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half of the check. I was absolutely horrified. Any girl would expect that the guy would want to pay for dinner on the fust date. Luckily I had money on me and I paid for my meal.

BRIANSMITH STAFFWRITER BTS723@CABIUN1.EDU

Anyone with a TV has heard about the issues with violence on television. I personally have watched a large amount of television, so I've also seen what's being done about it. The basic idea is to remove it from sight, but I have another theory about this-how about we just show kids the consequences?

One day, I was watching an episode of South Park with my 10-year-old brother who has to watch everything I do. It was the "anime" episode, where the kids brought weapons such as katanas, nun-chucks and throwing stars. They played with .these weapons for a while, until eventually Kenny threw a star that landed right in the middle of "Butters" eye, complete with a line of blood going down his cheek. It was a very painful image.

At this point, I turned to my brother, who had a shocked look on his face (but not traumatized or anything).

I asked him, "You wouldn't do that to anyone, now would you?" and he replied "No."

of his beak spinning to the back of his head, he got his brains blown out?

Of course this would ruin cartoons, but my point is the youngest children may get the wrong impression from seeing these thin_gs on TV. A child that's naeve enough might get the impression that all these deadly acts may not be as dangerous as tbey actually are. These children just need to be informed and properly monitored by their parents.

Take wrestling for example. It's often the blame of violence in kids and there are several cases where children have been hurt trying to imitate it. However, some kids might not realize the secrets the professional wrestlers use. The ring is basically a mattress, and the wrestlers are trained to do the all the moves and holds correctly, and even then they still get injured. I imagine that the people who get killed imitating these stunts are people that don't think of the consequences or understand what they're doing.

ASHLEY RANDAZZO ASST.FEATURES EDITOR AAR722@CABRINI.EDU

I remember when I was 17 years old, I started to date.

One of the first dates I had was probably one of the most influential in my dating experience. We'll call this stud-muffin "John." John seemed nice, that's why I decided to go out with him in the first place.

He was from down south, and I thought his accent was cute at least. But when it came to the date it was far less than what I expected.

This boy never even opened the door to his huge monster truck for me. I almost killed myself trying to get in the gigantic thing.

When I made it to the top of Mount Everest, he decided on dinner at a nice restaurant.

He actually seemed into me, which was my own personal goal for the night.

When the check came, things quickly went downhill. He had the audacity to ask me for my

After dinner he walked me to his car and asked me if I wanted to go to the movies. Needless to say, I didn't spend another minute with him and made him take me home.

John and I still continue to talk and be friends till this day. However, I did ask him why he didn't pay for our date. His only reply was, "Well you seemed like an independent kind of girl. I didn't want to make you feel like you were weak, or offend you in anyway."

Alright, maybe I am a bit independent, but that has absolutely no bearing on the fact that I like to be treated like a lady. I mean seriously, I like to be treated to dinner, heck, what girl doesn't?

Yes, it's true women want equality with men, but there is nothing wrong with being spoiled a little bit every once in a while.

I often wonder why all the opening of doors and paying for things has completely gone out of the window these days. It seems that dates are more informal then ever, and kids are starting at a younger age.

A girl getting flowers these days is as rare as a dinosaur walking the earth in 2006.

Seriously, girls love that stuff and one would think that it would catch on. But all that is just extra to a girl. We want the opening of doors, and the nice dinner and a few compliments.

These are the important little things that make a date a great one, at least in the girl's point of view.

I remember corning home that night after my date with John. I told my mom everything, but she was quite shocked when I told her what happened.

Although my mom is 46 now, she does remember when boys would fall all over her and be sure to open a car door once in a while.

She asked me as a joke if there would be another date, and of course I shot that idea down while still in the car with him.

Independence should not stand in the way of getting treated like a lady. In fact, even the most independent woman can let her guard down for one night and enjoy feeling special.

That's how it should always be, and it's time for boys to recognize those little things that make us girls feel special all the time.

This was when I realized something, what if all TV shows showed the realistic consequences of violence?

Constantly cartoons such as "Looney Toons" or "Tom and Jerry" are shown getting hit with anvils. shot in the face and electrocuted, yet they all just recover in a man~ ner of seconds. What if instead, when Daffy Duck gets shot in the face, instead

I don't necessarily think that just removing violence from kids shows will solve this problem. Too many "TVY7'' shows feature people getting hit hard without even getting a bruise. Some action shows even edit out blood in such a way that characters endure unbelievable and unrealistic amounts of damage without even getting a scratch. Wouldn't seeing someone take high-impact punch without getting injured give an 8-year-old the wrong impression?

I just think ltids would be okay if there were informed. Ideally, their parents should be there to tell them right from wrong, and the child should be smart enough to listen.

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