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Teen Ink Magazine,
April 2005 :
Opinion Articles
“A” for Effort?
by Nicholas B., Wethersfield, CT
The issue of race and religion has really spiraled out of control in this country. Political correctness is altering the way we live. I have a problem with the concept of affirmative action.
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A Slap in the Face
by Mikaela S., Houston, TX
In less than a year, I will be an alumna of my high school, and step into what is known as college life. But before I can do that, there is the infamous SAT. Frankly, the first time I took it, I thought I did pretty well.
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Canadian Beef
by Travis M., Elkton, SD
The United States is getting ready to open its borders to Canadian beef after barring it because of last year’s outbreak of BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, or mad cow disease) in that country. Quite frankly, it is too soon to open our borders.
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Close, but No Cigar
by Justin W., Wichita, KS
My entire life I have been told that one vote can make the difference. Unfortunately, my birthday came three days after the election, so I have to wait another four years until my views count.
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Education Today
by Andrew R., Eau Claire, WI
“The scramble to get into college is going to be so terrible in the next few years that students are going to put up with almost anything, even an education,” said Barnaby C. Keeney, who was president of Brown University from 1956 to 1966.
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Made In China
by Krista Lee B., Hopedale, MA
Dust bunnies scampered across the tiles as I heaved open the door. Lingering in the air was the stale smell of clothes caught in a summer rain that hadn’t dried. Peering around the aisles of the dollar store, I found what I had been searching for.
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My “American Dream”
by Shalom S., Juneau, AK
Americans are selfish. This is commonknowledge in many countries but I am just beginning to realize it. Over64 percent of Americans are overweight or obese while in othercountries, children die of starvation.
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Oh, Mr. Bush ...
by Sara Noor P., Geneva, Switzerland
It’s time to stop warmongering. If you went to the kitchen during the first four minutes of President Bush’s international co-operation speech, you basically missed all that he had to say.
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