Melba's date with Vince starts with red roses. They go to his church and then to her home for dinner (Beals 116). Do you think this was a common way of dating in the late 1950s or the result of strict parents? How does this differ with dating today?
I think that this was a typical way of dating back in the 1950s. The part of going to church not so much, maybe Vince's mom is just as strict as Melba's. I think they went to the church so Vince's mom would make shure he didnt do anything stupid. Today I think parents give children more freedom in the sense that they can tell what and what not to do.In some cases eitheir the mom or the dad ask you who is she, or how well is she in school just too make shure you're are'nt with a bad person.
Well I think that is a common way of dating in the late 1950s or the result of strict parents is not that different like right now because most of dates is like that walk around and go for dinner. .
I think it is the result of strict parenthood. The parents back then made kids go to chuch and pray everyday. Now kids don't do that they go alone and do what they want.Also now kids don't go with parents like them.
Based on what I have read yes it is because thats what they mostl do. This put off by beacause today in dates they go eat,see amovie ,or just walk around
Well I think that this was just a way of dating back then because many things have changed since the 1950's. Probably it might have been a result of strict parents, but then again Vince and Melba knew each other from going to church. So that means that they enjoy going to church. From what I know dating today is wayy different. For example when people go out to some place, they'll never ever go to church. [Unless they really into that kind of thing] But they'll either go to the movies or to some cool, fun place.
Well I think that this way is how they use to date back then now is more wild I think because it shows that persons dont have respect for each other and back then it was a litttle strict but from my view point was better than what we see today.
I think that this was the result of strict dating because since Melbas mom had answered the phone. Then told Melba what they were going to be doing for their date. Melba didn't even know that Vince had called. Also. Melba didn't even get to put thought and her opinion of what they would be doing for their first date. Since Melbas mom had already planned everything out with Vince. This differs big time with dating today! This is because now in days our parents can't have any word on were we are going or what we are going to do. Or they don't even know if we are dating someone. In addition if our parents did know we were dating someone it would be the same thing, because they wouldn't be putting any opinion or thought on anything.
i think it was a common date in the late 1950's.Also with strict parents because the dager with the ingregation.Its differ with dating today because people toady dont go to chruch and later back home for dinner with their mom and dad.YToday we go to movies and the mall and ect.. today dating we dont worry about skin color we just date because we like that person for who they are not their skin color.
Based on what I read I believe that this was a common way of dating because it safer than to be out on the streets. Also because Melba wouldn't be seen or critisized by white people. This is different from dating today because people go out to places were they copuld have fun and people ussaly stay out longer, but in my veiw point I really think that this a really good way to date in the 1950s.
In my opinion, what Melba and Vince did then was the result of strict parents because I think that whoever wanted to be crazy was crazy. It was up to their parents if they let them or not. Melba's mom tells Melba, "Vince telephoned. He's asked me if you could go with him to church tomorrow, then out for a bite. I said yes, provide the two of you come home to have dinner with us" (Beals 115). This sounds to me like Melba's mom is in control, which is proof that she is strict. I think that dating then is way different than it is today. Today, to me dating means sex. No one even bothers including respect in the whole relationship. When teens go out to date,for example, they go out to eat and then back home; then the parents trust their kids so much that they leave them all by themselves in this big house where they can do whatever they want. I just think that back then, that's why there weren't so many teens getting pregnant because some guys actually respected the girls. Today, some guys don't even bother bringing their dates flowers, like Vince gave Melba. Wow...things have really changed.
I think this was the result of strict parents because if they were on a real date, they most likely would have gone out of the house and be somewhere else. Today when people date, they go somewhere to eat like a restaurant or like a fast food restaurant.
I think this was a form of strict dating because they wanted to get to know the person that there son or daughter was dating. Today parents sometimes ask their son or daughter to bring their date to their house to have dinner. They do that to get to know the person better to know that their son or daughter is with someone good.
