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Sell an Organ, Save a Life
By smalltownshorty BRONZE
Amana, Iowa

In America eight million people donate blood each year, twenty-six percent volunteer at least once a year, and the average citizen donates about three point two percent of his or...
smalltownshorty BRONZE, Amana, Iowa
2 articles 0 photos 15 comments

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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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Essentials for Life
By Anonymous
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Self Harm
By CharleeVan GOLD
Lincoln, Nebraska
CharleeVan GOLD, Lincoln, Nebraska
15 articles 0 photos 25 comments

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&quot;How do you feel? That is the question, but I forget you don&#039;t expect an easy answer. When something like a soul becomes initialized and folded up like paper dolls and little notes you can&#039;t expect a bit of hope...&quot;<br /> -Stone Sour &quot;Through the Glass&quot;

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A Realisation
By Seabiscuit BRONZE
Rotherham,
Seabiscuit BRONZE, Rotherham,
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Anything is possible if you try!

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Nobody's Perfect
By CourtG BRONZE
Emporia, Kansas
CourtG BRONZE, Emporia, Kansas
2 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
It is what it is.

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The World in Which We Live.
By Anonymous
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No One Gets Me
By Anonymous
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Ignorance and Want
By TheNovaClytie PLATINUM
Woodhaven, Michigan
TheNovaClytie PLATINUM, Woodhaven, Michigan
30 articles 0 photos 63 comments

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If I could run away from my problems, I&#039;d probably get lost, and then new problems would find me.<br /> ~Shelby Seeley

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Memento Mori
By Shakespril SILVER
Taguig, Other
Shakespril SILVER, Taguig, Other
6 articles 0 photos 2 comments

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Cogito ergo sum.

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Little Boys and Girls
By SaMiLoVe97 SILVER
Okawville, Illinois
SaMiLoVe97 SILVER, Okawville, Illinois
9 articles 3 photos 105 comments

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If it doesnt break your heart it isnt love, if it doesnt break your heart its not enough. Its when youre breaking down with your insides coming out.Thats when you learn what youre made of.-Switchfoot&lt;3

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