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The Faces of Poverty MAG
By Bryn03 BRONZE
Plattsburgh, New York

I have always known what poverty looks like. In my rural hometown, I have seen homeless men on the street cocooned amidst all their worldly possessions. I recall my mother, always...
Bryn03 BRONZE, Plattsburgh, New York
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Favorite Quote:
I have studied many times<br /> The marble which was chiseled for me&mdash;<br /> A boat with a furled sail at rest in a harbor.<br /> In truth it pictures not my destination<br /> But my life.<br /> For love was offered me and I shrank from its disillusionment;<br /> Sorrow knocked at my door, but I was afraid;<br /> Ambition called to me, but I dreaded the chances.<br /> Yet all the while I hungered for meaning in my life.<br /> And now I know that we must lift the sail<br /> And catch the winds of destiny<br /> Wherever they drive the boat.<br /> To put meaning in one&rsquo;s life may end in madness,<br /> But life without meaning is the torture<br /> Of restlessness and vague desire&mdash;<br /> It is a boat longing for the sea and yet afraid.<br /> <br /> -George Grey&#039;s Epitaph by Edgar Lee Masters

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#7722 Hot Topics
The Reason I Wake Up MAG
By Anonymous
#7723 Hot Topics
A Garage 8,000 Miles from Home MAG
By Eliza Erle BRONZE
New York, New York
Eliza Erle BRONZE, New York, New York
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Teen Life MAG
By Anonymous
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Music & Metamorphosis MAG
By Anonymous
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Beauty
By Anonymous
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Poetry Woes MAG
By Anonymous
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Love Conquers All
By punkr0cker365 ELITE
Bedford, New York
punkr0cker365 ELITE, Bedford, New York
100 articles 2 photos 13 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I&#039;d rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.&quot;<br /> Kurt Cobain

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#7729 Hot Topics
Human Trafficking
By Anonymous
#7730 Hot Topics
Feedback on &#34;Echoes of Home&#34;
By mack3nzi3_ros3 GOLD
Brooklyn, New York
mack3nzi3_ros3 GOLD, Brooklyn, New York
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