Teen Ink Magazine,
November 2006 :
Opinion Articles
Elections by Adam A., Tampa, FL With political elections just around the corner, a number of candidates have struck me as one word: Ugly! No, I don’t mean ugly as in body piercings, tattoos, or colorful mohawks. I mean ugly as in a disgrace to politics. Continue...
Left Behind by Krian G., Lawrenceville, NJ When President George W. Bush implemented the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) in 2001, it was heralded by some as a geat reforming act of education. Continue...
Operations: Iraqi Freedom by Shelby C., Muskegon, MI People have different opinions of the war in Iraq but not too many have an opinion and know someone who died over there. I’m here, one of the latter, to state my opinion. Continue...
Serving at Home and Abroad by Nikki G., Glendale, AZ “He was just gone.” My grandfather repeated these words over and over as tears filled his eyes. “I should have done something t save his life; I should have been there. We were marching in the marshy battlefield, he was 19 years old ... Continue...
Starvation by Susan M., Pawtucket, RI Starvation - just around the corner. Our neighbors suffer And we just go on with our lives. It’s not just poor nations - It’s at home, It’s right next door. And people can’t seem to see it. Continue...
Terrorism by Greg M., Wycoff, NJ In the post-Cold War era into which I was born, security and peace seemed to reign. There were not any major problems in Bergen County, New Jersey, my only experience in the world. I was not alone in my ignorance. Continue...
The SAT: Overhyped? by Woody T., Middletown, DE The troubles of the SAT are still a long way off for me, a freshman, but I do plan to take the test a few times to familiarize myself with it before senior year. I feel this need because I want the highest score to ensure that I get into a top university. Continue...
white out by Thomas P., Port St. Lucie, FL white out the walls and white out you white out mistakes and errors too white out percentages and white out stats white out the lies and white out the facts white out the laws and white out the poor white out our polices and white out the war
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