"EVERYONE NEEDS A FRIEND, EVEN I"
The past two years before when my friend got bullied a lot and got really stressed out he had no one to talk to, and even considered things i can't mention. So, i went to his house and we played video games and i tried to make him feel better, he told me that i was his best mate and when he gets stressed out, i...
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MY POWN PEWRSONAL BATTLES
As a Hippie of the 60's and 70's were thought we were invincible. We used the line that if we knew we were going to live this long we would have taken better care of ourselves. Little did I know that one morning in 1999 that at 4:00a.m. while getting ready for work, I would find myself on the floor of yjr...
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LAWRENCE GREGORY
My dad smiles a lot when he hears a joke example: Why did they chicken cross the street? He had to get his chicken laid eggs. Another example: How do u know that a ghosts is telling a lie? Because you can she right through them.
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MOM NEWTON- GREGORY
She helps me when I need help with anything. She remembers how to remind me I have school in the morning so nobody can't spend the night. She picks up anything that she spills or things me and my sister spill on the ground. But then she reminds us she is not our maid and does not clean up after us. She has good...
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TANNER ANDREWS
Tanner Andrews of Tippecanoe Valley high School has made my life "CharlieMoney'' feel both happy and grateful just by sitting down and talking to me about struggle's in society today. I use to hurt myself thinking its was the right way to relieve stress and anger, after talking to Tanner he helped me notice that...
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CARLOS ESPINOZA
Carlos is an amazing young man, I raised him as my own and just recently told him I am not his birth mother. With help from counselors I was able to tell him, I feared the worse yet he turned and said " your my mom" the load I carried for so long was lifted, despite suffering from food allergies, constant...
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SUE LEE
My hero is my mom, Sue, who has a fighter spirit! She has Hepatitis C, which she contracted through contaminated blood. She endures, thrives, and gives in spite of a multitude of health problems. She had a liver transplant in 2007, and immunosuppressants have left her vulnerable to breast cancer, then...
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REMARKABLE STRENGTH
I remember it was just like any old,rainy Saturday afternoon. I was invited to my friend's birthday party and for the first surprising time, I was the first and only one there. I sat on her delicate,leather couch and just waited patiently for the party to begin. As a flood of guests came in with warm greetings...
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MICHAEL CARROLL
Michael Carroll is 16 Years Old and lives in Wheeling West Virginia. In 2003 he was diagnosed with Leukemia. After 3 years of treatments life returned to normal. On June 17th 2013 he was diagnosed with a Glioblastoma Grade IV Brain Tumor due to the radiation treatment he received for Leukemia. He wanted to...
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ABIGAIL MARSHALL
PJs 4 Xmas is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 2009; by two young girls,Camille & Abigail Marshall 13 & 10 years of age; the girls liked receiving brand new PJs from their parents on Christmas Eve. The girls realizing today’s economy not every child would be as blessed, they decided they wanted to...
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I AM LOVED, AND SO ARE YOU
I was almost 13 when I started cutting myself. I thought that everyone hated me and I was a bad person. I was scared of a lot of things. I felt insecure and sad all the time. I remember cutting too deep, and I ended up in the hospital. And everybody was there. My parents, members of my church, my friends, people...
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SECRET OF FAILURE
Because ‘the secret of success’ is too mainstream…this is THE SECRET OF FAILURE!!!
What is failure? What to do if you fail? Simple questions, but you might not even know what the answer is. Readers, this is a true story of me…and my best friend, FAILURE!
I’m Donny Barnesi (Don) of Indonesia, and it was July...
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DONNA PETERS
Dr. Donna Peters is my hero for many reasons. She served the children of North Carolina in education for 30 years as a teacher, assistant principal, principal and a superintendent. She now serves as the Executive Director of the Sandhills Leadership Academy. This academy trains teachers to be principals for...
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DALE ROBINSON
My uncle has always been like superman and I have always looked up to him as my hero regardless. He's been there for me my entire life and not only me, but everyone who knows him thinks he's the best man in the world. He's worked hard his whole life and never complained or hurt anyone. I am biased as I love him...
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FREEDOM TO RUN
Hello guys, I was wondering if you could help me by letting me share my passion for running and at the same time I help you in a way by sharing my story in your magazine that could maybe inspire others to run. I have schizoaffective disorder (schizophrenia&bipolar). The mental illness is just part of me not the...
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CARING FOR OTHERS
is if you fail you can try again in school you are not always perfect believe in yourself.
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WARRIOR
November 22, 2012 I tore my ACL and MCL in my right knee. I was devasted, I cried myself to sleep. I was a sophomore in high school, I was asked to play on the varsity basketball team. That went down the drain when I tore those ligaments. I didn't know how to carry myself and didn't know how to deal with not...