I think that in the late 1950s this kind of dating was the result of strict parents. Melba's date was not the common way to date the reason why I think was because of the integration. Her mother and grandmother were worried about her being in public. This differs from dating today because before you had to ask your parents you couldn't go out with anybody now you could your parents aren't that strict and a date does not include going to church. A date might start out going to a restaurant instead of going to your parents house for dinner.
I think that this was the kind of dating was the result of strict parents because i dont think anybody would go to church on a date because now nobody goes to church on a date they go to a restaurant or somwhere fun.The day Melbas mother let her date she said it wasn`t really dating it was just that she didnt have a social life anymore since going to Central. Now people just go out with people and they dont really go out on dates they just go out for some time and they break up and dont talk again.
I think this was strict parents because melbas mom made the plans for her date with vince and told her what they were going to be doing and stuff like that. If they were not strict her mom would not be telling her what they were going to be doing for their first date. This is different from dates today becuase now you just do whatever you want in your fisrt date. Your parents don't have to have a opinion.
That wasn't the way of dating in the 1950s. I now this because it said in the book her mother only let her date him because she had to give up so many things. Just because she intergrated to Central High. It is very different from today because parents are not as strict. Like the old days now a days people go out when their 13 or younger. And it is different because the couple would not have dinner with their parents only if it was something serious. But most just ask girls out and they either say yes or no.
I think this was the result of strict parents because if melba and vince were alone they would of gone somewere else and they would of come home late. Their parents would not no when will they come or where will they be . Also especially people like melba's parents will be worried because anything could happen. In those times colored people where in danger.Melba's mom and grandma feel comfortable knowing where they are and feel safe for melba.But now these days it's more different dating because the parents allow their kids to go to more places and be free.Although the parents should have some responsability because knowone knows what could happen.
I think that the date was a result of strict parents.It differs with dating today now you could go out on a date without any parents.Also you can anywhere without any parent supervision.parents just take you and then they would leave you with the date.
i think that in the the late 1950s giving roses to a girl taking then to their church and then taking to their house was a common date. todays dates are just asking a girl out.
I think that their date was just the result of strict parents because going to church and having dinner with someone is not even a date. There was a lot of other things that they could have done but Melba's mom was too strict with her to let her do anything because there were two guys watching their house and she didnt want anything to happen to Melba. Dating is different today because now people go to the movies or to parties.
I think this is how they dated back then.I dont think this was because of strict parents.It is diffrent from dating today because when you go on dates now you go to the movies,you dont buy flowers,you dont go to church,and when you go to eat you go to a pizza place not your house.
well back then in the 1950's they dated differently. for example boys would bring flowers to his girlfriend like vince and melba. or like they treated each other with respect not like now a days they cheat on each other.
Yes I think this was a common way of dating in the late 1950's because back then people use to meet in church or even sneaked out like in Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet sneaked out.
I think this was a common way of dating in the late 1950s because boys were very different back then.For example, Vince showed Melba he liked her by givivng her roses and by having everyone pray for her.This differs from dating today because not all the boys give you roses or have other people pray for you.I think that the relationships from the 1950s lasted longer beacuse guys treated the girls with respect and they respected the parents decision.
This was a common way to date in the 1950 because now-a-days boys see the girls they like and go up to them and ask them out with out the roses. vince did came with roses and gave it to Melba.I think that back then was better because the guys would respect the girls and their parents decision.The parent's back then were strict because the parents would ask the guy to bring their daughter back at a certain time.Not here.
I think that might have not been so common because he might have only gone to church beacuse they`re safe of segregationest and at her house to eat so they won`t in danger outside of thier house.It differs beacause i doubt anybody goes to church as a date.
Based on what I have read I think that was the way they dated back then because if it was for strict parents they wouldn't let Melba go out for a date with vince.Now and then in the 1950s it's way different because we don't go to church ,to my parents house for dinner and some boys don't even bring roses to go out for a date. They just go to the mall and the movies and some times to the viedo/Game arcade.
