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San Antonio native Isabella went to camp for the first time -- but It wasn't your ordinary summer camp.

Fourteen years after 9/11, Truthers, as they’ve been pejoratively labeled since 2001, have not gone away. And odds are, you probably know one.

Every year since 2002, family and friends have met at the National September 11th Memorial and Museum (prior to the Memorial and Museum the reading took place at Zuccotti Park) to read aloud the names of all victims from the September 11th attacks…

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Names on the parapets are filled with flowers every year on the anniversary. White flowers are also placed on the names for the victims birthday. The flowers remind those that this is the final resting place for many victims families.

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Part of the promise of the Memorial was to make it accessible to all New Yorkers - to have it become part of their daily lives. This photo allows those who have not been to the Memorial to see how integrated the Memorial is within the City.

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In this article, it describes the gender discovery of Mary Mudge. She was originally born a male and it was only when she died that it was discovered who she really was. From the description of who she was during her life, it sounded as if she tried…

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Brother James Maxwell had a large impact on the Louisiana Academy, and was one of many to pass through this room. The Chairman of the Academy's Board of Trustees, Maxwell was the backbone in providing the necessary funds to keep the school open.

This past year, one of the graduating campers left this rock at the camp chapel. On the back, she wrote: “Dear CJM, You are my home. I’m 16 this year so I have to go. Thank you for the memories. I love you.” We love our campers and the memories…

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This is a description of the back cover of Thomas Hardy's collection of "A Changed Man and Other Tales." In the first paragraph of the description, it speaks about the history of Thomas Hardy's short stories and everything that the collection…