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You know those movies about the holidays where everything that can go wrong does go wrong? Well, that was my Thanksgiving Break of 2011, and I am here to tell the tale.

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“YOLO.” You only live once. I admit that, I am guilty of saying this out loud. I have tweeted it, complete with a hash tag. The catchy phrase has become a popular saying, thanks to the song, “The Motto,” written by Drake. He sings, “You only live once: that’s the motto !@#$%, YOLO” in the [...]

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It was a spontaneous decision. Late one night—I might have been incoherent from sleep deprivation—the thought occurred to me: Why not try skydiving for my birthday? The legal age minimum is eighteen years old. I pitched the idea to my parents over the railing from the second floor of the house while they were intently [...]

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Between the lines

For one of my college applications, one of the tasks, the Parsons Challenge, tells applicants: “Explore something usually overlooked within your daily environment. Choose one object, location, or activity.”

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How music saved her life

Music saved my life. That’s a weighted sentence, but in all honesty, it’s true. I never really believed people who said that up until it happened to me.

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In our secular society, all religions are accepted and tolearance is widespread. However, important aspects of smaller religions arre often ignored or misunderstood..

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what do millionaires look like? Christina Mirda In my Personal Finance class we discussed what we thought a millionaire would look like compared to reality because everybody wants to be one. A lot of people in my class thought of an inventor. They would probably be skinny, cleaned up, or spiffy-like. Maybe they would have [...]

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“Nothing But The Beat” provides songs to dance to all night long

David Guetta’s “Nothing But The Beat” (Virgin Records) is a fun, light-hearted dance album but one without much depth. Still, some of the tracks are worth adding to any party playlist. Overall, the guest vocalists, particularly Akon and Taio Cruz, add to the danceable beats that Guetta has created.

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#getoffmyfacebook

That awkward moment when you use hashtags on Facebook. #wrongsocialnetworkingsite.

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