The Panther Press The Valentine's Issue
Compassion and love.
Loyalty and faith flowing through Heart and soul. True love.
February 12, 2013 Volume 2 Issue 10
-- Brett Potts
Valentine's Day Plans & Expectations On Valentine’s Day, many girls have idea that they’ll be spending the day with their loved one. They hope to receive flowers, chocolates and even a huge teddy bear. Some guys plan on going out to eat, getting candy, and just having a day with the person they’re with. Sweethearts are out shopping for things they think their partner will enjoy this year. Some purchase or receive just candy and maybe a quiet night in; others get bouquets of flowers, chocolates, jewelry-- the works. This year, just like every year, not everyone is doing something for Valentine’s Day. They either don’t have a loved one, or they or the person they’re with has a job and is too busy to celebrate the day of love.Although some who are without someone this year, no matter the reason, are still going out with friends because it’s a day to celebrate. It’s nice to be with someone, no matter who it may be, that loves you. They want to celebrate, too, and this year, hopefully, it’ll be better.
--Codi Trout, 11th grade
The Gruesome Truth Behind Valentine's Day Valentine’s Day is a day to spend with the one you love... yet the history of Valentine’s Day is a story of imprisonment and death. The story suggests that St. Valentine, the day's namesake, may have been killed for attempting to help Christians escape harsh Roman prisons, where they were often beaten and tortured. According to one legend, an imprisoned Valentine actually sent the first "valentine" greeting himself after he fell in love with a young girl-- possibly his jailor's daughter-- who visited him during his confinement. Before his death, it is alleged that he wrote her a letter signed "From your Valentine," an expression that is still in use today. Although the truth behind the Valentine legends is murky, the stories all emphasize his appeal as a sympathetic, heroic and-- most importantly-- romantic figure. By the Middle Ages, perhaps
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