Well from viewpoint I think yes this was a common way of dating in the late 1950s because their parents right there were more stricter than right now. Also back then parents always wanted to meet tne boyfriend/girlfiend to see how they were and if they liked them.Now its different today is like watever it doesnt really matter to them is like you can hardly see that. How this differ with dating today is that you called them or text. You go out to parties or movies. Bassicaly you did more crazy stuff.
I think this was a common way of dating in 1950's and loving each other but now kids these days think dating is all about having sex and ending up with a desease.
yes because before religion was very important and was very strict on who you could date and who you could not .this is diferent from now because now instead of foin to church people go to parties clubs and other places.
no because now the parents are really strict to protect their kids from bad people. so they wont do dugs and they wont do sex and get pregnant. so their kids wont get into problems with other people or the cops. in the 1950s they trusted their kids with those things. Now they dont trust their kids with others.
Yes it probably was but now like you go out some where like a fancy restaurant and you go to drop her of to her house and you tell her good by and like back then you probably to her out and give her something and then you go to the church to pray and you go to her to her house and then you go eat to her house.So their are different things from back then and in the present
I don't think it was a regular way of dating in the fiftys. it was aresult of strict parents cuz a usual date in the fiftys would be. 1.go to a dinner. 2.go dancing and finaly. 3. drop her of at her house. and that would be it you would see him the next day and taalk about how it went.Now a days it so much more diffrent . for example now adays its after school right away you go home get ready and leave to a park or somewhere you will meet eachother and then ride a bus go to a restaraunt, moovies, and shopping . that would be on a saturday. on a shool day it would be do homework get ready go tto the park and then go back home.
Wel from what i have done, i think that Vince was being romantic, it was really nice for him to buy her roses, take her home and take her to a church but i perfer for someone to take me shopping. But there is a differ with datting today because today kids dont do nothing like that, they go to clubs and eat at Mc donalds!
I think that that was a common way of dating in the result of strict dating. I mean, they only went to Vince`s church and to eat. Then to Melbas house for dinner. Not much of dating this days. Now days it`s much different. Now the guy picks up the girl at night and they go to "party" whit friends. Some couples return in the morning while others during the day. Sometimes in the weekends. Others in schoolnights. Way of compared to Melba`s date.
I think that this was not a common way of dating because there parents told them to go to those places ans like if there parents wouldn't have told them to do those things maybe they wouldn't have gone to the church and maybe they would have done somehting else. So i don't think that this was a common way of dating in the 1950's.
I think that all parents were very strict before. In the story Melba once mentioned that her parents, as well as the other eight's, were very strict. It seems to me that times have changed a lot and dating is so much more different than it used to be. Now it seems like people don't even bother to tell their parents that their dating. From what I've heard, girls used to have to tell their parents who they were dating and the parents had to aprove of the guy. I don't think Melba was the only one who had to follow those dating rules.
I think it was a common way of dating in the late 1950s because teens were looking for love and a relationship. But, dating today is not about love its just about dating someone for a week an then getting someone new.
In my opinion I think that this was the common way of dating in the late 1950s because back then it was more respectful they had more manors before. In a way I do think it was pretty strict of the parents how they do that that they have to meet their daughters boyfriend or date but in ways i think how the rules were back then, a young man had to ask permission to the parents to take out the girl and it had to be a proper date. Like to dinner or over to the girls or the boy's house with the whole family but with someone to watch over them. Now in this days its very very diffrent how girls and guys go out on dates because in this days guys dont do that anymore when they take out a girl they just pick her (especially when they are teens). In this days when a guy takes out a girl he dosn't take her out to church or to his family's house he takes her out to the movies or to the mall, to carnivals. But really i think the diffrence is that the guys were more respectful ion the old days and girls too they used to behave and think more of love than sex now is very different is not all about love now is more about sex and that's why theirs a big difference with dating before and now.
