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Teen Ink Magazine,
June 2005 :
Pride Articles
Maybe One day
by Anonymous, TX
“You’re grounded,” my mother said in the car on our way to school.
“What? That’s stupid. It’s not fair!”
“It is fair.
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Racism
by Anna, Newton, M
In eighth grade I wrote in an essay that racial issues had been “fixed” in our society. That’s what the school system had taught me: in the 1950’s blacks were discriminated against, but now everyone was equal.
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Sara’s Story
by Lindsay B., New City, NY
I remember meeting Sara in sixth grade math. She was trying to fit in with us girls, talking about fashion and showing off her new make-up, but no one paid much attention.
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Strength From the Weak
by Lance I., Afton, OK
One could almost feel the silence, that silence that hangs in the air like a cloud. I walked through the house making all the noise I could to try to blow that away. When I rounded the corner, I saw my mother at the kitchen table, tears streaming down her face.
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Vida, Por Favor
by Gina G., Port Angeles, WA
On the flight to a luxury vacation in Peru with my boyfriend Danny, I imagined endless beaches, warm ocean waves, and an exotic jungle. But outside the airport, I was greeted with something quite different.
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