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Teen Ink Magazine, December 2003 : WhatMatters Articles

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by Abbey H., So. Tamworth, NH
     I am a simple New England girl. I am amused by elevators and escalators, oil tankers and the sea. I try not to follow the news on the war too closely because I don't need the anxiety.
Continue... 		Christmas Then & Now
by Megan K., Canton, MA
     At this very moment my father is playing Christmas music so loud that it can be heard throughout the house. Listening makes me feel nostalgic.
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It Doesn't Matter
by Fabio V., Miami, FL
     Does it really matter what color your hair is? What race you belong to? I don't think so. I believe we all come from one root, one race, even though we are all unique. But we all have the same features.
Continue... 		Music & Metamorphosis
by Fred W., Salt Lake City, UT
     Throbbing, thick and encompassing throbbing. If I want, I can close my eyes and the pounding bodies around me will keep me from falling. They sway back and forth to the melody erupting from the stage. I close my eyes.
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