In my opinion i think this was a common way of dating in the late 1950 because that shows that the guy really respects you and wants to win her love and friendship, by taking her to his church, and going to dinner with her family. Now dating doesn't used to be like it used to be,now everything is done dirty between relasionships. A real date is when the guy gets to meet the girl's parents. So what vince is taking melba shows the respect.
Yes, I do think it's common way of dating in the late 1950's because parents were so strict back then more strict then how parents are these days. Now a days it'll be really weird and rare if your first date was at church then back to your house for dinner, and it will be a miracle if the guy actually brought you flowers. Today,he would either pick you up or you meet up with him somewhere and ussually he meets the parents afterwards.
My opinion is that this wouldnt be a common way because ussualy you eat breakfast together go to the movies going shopping and more stuff you could do together.
I do think it was the common way of dating in the 1950's or the result of strict parents because back then they were more careful or more sophisticated. They had to have adult supervision. It differs from dating today because today they go out without parents knowing and do things parents tell them not to do. Boys aren't like gentlemen and girls are not carefull.
From what i know about dating back in the old days from my dparents and grandparents this was a normal date. Back in the "good old days" anything other than holding hands would be so out of the ordinaray.Dating today would be very different. I mean you never go to church or to diner with the parents unless it was very very serious. Today we would go to like the park or the mall.
Ha-ha man yeah I think that was normal dating back then because I think that teens back in that era were more controlled and didn’t do much crazy stuff. I also believe that it was also based on parents being strict because since back in that era most of the teens had more respect to their parents and didn’t talk back to them unlike now in this era were kids have become more Rebellious, in which they think that they are always right and that kind of stuff. That type of dating really differs from then until now because really kids now a days wont go up to their parents and say "hey im going on a date see you later." No! We don’t do that anymore we just say were going out! We especially don’t come back with out date to come and eat dinner or we specially don’t take out our date to church! If you do that your a hardcore religious fanatic man. But yeah overall it really really differs because back then kids were more controlled and stuff but unlike now kids are more Rebellious and independent even though they really aren’t! How do I know that it differs! Really look at how many young people are becoming parents! Unlike back then when that was really rare or unusual if it was to happen! Really now everywhere you turn someone’s knocked up!
I think how vince and Melba are dating is a common way of dating in the late 1950s. From the way that vince and Melba are dating is differ with dating today by how vince and Melba go to church. Today in this year, when someone is dating they don't go together to church, well at least not my age. What they do is that they hang out like they go together to the movies or they go eat some ice cream and they do other different things. So yes, it is different of dating in this time of year from the way that vince and Melba are dating back than.
I really do think that dating back then is so much better than todays dating because todays dating should not even be called dating.because its parents think you are not"dating" cause they think you wont do anything because thier is no more strict parents. the parents being strict back then is so much better.
I do think it was a common way of dating in the late 1950s. As so were many things back then. I don't think only with strict parents but with any kind. Teenagers knew to ask for permission and wait until they were older to start dating. As for now a days things are way different. You could say teenagers are more rebellious and eager to grow up too soon. When it comes to dating we don't ask for permission or could care less if our parents agree or desagree with our choice of boyfriend/girlfriend. Some even start dating as young as 9 or 10 when back then even maive 15 was still to young. Matter of fact is times change and so do ways of life and living. Things we do know wouldn't even be thought about doing in the late 1950s.
i do belive that that was a common way of dating at that time.i wish guys were still like that and give a rose to me to start a date.now these days guys just think a date is just talking the girl to a walk and to the movies and thats it.and maybe the strict parents made the date in the 1950s more common like that but i belive dating was better back then than its now.
I think it was strict parenting because her family was really religious and she said that when she and grandma went to the wrestleling matches she planned to meet Vince there and the grandma would not know. She had to do it secretely. That is different from dating today because most people dont go on a date to church.
I think this was the result of strict parents because if melba and vince were alone they would of gone somewere else and they would of come home late. Their parents would not no when will they come or where will they be . Also especially people like melba's parents will be worried because anything could happen. In those times colored people where in danger.Melba's mom and grandma feel comfortable knowing where they are and feel safe for melba.But now these days it's more different dating because the parents allow their kids to go to more places and be free.Although the parents should have some responsability because knowone knows what could happen.
