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Teen Ink Magazine, May 2007 : Community Articles

Inspired
by Alexis P., Cincinnati, OH
      Have you ever simply wanted to give without expecting anything in return? It’s hard to do. Most look for a reward in some way. I know I do, most of the time, but then an episode of “Oprah” inspired me.
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Musical Medicine
by Joy L., Gainesville, FL
      Every Friday afternoon, I step off the school bus and into the world of musical healing. I am a volunteer for Arts in Medicine (AIM), a program that emphasizes the importance of the arts in the healing process.
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Raise Me Well
by Ebie K., Bolinas, CA
     Dedicated to the Ninth Ward, New Orleans, LA
I am a house.
In my dying moments, my heaving-creaking, metal-wrenched-torn breaths, I was your house.
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Real Wealth
by Sarah N., Nantucket, MA
      For as long as I can remember, I considered myself an intelligent, attractive and confident person. My confidence, however, was a fa/ssade. I knew I was unhappy, but I had no motivation to change, and didn’t think I could.
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Where I Left My Heart
by Elizabeth S., Canton, PA
      When my friend spoke at church last year about her mission trip to the Dominican Republic, she inspired me to spend a year raising money so that I could go on the same trip with Medical Ministry International.
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Youth Court
by Lisa J., New City, NY
      I started to get very nervous as the bailiff said, “Hear ye, hear ye, the Town of Clarkstown Youth Court is now in session, the honorable Judge Jakubowitz presiding. All rise.”

As I walked into the courtroom, everyone’s eyes were on me.
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