What is love? This is the question many teenagers ponder over everyday. Here, in a collage of voices, teens give their views on the mystery of love. So if your in love, thinking about love, or just want to know what the heck it is, listen up. Though the beggining is a bit overwhelming, this piece ends on a gracefull note. It will leave a chuckle in your throat and knowledge in your brain. Love is like an apple.

The premise behind "Love is Like an Apple" is a simple one: youth reporter asks peers what love is, then makes a sound collage. The finished piece, however, provides an insightful look into a not-so-simple issue. I feel like many teens toss the word around without any significance, so I was interested to hear the thoughts and views of these particular young people.
The responses in this piece range from the silly ("the word we use to justify our codependence") to the disillusioned ("everything everyone says is going to be really cheesy"), the vague ("it's a step beyond liking something") to the conventional ("caring unconditionally for someone"). But, ultimately, I was pleased to hear how many people had taken the time to really think about what love meant to them, and at the end of this piece I realized that, like always, my worries about the Youth of Today were pretty much baseless.
This piece would fit very well in a larger magazine about high school issues - or, perhaps, it could be saved for Valentine's Day 2007.