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Use this feature to search through the thousands of essays that have been submitted to This I Believe by essayists age 18 and under. You can select a last name, city, state, country, or theme, or you may enter specific keywords. You can select multiple themes by holding down the control (Ctrl) key (Apple key for Macs) while selecting each theme.


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[Please note: Other than the essays that have aired on NPR, these essays have not been edited.]

 

 
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