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Show PAGE TEMPLAR TRUMPET, SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 Look at the Big Picture called Culture Clashes and it was written by the famous breaking these laws are death volleyball player Gabrielle Reece. She tells of an evening These women who have been going through this suffer from depression and try to end their lives by attempting suicide and swallow household cleaners. when her whole perspective on life changed. She learned how the women in Afghanistan had their freedom taken away by the Taliban which is a extreme Islamic militia. Before this change the women had normal lives like us. But now they By: Katie Gardner The most recent complaints Ive been hearing lately are Why want? cant I wear what I Why cant I have my hair dyed? Or my favorite, Its taking away my individuality! Now I'm not saying that I don't like to wear what I want, but I think that there is a much bigger picture to look at. To see this picture we turn are attention to Afghanistan. I was reading my Women Sports and Fitness magazine and I came across an article that caught my attention. It was cant hold a job. They get kicked out ofUniversities and are forbidden to go to school. If their husband dies and they don't have a family member to help them financially they are forced to beg for food. They can only leave their house if they are joined by a male family member. They have to paint their windows black so no one can see diem. They also have to wear a burqa, which is a Icig flowing garment that com- or being publicly beaten. There are campaigns against these unfair law's but it is a very slow process. It is a violation of human rights to make a woman afraid to walk down the street because of their gender. In the article Gabby says that we turn trivial things into big deals in this country. She likens it to something that happened last January when the International Volleyball Federation mandated that the w omen had to compete in two piece bathing suits. The players complained so the federation agreed to include one piece suits as well. When I think about a room full of express your individuality. Now some of the outfits were really strange but they expressed their personality w hich was good. But I dare say that people arguing about whether or not they should make the this saying? This is a prestigious grown, well distinguished tolerance, but the middle finger of the other drivers hand. murders, and families falling apart, are all caused by one Society does have a bunch of really stupid rules. However they are important thing or the lack of one tant not only fix' others that you show respect, but for yourself too. By showing respect you gain friends and avoid alienating people. A good example of this is Columbine, think about what might have hapand a little respect which comes pened ifthe kids had shown a from caring for others. Now if little respect to those two answer to our problems, that think about it, we walk down the street and there are people pushing you. When You drive cm the street and you accidently cut someone off dont expect swimming suit they wanted and whatever gown they w anted. The theme for the pageant w as see out of. The punishment for Most of these rules revolve around respecting others as well as yourself. It is impor- youre still reading this article pageant and they were talking about how they made the change that the women competing could wear whatever pletely covers their body. There is only a mesh vent to ones that need to be followed. still the children cry, put a little love in your heart. There is the countries women are beaten for showing their ankle. I wrote this article to encourage us to see the big picture and that we at Manti High should look a little harder. Here is my next example. I was watching the Miss America none of them dyed their hair blue or pink. I looked really close but alas none of the candidates for Miss America had dyed their hair. Now what is Show a Little Respect By: Lucas Jones Another day goes by and players wear two piece suits it makes me laugh. That this is a big problem when in other boys. They may have received respect in return instead of a I bullet in the leg. think that the problems we have in society like, Road Rage, Drive By Shootings, So thing.. even if you start out doing only one respectful thing a day do it, its worth it. Maybe someday it will save your life or the life ofa family member. The more I think about it the more I realize that the problems we have are because people dont keep the promises they make and they just dont think about what they say. The problems in our society are caused by the lack of respect that we have for each other as human beings. There is one thing that we all have, animals included, and that is the power to show respect, thats the basic key to survival in life, respect. honor and Im sure 11 ifthey dyed their hair another color they would probably have been disqualified. So you ask Katie what does all this mean? Well I will sum it up in this paragraph. When you think of the things that people here wear, they say that short is better or less is good. But in a world that I cant even imagine, women are beaten for accidently exposing their ankle. So here the teachers get mad at us when we w ear cloths that are not appropriate but in countries far away they are forced to dress in garments that cover their entire body. Now the big picture that we should all be seeing is how lucky we are to live here and have the privileges that we have. Instead of looking at all the things we cant do, think of all the things we can. Hopefully this will get us thinking and help us see the big picture. Funny Beauty Tip By: Lucas Jones Beauty Tips are very important no matter who you are. Taking care of your skin is what really got me into all of these stupid tips my brain has collected. So I am going to tell you how to take care of your skin. 1 . About once a month take a bath with powdered milk Fill add about to 12 tub full, cup of Powdered cup fairly your milk. Use the powdered milk for soap as well. This gives your skin the lactic acid it needs and reduces wrinkles soaps can cause. It also gives your skin a slight glow and lots of moisture. 2. If you take vitamin E chaplets and place the oil on your face it will work as a natural moisturizer. Do this about every other day at night and make sure to wash it off in the morning. 3. Taking care of your nails is part of taking care of your skin. Take about a cup of warm water and add half a lemon or 3 cups of lemon juice. Soak your nails in the mixture for about 4 or 5 minutes. 4. Add a lemon cut in half and place it in your bath tub. This relaxes muscles and tightens the skin. 5. Getting rid of hair can cause your skin stress. The worst hair removal for your skin is waxing. To save your skin, rub baby powder on your skin first so that it doesn't pull of the skin with the hair. Above all, whenever you go out side in the sun make sure you have sun block on. Rays today, raisins tomorrow. Take care of your selves. All tips are guaranteed to work and are not a joke. 1 |