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November 18, 2009

Mean or Snarky/Hero or Prodigy: What Your Writing Says About You

Mean or Snarky/Hero or Prodigy:
What Your Writing Says About You
By Guest Blogger/Writer, Teresa Frohock
http://frohock.wordpress.com/
What does your writing style say about you?
With all of our online communities and blogs, a lot of YA and teens are writing. I've been absolutely thrilled to see the number of YA and teens writing novels and short stories lately. [...:]
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Published on November 18, 2009 14:36

October 12, 2009

Harmless Pranks or Foul Play?

Harmless Pranks or Foul Play?
Six empty cases of toilet paper flipped upside down garnished roadside posts.  The toilet paper formed a snowy cascade over home, trees, and bushes.  Homecoming!   Harmless prank?  A rite of passage or foul play?   Some say no big deal – the toilet paper dissolves eventually.  Others claim it's a mess, disrespectful [...:]
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Published on October 12, 2009 04:56

September 15, 2009

Thank You, Kanye West

THANK YOU, KANYE WEST
Thank you so much, Kanye West.   We can learn a lot from you.  You've been vilified, humiliated, and humbled in the media for interrupting Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Awards!  Even President Barak Obama called you a jackass.  OUCH!  But I would like to express my deepest [...:]
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Published on September 15, 2009 14:35

September 9, 2009

Almost Raped – A Teen's Experience & How Her Best Friend Wasn't So Lucky

I WAS ALMOST RAPED, MY BEST FRIEND WASN'T SO LUCKY 
By Anonymous, (From the Midwest)
            My hands are shaking as I type this on my laptop and my stomach hurts.  I'm thinking about running to the bathroom, but I really want to get this done.



683,000 forcible rapes occur every year, which equals 56,916 per month, 1,871 [...:]
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Published on September 09, 2009 11:48

August 31, 2009

From Pot to Heroin to Jail Time – An 18-Year-Old Speaks of his Downward Spiral with Drugs

DOING DRUGS – MY DOWNWARD SPIRAL TO JAIL
I Hope You Can Learn Something From My Story
By Ben Coplin, age 18
 
My downward spiral started when I was fourteen.  I had been in and out of ten different school settings since 3rd grade for being oppositional with teachers, not doing the work, and distracting other students from learning.  [...:]
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Published on August 31, 2009 12:49