Teen Ink Magazine,
February 2005 :
Opinion Articles
Darfur by Virginia M., Glendale, AZ The situation in Sudan’s Darfurregion - one of the world’s poorest - is deplorable. Not onlyAmerica but the entire developed world should be doing more to stop thegenocide there ... Continue...
Endangered by Joshua O., The Woodlands, TX (or what the African refugee said to the American environmentalist)
I wish I were a spotted toad instead of a human being: a slippery little amphibian ... Continue...
Give Me a Rhythmic Break! by Keri B., Schulenburg, TX I was listening to the radio the other day, minding my own business, when I started to think about the meanings behind some of today’s popular songs ... Continue...
Selective Service by Sean M., Dedham, MA When a man turns 18, he has to register with the Selective Service, also known as the draft. A woman is not required to sign up at 18, or any age ... Continue...
Styx and Stones by Alistair G., Ringwood, NJ Aching time is soothed with lack of thought Cognitive wheels are bent and ruined with concentration I like the way that sounds ... But words mean nothing to this culture, this world, it seems. “Actions speak louder than words” ... Continue...
Technologically Advanced by Cordelia E., Perkasie, PA electromagnetic waves penetrate the brains of a new generation munching on french fries and slivers of bovine, corn syrup brine. and finally the commercial break goes on infinitely, and the United States experiences a cultural eclipse.
Technology by Barbara C., San Antonio, TX One Thanksgiving, I was asked a questionby my grandfather, who always seems to have some deep moral hidden inhis questions. He asked if I even knew what technology was in a worldthat itself is a technology ... Continue...
The Halfway Point by Aundrea G., Stafford, VA One day the inevitable will happen and you will start dating, whether your parents like it or not. It’s what makes the world go round. That’s right! You know very well that you are the result of some sort of relationship, whether good and lasting or not ... Continue...
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