Teen Ink Magazine,
November 2000 :
Opinion Articles
Britney Spears: Pop Sensation This summer I attended a Britney Spears concert. I was afan, and knew how big a star Britney was, but nothing could have prepared me forwhat I would see that night. As the excitement for the concert mounted, Isuddenly had doubts. Continue...
Child Labor Child labor is not a choice for children in developingcountries, where big companies make money from cheap labor. Continue...
Genuine, or Just an Act? My nana used to say, "Christians pray on Sundays,and on their friends the rest of the week." Apparently the Christians sheknew were not true Christians since they left her with such a sour taste in hermouth. Continue...
Homeschooling Misconceptions "How do you deal with the isolation?""What's it like not having any friends?" These are questions I hear alltoo often. The public's view of homeschooling surprises me. Continue...
Respect Your Elders It really upsets me how people mistreat older citizens.This summer I worked at a nursing home and learned how much these people have tooffer. When I told others where I worked, they reacted as if I were crazy andwondered why it didn't depress me. Continue...
The Fall of the Western Reich Upon establishingempirical dominance over the world, I would eliminate the masses of teenagegirls, so lacking in confidence,
that they must stand, huddled, in groupsof no less than eight, Exclusive groups and cliques that stretch across ourculture, The ... Continue...
The Last Big Adventure "To die will be an awfully big adventure,"author J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan says in the play "Peter Pan. Continue...
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