On June 21, more than 50 skateboarders from Syracuse, N.Y., and the surrounding areas participated in a protest against the closing of the Everson Art Museum plaza to skaters. This officer won a tug-of-war over a skateboard with its previous owner, who after losing, tripped while trying to get away. czrkh
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Italian soccer fans swarmed the Christopher Columbus statue at Columbus Circle in downtown Syracuse, N.Y., after Italy defeated France in penalty kicks for the World Cup in 2006. czrkh
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Randy Hyde, 15, of Syracuse, N.Y., extends his arm to point a pellet gun at Eddie Pizarro, 12, of Syracuse. 捘鯝绵u门I like to play with guns,捘鯝绵u媚 Hyde said, 捘鯝绵u门because I like shooting people.捘鯝绵u媚 czrkh
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Third graders from Seneca Street Elementary School in Oneida, N.Y., went on a field trip to Hamilton College to engage in a world of science, geology, physics, archeology, and chemistry. At the end of the trip, a physics professor taught them how a TV works by giving the class special glasses that separate the colors of light. czrkh
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A law in New York state requires everyone who has a swimming pool over 24 in. deep to have a permit, a fence, and grounding for an electrical pump. Deluxe-sized inflatable backyard baby pool, like this one Jonathan Fay, 11, of Syracuse, N.Y. is climbing out of is no exception. czrkh
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Colin Seale, 23, was caught off-guard while sitting at a bar in Syracuse, N.Y., with his girlfriend, Carrie Sampson, 25, who took a compliment he gave her the wrong way. czrkh
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Running the 800-meter hurdles at the The National City Bank Invitational at Western Kentucky University are, from left, Benjamin Hutcherson, of Eastern Kentucky University, Ryne Bretx, of Union College and Lemuel Holifield of Cumberland University. czrkh
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In 2001, several Oswego County, N.Y., teenagers set fire to a Sikh temple because they thought the worshippers there were terrorists. Sajjan Singh Sidhu, of Palermo, serves as the caretaker of the new temple. czrkh
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When T.C. Guerra (right) was 16, he jumped a train headed for the Carolinas and slipped. The train tore off his legs. Disabled, he couldn捘鯝绵o们t return to Guatemala and get a job, so T.C. stayed in Bowling Green, and got an education. He now works as a translator at a factory and lives in a trailer park with his his girlfriend Summer Gregory (center) and their daughters Autumn (far left), 2, and Arizona, 1, (being kissed). czrhk
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Summer cleans up the trailer so that it can be painted and redecorated. T.C. can捘鯝绵o们t help with household chores, because it is too much trouble to scoot around on his hands and walking on prosthetic legs is uncomfortable for him. czrhk
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T.C. holds his daughter, Arizona, as he smokes marijuana from a soda can. T.C. was a cocaine dealer when he and Summer met. 捘鯝绵u门A couple months into the relationship,捘鯝绵u媚 T.C. says, 捘鯝绵u门he was a raging alcoholic. But having Arizona made me want to change.捘鯝绵u媚 Although he still uses drugs frequently, he no longer sells them. czrhk
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Both of T.C捘鯝绵o们s legs were cut off at the knees, but he can walk upright on prosthetic legs. In the afternoons, after work, he says his favorite thing to do is lay around the house with his daughters. czrhk
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Summer is 21 and pregnant with her fifth child. Her first two were taken away from her by the government for reasons which she claims not to understand. The other two still live with her and her boyfriend in a trailer park in Bowling Green. czrhk
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The Guerras buy groceries with money they get from the Federal government. This night, T.C. bought himself some sardines. The smell repulsed everyone else in the house. czrhk
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The Barren River runs right beside the property surrounding their trailer. Sometimes Summer takes Arizona down to the Barren River. 捘鯝绵u门All these trees and the river, that捘鯝绵o们s why we stay here,捘鯝绵u媚 Summer said. czrhk
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Summer is now three months pregnant with another child. T.C. is the father. 捘鯝绵u门I think T.C. wants it to be a boy, but I will be happy either way,捘鯝绵u媚 Summer said. czrhk
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This essay focuses on the lives and relationships of a group of friends in Louisville, Ky. It is about the ambiguous age between 18 and 21, when you捘鯝绵o们re not quite an adult, but not really a teenager either. (From Left) Lee Young, 19, Matilda Paulin, 20, Elsa Hansen, 18, Jasmine Weatherby, 21, Brandon DeLeeuw, 21, and Parke Custus, 21, all of Louisville, pose for a portrait after dressing up for a fashion shoot. czrkh
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Marie Buckingham, 18, left, and Matilda Paulin, right, sit on other people捘鯝绵o们s shoulders drinking beer at a party in Louisville, Ky., last winter. czrkh
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Sarah Patrick, 20, of Louisville, Ky., laid in the grass outside a music venue after a show. czrkh
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Lee Young, left, kisses Elsa Hansen, center, as Colin Moneymaker, right, turns to see. czrkh
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Tina Premuzic, right, waits idly for her boyfriend Zachery Treitz, left, to figure out how they would spend their afternoon. czrkh
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Lee Young, right, waits for his girlfriend Elsa Hansen, left, to get ready to leave his apartment. Young has to take his girlfriend home in time for her 1 a.m. curfew.
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Matilda Paulin, left, sketches on the floor as Mike Foster, center, draws a picture of a coworker that he invited over to model for him. czrkh
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(From Left) Lee Young, Mclain Brown and Alex Utis kill time at a bar waiting for a Bonnie 捘鯝绵u门Prince捘鯝绵u媚 Billie concert. Bonnie 捘鯝绵u门Prince捘鯝绵u媚 Billy is an internationally celebrated musician from Louisville, Ky. czrkh
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On a hot Kentucky afternoon, Matilda Paulin drinks beer in the backseat of a car. czrkh
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The largest body of filtered water in the United States is hidden in the middle of Louisville, Ky. Only the people in the four blocks surrounding the quarry, including Matilda Paulin, right, know that it捘鯝绵o们s there. The pool covers 2.5 acres, contains 3.5 million gallons of water and is enclosed on two sides by forty-foot cliffs. Zachery Treitz, left, dives into the cool water. czrkh
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Mclain Brown, left, kisses Matilda Paulin during a scene shot for a music video that Zachery Treitz (not pictured) was making. Brandon DeLeeuw (background), one of four extras who were instructed to dress like women, looks with envy at the couple kissing. czrkh
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(Back Row) Jennifer Bigary, Parke Custus, Pete Koch, Brandon Deleeuw and Carole Goetz sit on the roof of an old warehouse on one of the last nights of summer in 2005. Daniel Brechner sits in the foreground. czrkh
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