Teen Ink Magazine, February 2005: Opinion Give Me a Rhythmic Break! by Keri B., Schulenburg, TX    I was listening to the radio the other day, minding my own business, when I started to think about the meanings behind some of today’s popular songs. It seems that without a sexual reference The Halfway Point by Aundrea G., Stafford, VA    One day the inevitable will happen and you will start dating, whether your parents like it or not. It’s what makes the world go round. That’s right! You know very well that you are the result of some sort of relationship, whether good and lasting or not. These relationships often begin during the teen years. Continue... Selective Service by Sean M., Dedham, MA    When a man turns 18, he has to register with the Selective Service, also known as the draft. A woman is not required to sign up at 18, or any age. Why is this? Continue... Endangered by Joshua O., The Woodlands, TX    (or what the African refugee said to the American environmentalist) I wish I were a spotted toad instead of a human being: a slippery little amphibian rather than a displaced villager wandering the genocidal desert Continue... Darfur by Virginia M., Glendale, AZ    The situation in Sudan’s Darfur region - one of the world’s poorest - is deplorable. Not only America but the entire developed world should be doing more to stop the genocide there. Continue... Technology by Barbara C., San Antonio, TX    One Thanksgiving, I was asked a question by my grandfather, who always seems to have some deep moral hidden in his questions. He asked if I even knew what technology was in a world that itself is a technology. Continue... Styx and Stones by Alistair G., Ringwood, NJ    Aching time is soothed with lack of thought Cognitive wheels are bent and ruined with concentration I like the way that sounds ... Continue... Technologically Advanced by Cordelia E., Perkasie, PA     electromagnetic waves penetrate the brains of a new generation munching on french fries and slivers of bovine, Continue... More Opinion articles from the Teen Ink Archives

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