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Teen Ink Magazine, December 2004 Edition


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Articles from this Issue


College Guide


Art Institute of Chicago By Nikole M., Galesburg, IL
Duke University By Scott L., Wilmington,, DE
Gaijen By Justine R., Mason, OH
Get a (New) Grip By Staci M., Easton, MA
Life Through Music By Evan K., San Gabriel, CA
Massachusetts Institute of Technology By Mike G., Hemet, CA
Niagara University By Felicia C., Mesa, AZ
Not Any More By Marianna J., New York, NY
University of Connecticut By Danielle H., Cohasset, MA
Winthrop University By Kevin S., Rock Hill, SC

Fiction


Get Up By Jebediah K., Vashon, WA
Nurturing Nights on Nightingale Lane By Vanessa O., Clarks Summit, PA
Santa versus the Pilgrims: Cage-Match By Brenna B., Bethel Park, PA
The Coffee Toss By Nathan R., Oshkosh, WI
The Pintigans By Anat K., Potomac, MD

Hot Topics


A Strong Backbone By Rosalia R., Pleasanton, CA
A True Hollywood Story By Tiera H., Decatur, GA
Another Definition of Homesick By Christopher J., Wilmington, DE
blaze me perfect By Jessica C., Royal Palm Beach, FL
Brandon’s Note By Jim S., Kasson, MN
Devastation in Africa By Sean K., Auburn, NY
drugs By Alysan C., Knoxville, TN
Holocaust Memories By India S., Willits, CA
Hope By Hope R., Clarkston, MI
Is Unity So Hard to Understand? By Spenser G., San Gabriel, CA
Just a Friend By Anonymous
Low-Carb Diets = Big Business By Jessie L., New City, NY
Our Environment By Jeanie C., White Plains, NY
Pollution, Waste and Conservattion By Marianne S., Mendham, NJ
Reaching Beyond 9/11 By Paris S., Pacific Palisades, CA
Subliminal Advertisements By Jared F., Atlanta, GA
Suggestions By Namphon K., Phoenix, AZ
Swings & Screws By Michael Z., Keller, TX
Thanks, Teen Ink By Cassie J., Dublin, OH
The Chair By Matt K., Clarkston, MI
The Man With the Shell By Madeline L., San Antonio, TX
The Whys By Svetlana S., Jacksonville, FL
Un-United We Stand By Marlene C., Willits, CA
Walk for Hunger By Rachel D., Northfield, MA
Walking By Stephanie W., Cedar Hills, UT
Watershed Moments By Alexander T., Bellevue, WA
What Doesn’t Matter By Clara N., Matthews, NC

Nonfiction


10,000 Feet in the Air By Lisa H., Spring, TX
A Day on “42nd Street” By Michael A., Lancaster, NY
A Dream Within a Nightmare By Sarah H., Farmington Hills, MI
A Proud Iraqi By Hasan A., Coquitlam, BC, Canada
A Violin By Mandy L., Mansfield, OH
Are Any Drivers Safe? By Allyson M., Pelham, AL
Are My Boots Big Enough? By Brad D., Mason, OH
Around the Bend By Anshu A., Wilmington, DE
Bowl By Felipe D., Sturbridge, MA
Cardboard Boxes & Christmas Trees By Hannah E., Tucson, AZ
Chat Room Dangers By Heather, WI
Confusion By Cyndel G., Defiance, OH
Distance Doomed Us By Andrea M., New City, NY
Dogs & Boyfriends By Anonymous
Father David M. By Brittany M., Big Lake, TX
Friend Eddie Lafflin By Kerilyn K., Portland, CT
Frozen in Time By Kendra H., Overland Park, KS
Grandmother Jeanette Flaningan By Michelle M., Hinsdale, IL
Her Smile By Felicia H., Appleton, ME
I Know Why the “Stage” Bird Sings By Ashley G., Carrollton, TX
I’ve Never ... By Eva N., Evanston, IL
Life Up On Stage By Jennifer S., San Gabriel, CA
Music Lessons By Becky S., Southbury, CT
My Car and My Best Friend By Chelsea Y., McKinney, TX
Nonfiction: Missing Debbie By Danielle M., New York
Nonfiction: Poles in the Treetops By Katey W.
Since I was Eight By Kerry C., Mooringsport, LA
Smoker Robert By Chad D., Boardman, OH
Summertime in London By Tiffany F., Fremont, CA
Texas, My Texas By Haley T., Cleburne, TX
The Divider By Shannon C., Clarence, NY
The Letter By Holly C., Deerfield, NH
The Secret Santa By Colt S., Shreveport, LA
This is a Tennis Team By Michael L., Omaha, NE
Victory By Justin L., Orland Park, IL

Opinion


Benefits of the Arts By Lisa L., Spring Valley, WI
Candid Camera By Melissa D., Brooklyn, NY
Capital Punishment By Kiri S., Holland, MI
Give Them the Opportunity By Alison F., Overland Park, KS
Outsourcing By David H., Wilmington, DE
Space Exploration By Michael C., Clarence, NY
Will Albums Become Extinct? By Kristyn H., New City, NY

Reviews


Angela’s Ashes By Frankie G., Warwick, England
Anna Karenina By Virginia M., Glendale, AZ
Damita Jo By Steven C., Attleboro, MA
Enough By Kristell S., Charlotte, NC
Finch By Joel E., Defiance, OH
Franz Ferdinand By Andrea S., Auburn, NY
Greatest Hits By Miriam H., Talent, OR
Hero By Caitlin B., Austin, TX
Holidays on Ice By Lilah R., Rockford, MI
Night By Stephanie S., Stephenville, TX
North By Kylee N., Galesburg, IL
Super Size Me By Peter H., Trumbull, CT
The Book of Three By Jason B., Glendale, AZ
The Chronicles of Life and Death Unknown
The Five People You Meet in Heaven By Chambray D., Phoenix, AZ
The Lovely Bones By Abby C., Bedford, NY
The Nightmare Before Christmas By Ryan S., Glendale, AZ

Poetry


A River of Consciousness By Nathan R., Oshkosh, WI
American Dream By Ivy S., Loganville, WI
Cartesian Dualism By Shi-Shi W., Columbia, MO
Consummating Geometry By Katelynn B., W. Des Moines, IA
Golden Years By Emily J., Oxford, OH
Lift Off on Maple Street By Aaron C., Fryeburg, ME
Lost Relations By Mary S., Phoenix, AZ
May 23, 1998 By Karen S., New City, NY
My Grandfather By Joe P., Hawthorne, NY
My Special Place By Megan G., Eau Claire, WI
Night By Melissa F., Sugar Land, TX
the notion By Claire T., Normal, IL
The Penny Garden By Phoebe S., Asheville, NC
Untitled By Lucie S., St. Paul, MN
Untitled By Emily L., Fair Oaks, CA
Waiting By Steven S., New City, NY
Winter Night By Rich M., Congers, NY
Woven Web By Lauren M., Leonard, MI