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When Julia fell off of the monkey bars and broke her arm, she was terrified to go to the emergency room.

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It was a rainy day, and mom had to get creative to keep the kids from getting too bored.

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Creativity and imagination can be just as important to solving a problem as logic and reason.

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Maria loved to play football with the guys, but she also loved dressed up in fancy clothes to go to parties.

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Even though it had been a terrible day, Terrence came home in a pleasant mood, hoping to have a good night.

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She knew she would have to work hard, but Jana had always wanted to win the spelling bee.

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A true friend is always around when needed.

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Family should come before anything else.

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What matters about a person is on the inside and not the outside.

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