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" So last week I was at home and I was going through my sister&amp;#039;s closet, looking for some clothes to sneak back to my dorm room, when I came across a T-shirt that she bought about a year ago. It was a T-shirt that my dad bought my sister when we went and saw the musical Wicked in Hollywood.  It just had the regular Wicked logo on the front, but on the upper back it had the words &amp;quot;Defy Gravity&amp;quot; printed on it. I smiled, took the shirt out of the closet and went and showed it to my mom. When she saw it, she seemed shocked that the words that I end every blog with were on the back of a shirt. That&amp;#039;s when I realized that no one really knew why I say defy gravity, or what it exactly means. So let the story begin. \u2028\u2028 My dad, sister and I can be considered as show junkies. We have seen about 25 shows in the past few years, ranging from Cirque Du Soleil to Broadway musicals. Last year, my dad took us to see Wicked, and it instantly surpassed every other show I&amp;#039;ve seen. A main song in the show was called &amp;quot;Defying Gravity&amp;quot; and it was my favorite. The song talks about doing the impossible and believing in yourself, even when people don&amp;#039;t believe in you. \u2028\u2028 Being from a small town where most people never leave, getting out and making something of yourself is a highly doubted challenge. This song quickly became my motivation, and the words Defy Gravity became my motto. Kinda cheesy I know, but it keeps me going. :)\u2028\u2028 Defy Gravity and keep smiling,\u2028 Dawn "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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