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JESSICA METZGER
My name is Brianna and I want to tell you about my best friend, Jes. Jes Metzger was a member of the US Air Force and was tragically taken from us on 03/15/14, along with three others, due to a car accident in Wichita, Kansas. They hired a driver to avoid drinking and driving and he suffered from a medical...
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JASON L. RUSSO
Jason L. Russo is my hero in life and in the legal world I was falsely dragged into. Jason has been the light at the end of a tunnel of darkness and the most wonderful attorney I have ever met. He is extremely hardworking, dedicated, reliable, honest, and more importantly - he is a kind person at heart. His...
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HELON'S STORY
I was born on July 17th 1995 in Atlanta, Georgia. My story really starts before that in May of that year when an automobile accident my mom was in changed my life. Of course I wasn't born yet, but that event would be central to a story that I have to tell. Sad part aside, the doctors attending to my mom were...
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ALYSSA ELLIS
My hero is my daughter, because of her I want to do better, I want to survive and push myself to become the best I can. My daughter has always been by my side she has always looked up to me which has always wanted me to become better then I was. She helped me complete my first 5ks last year, she has always made...
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CARRIE PIERCE
This young lady is the leader of the Veterans AGAINST The Westboro Baptist Church. She takes a stand against those people who picket military funerals. She puts in so much time and effort making sure that word gets out about the Westboro Baptist Church and helps people organize peaceful counter protests to block...
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LOUBETH CHAVERO
She just gave birth to two bubbly young men, but she is a mother of 5 more little ladies. She is our aunt. She is the cause of what we are today and what we will become in the future that lies in front of us. She is the person we go in times of trouble, bewilderment and our success. The person why we try our...
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MY STORY
My Story - Bill Davis
I grew up in Harlem, which was an unlikely place to find a private Black tennis club. In 1940 at the age of ten, while walking past the Cosmopolitan Tennis Club at 149th street and Convent Avenue, a voice in the doorway said, "Hey kid, want to run balls for this match?". My answer was an...
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R.D. NAY
My husband is a wounded retired Iraq War Vet. He recently retired in July 2013 with multiple disabling injuries. 20 years ago he was a young man playing college baseball at Georgetown College with the dream of getting his chance to play in the MLB. After playing two seasons of baseball he left college, before he...
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JASON L. RUSSO
Jason L. Russo is my hero in life and in the legal world I was falsely dragged into. Jason has been the light at the end of a tunnel of darkness and the most wonderful attorney I have ever met. He is extremely hardworking, dedicated, reliable, honest, and more importantly - he is a kind person at heart. His...
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JONAS SKALLE
Jonas Skalle, a Norwegian 16 year old boy made a lifechanging choice for him and two others when he reacted instantly to a car-crash. A drunkdriver frontcollided in my town, Lillehammer. Jonas Skalle was the first person to be there, and reacted the best way he possible could to the situation. He managed to...
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AWAKENING YOUNG MINDS
Please take your time and listen to this powerful and inspiring message from a 20 year old that talks about life's purpose. Very inspiring & powerful and could change a lot of peoples vision on life.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6oI4qpo2BI
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DENNIS COHEN
Dennis Cohen, our esteemed director and president, passed away on August 22, 2012. Mr. Cohen, a prominent educator, spent forty years mentoring thousands of children who flourished in the Community High School, Teaneck, NJ.
Born in Brooklyn, NY, Dennis Cohen grew up as a classic “city kid,” spending all of his...
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NOT MY WEEKEND, IT'S MY YEAR
when i first walked into that sundayschool class i thought, "wow, he is way too cool to be friends with me." after we became best friends, of course, he confessed that he thought the same.
i have never fell in & out of love as many times as i had with him. It was definitely a hate/love relationship.
there were...
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BETH LEONARD
My wife Beth has been a real inspiration and soul mate too me as well as a loving and nurturing mother to our 2 young daughters. Unfortunately my career has moved our family throughout the Midwest and with my wife being a successful Real Estate broker she has had to start her career from scratch with every move....
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HOLLY FISCUS-FLORENZA
Holly has never spoken a word in her life! The only sound she makes is laughter. After 22 years of silence, by using a keyboard Holly has broken the silence! As Holly learned to communicate slowly typing away she decided in 2012 that she wanted a platform to teach about love. Holly has co-written lyrics to a...
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LINDA HONNOLD
Linda Honnold is inspiration and very well stands for your entire list of values. She is kind hearted, charitable and compassionate. She is an avid volunteer and organizer and among many others has become a cog in the wheels for the volunteer organizations in Jacksonville, FL. Linda can keep a large group of...
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