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Teen Ink Magazine, September 2011 Edition


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Articles from this Issue


College Guide


College EssaysDust
College EssaysPicky, Picky, Picky
College EssaysThe Clementine Conundrum
College ReviewsEmory University By Anabelle K., Franklin Lakes, NJ
College ReviewsUniversity of Delaware By Adrian C., Wilmington, DE

Fiction


Past Zuma By Noemi R., Los Angeles, CA
T-Shirt & Jeans
The Blonde, the Brunette, and the Redhead
The Wizard Triumphs Again
Supernova

Hot Topics


BullyingHow to Shine
Community ServiceLife Blood By Kayla B., Hemet, CA
Community ServiceOpening Minds
Community ServiceThe Best Fireworks
HealthSix Myths About Eating Disorders By Anonymous, Chesterfield, MO
HealthSkinny Jeans: Sexy or Scary?
Letters to the EditorCyber-Bullying By Shein H., Brooklyn, NY
Letters to the EditorMulan: Just Another Princess By Kevin K., Brooklyn, NY
Letters to the EditorThe Reality of Harry Potter
Letters to the EditorWhat Is Teen Ink? By Larry J., Wilmington, DE
Letters to the EditorWhere Are the Boy Writers? By Kevin C., Spring Valley, NY
Pride & PrejudiceA Call for Peace
Pride & PrejudiceIt’s Not Your Fault

Nonfiction


Celebrity interviewsActor/Singer Miranda Cosgrove
Celebrity interviewsAuthor Laurie Halse Anderson
Celebrity interviewsQueen Guitarist Brian May
MemoirFifty Reasons to Live By Anonymous, Cabot, AR
MemoirMonday Dawns
Personal ExperienceA Vacation from Technology By Jennifer F., Franklin, MD
Personal ExperienceDelicious Dilemma
Personal ExperienceHoly Frijoles
Personal ExperienceI Stink at Texting
Personal ExperienceLondon Calling
Personal ExperienceRunning on Empty
Personal ExperienceSenses of Summer By Amber H., Grove, OK
Personal ExperienceThe Unexpected Outcome By Anonymous, patchogue, NY
SportsEli Manning: The Making of a Quarterback by Ralph Vacchiano
SportsThe World’s Favorite Sport By Ryan G., Destrehan, LA
Travel & CultureCloud Cover
Travel & CultureMy Syria
Travel & CultureNeeding New York
Travel & CultureThe Gray Lady

Opinion


Segregation Still Present in Schools By Sara I., West Orange, NJ
Teenage Goddess
Summer Reading: A National Tragedy

Reviews


Book ReviewsAnthem by Ayn Rand By Colton F., springville, IN
Book ReviewsBossypants by Tina Fey
Book ReviewsDestroying Avalon by Kate McCaffrey
Book ReviewsIncantation by Alice Hoffman
Book ReviewsSpeak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Movie ReviewsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2
Movie ReviewsRed Riding Hood By Rebecca J., Phoenix, AZ
Movie ReviewsThe Social Network
Movie ReviewsZombieland
Music ReviewsAdele – 21
Music ReviewsAlice in Chains – Dirt
Music ReviewsContra by Vampire Weekend By Camille P., Bexley, OH
Music ReviewsGlee: The Music Presents The Warblers by The Warblers
Music ReviewsLungs by Florence + The Machine

Art / Photo


A World In Turmoil By Claire V., Lubbock, TX
Acrylic Road in the Country
Best Friends
Beyond The Senses By Kasey T., Santa Rosa, CA
City of Dreams
Clouds
Emaciated Girl
Fall Sunset.
Flowers
Girls Like Sprinkles
Go For The Win
Hannah
Innocence
Lake Louise
Morning Sunlight
Nicholas
off the vine
Pistanthrophobia.
Porch Talk
Praying Children
Prepare for Landing By Lindsey W., Woodinville, WA
Quiet Nature By Michael W., Bethesda, MD
Reflections
Self Portrait
serenity
summer bliss
Sunset at Indian Rocks
Swimming With The Fishes By Cori V., Wolfforth, TX
Swing Swing
teacups
The boys
There, there
To Be A Kid Again By Natalie R., Windermere, FL
Toys!

Poetry


Bliss By Mia D., Wykoff, NJ
Lost At Sea
Ode to the Firefly By Astrid L., Blue Mounds, WI
Some People
the mechanic
The Student By Anonymous, St. John's, Canada
The Wedding
War Paint
War's Silent Hostage
A Familiar Tune By Mariah R., St. Peters, MO
A Lost Steering Wheel
A People's Rebellion
A Product of Venting
Adulthood
Amusement Sky
An Egg for Fabergé
Blissful World
Books
Boxes
Changing Sounds
China
Choose Me By Maria M., Lake Oswego, OR
Clean
Cremation
doorbell
Dropping Stitches
Emily Dickinson By Katie T., RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA
FM Radio
Forget What They Say
Grief is a house
Gum By Zachary M., Henderson, NV
Home....
Homeless
How Much I Wish I'd Won
Hunger
I am superior to you, stupid bug
I Confess By Vincent K., chicago, IL
I Run and I Live
I Want to be a Kid
I Want to Say
Imagine
In the King's Chamber
Incendiary
India By Ashok K., New York, NY
Kathleen and Erin O’Neal
Light Shines
Like Kindergarten
Like Your Cat
Martyr of the Sun By Anonymous, New Orleans, LA
Melancholy Birthdays For One
Mimicking in Search of Enlightenment
Morning
Mr. Potato By Felipe M., Felton, CA
myself
One Summer
Painting Water
Pennsylvania
Portrait of a Town Slowing
Potpourri
Rain-Soaked Freedom
Riding a Bike
Sickly Sweet Droplets
Still Ignited
Still Swimming
Summer
summertime
The Day I Met Age
The Lake and The Light
The Orange
The room went silent By Isabella B., Commack, NY
The Trial
This Summer
Those Dead End Days
Tragic Collection
Weeded Lotus By Anonymous, Chatham, NJ
What is life? By Anonymous, Oz, GA
What the Chair Remembered
White
Why I don’t go into churches
Windows on the Water
You Play Baseball By Kaylie P., Hartland, WI
A Glimpse in the Dark Ages
From a God to a Mortal: By Paige M., Gilford, NH
Hollow
no copper ring on any finger
Pigeons
Refresh
The Camera
Back to Me
Japan
Ode to AutoCorrect

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