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Teen Ink Magazine, October 2003 : Opinion Articles

"Drowning in Information & Starving for Knowledge" by Olga T., Franklin, MA I remember sitting in the brightly lit room, taking yet another standardized test, and feeling my abilities and knowledge measured through a tricky puzzle of guessing games. Continue...	Cell Phone Annoyance by Michelle M., Hull, MA Once again I am interrupted when I hear Mozart's "Symphony" coming from a customer's cell phone. I watch her frantically sift through her make-up bag, keys, coupons and wallet in search of her sacred social tool. Continue...
I am not a patriot by Eric S., Park City, UT I am not a patriot. Not anymore, anyway. The youth shall destroy this unity called the United States. A unity which obstructs our people. A unity that exploits any and all for economy. The unity will fall and a new one will rise in its place. We are the youth We are the future. Continue...	Minority Report by Monica O., Philadelphia, PA As a biracial teenager of African-American and Puerto Rican descent, the Census Bureau's report that there are 37 million Hispanic Americans in the United States - overtaking African-Americans as the country's largest minority - did not surprise me. Continue...
Pretty Lies by Melanie A., Tazewell, VA Once again, we are contributors to the world of the stereotypical high school. We live in a nation that regards adolescence as the quest for perfection. We are the soon-to-be adults who will govern our world in all its dysfunctional chaos. Continue...	United Nations Security Council by Daniel S., Minneapolis, MN It has broad, sweeping power. It is at the center of world politics. It has the power to determine the fate of entire regions. It is the United Nations Security Council. The stated purpose of the United Nations Security Council is to maintain international peace and security. Continue...

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