Speak Out! for 2004 topics
- December: Favorite Family Traditions [Read
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The holiday season has begun. This time of year brings many different ways of celebrating, whether you observe Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or something else. Please share with us your favorite family traditions (what you look forward to most during the holidays)! Happy Holidays everyone! - November: Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving, and Our Troops [Read
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In honor of both Veteran’s Day and Thanksgiving, we are asking you to Speak Out your gratitude toward the soldiers that protect and serve us every day. Your “gift” of appreciation will be sent to our troops oversees and to the Pentagon in time for Thanksgiving. - October: Weird and Scary Experiences [Read What Other Have Said]
- September: Namecalling, badmouthing, and trash talking [Read
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This goes on all the time in sports and other areas. Most people accept it as part of healthy competition. We are seeing it on TV and in the newspaper in the political arena as we head into the elections. What do you think about this? Should a line be drawn here, or should it be accepted as friendly competition, or do you even care? - August: Upcoming School Year [Read
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At the beginning of each school year, we always promise ourselves certain things: this year I will go out for basketball, this year I will improve my grades, this year I will have a boyfriend. What are your goals for this upcoming school year? - July: Invisible Parents? [Read
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I recently went to the mall with my teenage son. Of course, he wanted to walk about 10 feet ahead of me…and that was okay. My question to you is - if there is one place you'd never want to be seen with your parents, where would it be and why? - June: Summer Vacation [Read
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This is the first weeks of summer vacation…it’s all about freedom, baby! And with that in mind…Speakout is offering a free thinking space this month. You may express yourself on any topic you’d like. Or, maybe ask a question that others might be able to help you with. Just remember to keep it clean, so you don’t get edited out. Happy summer, y’all! - May : End of the Year Exams [Read
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Spring is here and so are exams and state testing...any good study tips to share? - April : My Friends and The New Girl [Read
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Recently, I received the following in an email -- "I need advice about my friends because they won't listen to me or play with me since the new girl, blank, came along, but my friends thinks she's cool with her art (I meant blank is an artist and that's why my friends never hang out with me any more.)" Any suggestions for this teen? - March : And the Winner Is... [Read
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The award season is over, but we haven't heard from you yet! Who should have won a Grammy, or an Oscar, or a Golden Globe? Did the critics get it right or was someone left out? Tell us your favorite picks for music, TV, and movies. - February : Express Your Love [Read
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Express your love this month - for a friend, a parent, a pet, or your special honey! - January : Who's Gonna Pick Me Up? [Read
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To start the new year on Speakout, we thought we'd ask something completely fun and frivolous, so here goes...
If you could be picked up from school by someone famous, and make sure all your friends could see, who would you choose and how would that person arrive?