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Teen Ink Magazine, April 2007 : Opinion Articles

AP Classes by Abbie D., New City, NY Many students are feeling intense pressure due to the difficult AP classes we are told we must take to get into the best colleges. The AP system, however, should not even exist - tough college courses should be taken in college, not before. Continue...	Crying All the Same by Gabriel C., Indianapolis, IN I grew up on crumbling streets Paved in a faded golden brick Now only a motley orange hue The stones of my city’s founding Meant to remind us of simpler times Now they remind me of a city’s lies I have watched the city’s ... Continue...
Driving Plate by Zac O., Sewickley, PA Imagine ten of your loved ones being taken from you in an instant. When USA Today examined crashes involving Americans ages 16 -19, they found that, on average, ten die from driving accidents every day. Continue...	Dropouts by Nevele R., W. Haven, CT Dropout rates are rising, and what are parents and teachers doing? Maybe not enough. Though some may lament these students dropping out, our schools continue to lack plans to teach motivation. Continue...
Honest & Open by Rachel P., Lyndhurst, OH Last night I wrote a column for the school newspaper that described how I feel right now in brutally honest terms. Continue...	Until Logic Comes into Play by Alycia G., Princeton, NJ In January of 2000, when George Walker Bush became president, he had many supporters, including my parents. They chose him to protect our family, and everyone else in America, and for eight months he succeeded. Continue...
What Will You See? by Josh B., Marietta, GA They say that when you die your life flashes before your eyes. Will you see anything other than a small black box in the corner of your room? Will your only companions be the remote and the cast of “Lost”? What have you changed in this world? What will you ... Continue...

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