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Show February 18, 1997 The Dixie Sun Why is Black History Month important? "I think black history month is important because it is a big part of our national history, starting back from way back when. I think people need to realize the importance of it and celebrate their freedom. " Courtney Booth, 22. Hometown: St. George, UT ) at ces st ite Martin Luther King had a dream, and the Civil Rights Day is a of this small fulfillment dream.'' Cochiese Yellowhorse, 21 Hometown: Lachee, y es AZ can , hat , 4, v iydt ! 'j t ' V Cleon Yazzie 21. Hometown: Page, AZ "J think it's a time when everybody takes pride in their culture, I hope, and 1 think everybody should have a time to celebrate their culture, for Indians, for whites, for Chinese, for Mexicans, everybody. We all have our time set Martin Luther King, Harriet Tubman, they were idols for the black people. that we ry I think it's good have black histo- month. " Michelle Cavanaugh, 20 Tuba City, AZ : Page 7 MarriageHappiness? By TAWNIE WILLIAMS CONTRIBUTING WRITER In today's society, the way we express how we feel for one another has changed. Instead of the traditional engagement period and finally marriage, people are moving in with each other. Back in our grandparents' time this was not even an option for "good girls," but now it has become a common practice. What providers for their families, bringing home the bacon. Marriage means dedication to one another for the rest of your life, and growing together, raising a family. The ultimate act of love was to ask your girlfriend to be your wife. Sharing your name, address, and bank account is supposed to be the biggest act of love. In a way, marriage is becoming one person; everything you do or say is to make your life together happy. So the act of marriage is to join forever and to be happy, and that is the only true happiness. In the eyes of God, in a church, by an authority, we become connected together forever and that is the way it should be, or to hide from us; like the fact that they have the world's biggest collection of dirty movies or they like to use women as a punching bag. In some cases, women want their own sense of self. They don't want to be referred to as Mrs. John Doe or feel that their whole existence is worthless unless they have a man. Men as well as women want to have their freedom, to be able to walk out the door at anytime, "Men as well as without having strings attached. We all want our women want to freedom to be ourselves have their freeand to be our own person. Someday, living together dom, to be able to may lead to marriage for walk out the door some couples, but many feel content with their sitat anytime, withuation. Love is what out having strings is it? keeps them together, not a attached." In these modern times, piece of paper signed by a divorce had reigned judge. People need the makes one or the other chance to grow supreme. better? They are each a Up ancj be Many of love our to express way themselves, those young ff and desire to be together, look-innot an people but traditionalists frown extension to grow on the concept of people of another up finally I know together, living person. By did, then that if I moved in with living they grew some guy and I did not together, peoapart. Many plan on getting married, ple have the people young chance to share each my mother would have a these days, find it nervous breakdown. others lives, without a bit old fashioned to Each generation sees when into becoming them. marriage jump things differently, even How you live your life, you do not even know how to love and share which side of the bed your depends on you and your how matter life. No beliefs. If you need a your potential mate likes to much you love someone, watched on. legally binding contract to Having sleep make your relationship you have your own way our parents marriage's of expressing it. In the old crash and burn, we made work, go for it. And if you it free before love, think all you need is love, days up our own rules for a was not appropriate to then good for you. It does healthy relationship. have sex out of wedlock. each not matter how you with to live Deciding the was you way Marriage other is a big step in a express your feelings for of moved out and one another, what counts grew up relationship, it could be is that you show it. All it the beginning or the end. your parent's home. The when was night comes down to in the end want we wedding As much as girls crash received is 'that you are happy with your to get married forever, we you course in sex education. each other and you did also want to be secure in Women took on the name what you thought was our relationships, and of their husband and a with sometimes living right for you, and not became mothers and what you were told was person helps us find out housewives. Men had to those little things men like right. grow up and become |