Military-Free Zone by Adam, Phoenix, AZ Recently, I came across an organization called Military Free Zone, a non-profit organization that helps young people avoid being hassled by military recruiters. Continue...
Pretty? by Kathrine, Ocean Shores, WA Sometimes I wonder what pretty is. I wonder if it is a certain curve, a piece of art, or a body. I wonder if I have missed out on the perfect line with this perfect curve. Continue...
Student Athletes - “Model” Adolescents? by Bessie Z., Grand Island, NY It is five o’clock on a Sunday morning. Somewhere in America, a lone figure can be seen briskly making her way down a quiet street. The girl’s movements are determined, but her increasingly heavy breathing reveals her exhaustion. Continue...
The Future by Alexandra M., Tecumseh, ON, Canada I am worried for my generation. We seem so celebrity-obsessed, selfish and shallow. Continue...
The Young by Lauren B., Mars, PA We’re young, capable, and the whole world is waiting for us to take and move it and shake it in a way that no one has yet. We have every opportunity. We could become president or raise a great family. Continue...
What We Got by Tessa E., Park City, UT We got kids dying in Africa But we’re more worried about what SUV we’re gonna buy There’s people killing each other in Israel But we’re thinkin’ more ’bout who’s gonna win “American Idol” We got babies being murdered in ... Continue...
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