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Unconscious
There was a dead girl in front of the library this morning. She was breathing, but she wasn’t alive. Whatever existence she’d had during her few years – I calculated she was around 13 – certainly wasn’t life. She was tossed carelessly on... (more »)
Subsection: What Matters Articles
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How Long Submissions Take to be Approved
By Anonymous, Hainesport, NJ
It seems that when you submit something, it takes weeks, perhaps even months for it to be approved. Everything is always published on the website, is it not? Has anyone ever received a letter saying your article was not approved and will never... (more »)
Subsection: Letters to the Editor
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Fitting In
I wouldn't ask for a dressing room. My mom always asked for me.
The evening before I had repeatedly risen from my seat and piled on excess noodles suffocated in meat sauce. Then I licked my bowl with the buttered garlic bread, leaving no... (more »)
Subsection: Health Articles
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A Hairy Tale
By Sydney R., Nashua, NH
Open your average Seventeen magazine and look at the ads. What are they selling? Razors. I find that perfectly acceptable; people shave and therefore need razors. There is something, however, that I’m not comfortable with: the message. Gillette... (more »)
Subsection: Pride & Prejudice Articles
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Meat: An Environment Killer
By Vidushi S., Secaucus, NJ
We’ve all seen our share of scientists in white coats, explaining what global warming is, why it’s dangerous, and what we can do to stop it. We encounter protests against fossil fuels and auto emissions. But the one industry that produces more... (more »)
Subsection: Environment Articles
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Suicide and the Media
Sensitivity must be used when the media reports on teen suicides. Sounds obvious, but it doesn’t always happen. And when it doesn’t, you often find copycat attempts in the wake of a teen suicide. How does it happen? Impulsive teenagers are... (more »)
Subsection: Health Articles
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Beating Anorexia
By Jackie W., North Hampton, NH
“You can sit there. The doctor will be right with you.” The nurse gestured me to the waiting room. Come on, do I really need to be here? I'm not sick enough to be here.
“Jane! The doctor will see you now.”
Great … The office... (more »)
Subsection: Health Articles
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My Struggle with Bulimia
By Lindsay, Clayton, CA
Being supervised by my 13-year-old sister is weird. It’s even weirder that she’s watching me go to the bathroom. Well, okay, she’s actually just waiting outside the stall. But I knew she would follow me, I knew she would wash her hands, and... (more »)
Subsection: Health Articles
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Mom, I’m Gay
By Anonymous
I remember that day when I proudly stated, “Mom, I’m gay.” I felt liberated - until I realized that she wanted to push me out of the car. Liberation, all right. Good thing I wasn’t liberated... (more »)
Subsection: Pride & Prejudice Articles
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The Greatest Struggle: Vacation VS Education
Oh, the misguided, overexcited hand of government falls once again, this time on the overworked, glassy-eyed American high school student, who trudges through the school year, waiting for the moment when the fetid, festering pile of standardized... (more »)
Subsection: What Matters Articles
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