Teen Ink Magazine,
September 2006 :
Feedback Articles
Diversity by Candy H., Phoenix, AZ What Imani says about diversity is absolutely true. If you don’t talk “black” enough, friends ridicule you. I know that when it comes to acting “black,” I’m one of the first to joke around. Continue...
This article is very well-written. The detail and description of the family packing up the car to go to a baseball game is so clear that I can really picture it. I played softball and loved when my dad was at my games to cheer for me. Continue...
Bonnie, I completely agree with your idea that patriotism is not blind, reckless devotion to one’s country but the state of mind that not only allows us to rejoice in the acts of our country but also to criticize it. Continue...
Megan’s story “Locks of Love” was amazing. It was very commendable how she cut her hair for this cause after seeing what was happening to her cousin. I personally cut my hair for Locks of Love, too, which I had planned for a long time. Continue...
Mars by Zeke H., Placentia, CA In 1904, the boxer, cavalryman,bear-hunter, and rumored socialist Teddy Roosevelt took a break frombecoming the most bad-*** American president ever and began work on thePanama Canal. The project was as costly as it was daring and criticsbemoaned the price tag. Continue...
Technology by Rachel J., Newark, DE I don’t really agree with the premise that technology only complicates lives - it can actually save them and often leads to bigger, greater ideas and ways of doing things! The concept of building and creating a new product that could benefit mankind has ... Continue...
The Profile Craze by Ashley W., Wethersfield, CT It was quite interesting to hear a teenager’s perspective about online profiles. Continue...
Teen Ink PO Box 30 Newton, MA 02461 (617) 964-6800 editor@teenink.com
Copyright 2008 by Teen Ink, The 21st Century and The Young Authors Foundation, Inc. All rights reserved. This publication may not be reproduced,
stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the written
permission of the publisher: The Young Authors Foundation, Inc.
Teen Ink is a national teen magazine, book and website featuring
teen writing, information, art, photos, poetry, teen issues and more. All
articles are written by teen authors who are students at schools. The monthly
print magazine is appropriate for any teenager -- teenagers age 13 to 19
attending secondary school: junior high school, middle school and high school.
This publication is used by professional people including English teachers,
writing teachers, language arts instructors, journalism teachers, school
newspaper advisors, librarians, guidance counselors, K-12 principals in addition
to the PTA or PTO. Each issue of Teen Ink magazine contains a wide variety of
student work: we publish nonfiction, fiction, poems, community service, sports,
heroes, interviews, college essays, college reviews, book reviews, concert
reviews, movie reviews, music reviews, video reviews, video game reviews, the
environment, opinion, sports, pets, cars, automobiles, travel and culture, jobs
and money, health issues, artwork, photographs, cartoons, short stories, essays,
writing contests, a college directory and the website also has a bulletin board
and resources for teens and educators. Subjects include racism,
eating disorders, depression, death, suicide, family, relationships, jobs,
grandparents, violence, the college process, college information, colleges,
driving, self esteem, the arts, movies and more. Teen Ink is also a book series
published by HCI Teens. Subjects covered in the book include Friends, Fitting In,
Love, Challenges, Family, Heroes, Loss and Memories. Teen Ink was established in
1989 as The 21st Century magazine by The Young Authors Foundation, a nonprofit
organization. More than 25,000 teens have been published in the magazine and its
companion Poetry Journal. Teen Ink runs a London Summer Program for teenage writers.
