77 PLATINUM
Penryn, California
england_love77 PLATINUM, Penryn, California
24 articles 31 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;If you love somebody, let them go. If they return, they were always yours. If they don&#039;t, they never were.&rdquo;

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The Nightmare
By sweetly_broken GOLD
Garner, North Carolina
sweetly_broken GOLD, Garner, North Carolina
15 articles 0 photos 157 comments

Favorite Quote:
We never know how big we are until we are asked to rise.

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Code Words and Cop Outs
By JulianC BRONZE
Brooklyn, New York
JulianC BRONZE, Brooklyn, New York
2 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
Looking up at the stars, I know quite well<br /> that, for all they care, I can go to hell.- W.H. Auden

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STOP THE HATERATION!
By hopesmiley BRONZE
Washington, District Of Columbia
hopesmiley BRONZE, Washington, District Of Columbia
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Fall down seven, get up eight.&quot;

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april's arrest
By rasul BRONZE
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
rasul BRONZE, Williamsport, Pennsylvania
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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