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Teen Ink Magazine, January 2001 : Opinion Articles

A Good Choice
   This year the 25thannual National Honor Society induction ceremony was held at my school.Thirty-seven students were inducted as members of this elite group, but many donot realize what an honor it really is.
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A Marvel
I once caught myself marvelling
atthe depths of shallowness.
All of those now following,
not realizingthey're powerless.
The advertisements they see and hear
They digest withouta thought or fear.
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Lights, Camera ...
   DumDum Da Dum

The room is adorned with elaborate floral arrangements anddecorations. The music sets the mood for romance.
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Personal Computers
   A few weeks ago, a momentous occasion occurred in myhousehold: my parents finally realized how lacking in technology we were anddecided to install the Internet. My younger siblings were ecstatic.
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School Vouchers Will Destroy Public Education
   Footstepsreverberate in chilly, dimly lit hallways. Students passing noisily betweenclasses are few; teachers are even fewer. The library closed long ago due to thelack of new books and contemporary encyclopedias. Textbooks are worn andoutdated.
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Status
Cloudsmelt like the masks we wear
Our silhouettes glide slowly above
Billowingwith hopes and dreams
The canvas sky tears with metal rain
And every bulletunaccounted for
Boils well up from the earth
With each trash dump depositedand beer can littered
The ...
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