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Teen Ink Magazine,
April 2008 :
CollegeEssays Articles
A Road Awakening
by McKenzie N., Cabin John, MD
I open my eyes slowly to branches rustling against my windowsill. Outside, it’s still dark. My mind is awake, but my body wants to remain beneath the covers. Just a few more minutes, it begs. Okay, I agree, rolling over, and pulling the blanket around me.
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Community
by Michael B., Hull, MA
An azure sea sparkles with sunlight as rolling waves lap at the bronze sand. From my bedroom window, this is the first sight that greets me each morning. The ocean and the beach connect everyone on the peninsula.
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In the Bathroom
by Martin B., New City, NY
In a culture filled with an incessant call to action, it is paramount that we stop to think from time to time. This may sound like common sense, but in a fast-paced world it’s hard to consider things for more than a few minutes.
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My Generation
by Kari D., Mooresville, NC
All the signs point to the conclusion that I live in the past. Peace signs and Grateful Dead stickers decorate my car’s bumper, the smell of incense permeates everything I own, and Bob Dylan’s protest songs fill my iPod.
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The Highway
by Harrison J., New City, NY
On the Road just gave me the itch. The itch to abandon the glum ho-hum life set before me for a life on the road, tackling the wondrous world and getting my kicks.
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Tiny Influences
by Kristen H., Freedom, WY
“Please, can we have a story?”
“Okay, but only one because it’s bedtime.”
The two scramble for a place on my lap as if it’s stadium seating. Their freshly shampooed heads dampen my shirt with a fruity fragrance.
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