If I was Melbas mom I would tell my daughter to go to anothere school not just so I can keep my job but so she can be safe. I would talk to her and tell her that by I understand that she has to do her own decisions but this one is just not going the way we wanted it to. I would tell her that by her doing this she would be 99.99% safe and that if I keep my job I would be able to get her what ever she wants. I wouldn't want to brag about how she would get anything she would want because I wouldn't want to give her the wrong idea and make her think that its all for my use. As her mothere all i would want is to give her the best of everything.
From my viw point Melba thinks this because she is saying that is hard for the ones who want segregation to stop but its also harder for the people who want it. This is true because the ones who want to stop segregation have to do protest and get support from othere people. The ones who want it they also have to get support from others to and they had to make ideas to convice hem to help them. They each have to come up with ideas to support what they want and they each fight each othere. So it's like if she is saying that nobody should be seperated because all they are doing is the same thing just not working toghethere. This is what I think about what Melbas thoughts are.
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I think that this was a typical way of dating back in the 1950s. The part of going to church not so much, maybe Vince's mom is just as strict as Melba's. I think they went to the church so Vince's mom would make shure he didnt do anything stupid. Today I think parents give children more freedom in the sense that they can tell what and what not to do.In some cases eitheir the mom or the dad ask you who is she, or how well is she in school just too make shure you're are'nt with a bad person.
ReplyDeleteWell I think that is a common way of dating in the late 1950s or the result of strict parents is not that different like right now because most of dates is like that walk around and go for dinner. .
ReplyDeleteI think it is the result of strict parenthood. The parents back then made kids go to chuch and pray everyday. Now kids don't do that they go alone and do what they want.Also now kids don't go with parents like them.
ReplyDeleteBased on what I have read yes it is because thats what they mostl do. This put off by beacause today in dates they go eat,see amovie ,or just walk around
ReplyDeleteWell I think that this was just a way of dating back then because many things have changed since the 1950's. Probably it might have been a result of strict parents, but then again Vince and Melba knew each other from going to church. So that means that they enjoy going to church. From what I know dating today is wayy different. For example when people go out to some place, they'll never ever go to church. [Unless they really into that kind of thing] But they'll either go to the movies or to some cool, fun place.
ReplyDeleteWell I think that this way is how they use to date back then now is more wild I think because it shows that persons dont have respect for each other and back then it was a litttle strict but from my view point was better than what we see today.
ReplyDeleteI think that this was the result of strict dating because since Melbas mom had answered the phone. Then told Melba what they were going to be doing for their date. Melba didn't even know that Vince had called. Also. Melba didn't even get to put thought and her opinion of what they would be doing for their first date. Since Melbas mom had already planned everything out with Vince. This differs big time with dating today! This is because now in days our parents can't have any word on were we are going or what we are going to do. Or they don't even know if we are dating someone. In addition if our parents did know we were dating someone it would be the same thing, because they wouldn't be putting any opinion or thought on anything.
ReplyDeletei think it was a common date in the late 1950's.Also with strict parents because the dager with the ingregation.Its differ with dating today because people toady dont go to chruch and later back home for dinner with their mom and dad.YToday we go to movies and the mall and ect.. today dating we dont worry about skin color we just date because we like that person for who they are not their skin color.
ReplyDeleteBased on what I read I believe that this was a common way of dating because it safer than to be out on the streets. Also because Melba wouldn't be seen or critisized by white people. This is different from dating today because people go out to places were they copuld have fun and people ussaly stay out longer, but in my veiw point I really think that this a really good way to date in the 1950s.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, what Melba and Vince did then was the result of strict parents because I think that whoever wanted to be crazy was crazy. It was up to their parents if they let them or not. Melba's mom tells Melba, "Vince telephoned. He's asked me if you could go with him to church tomorrow, then out for a bite. I said yes, provide the two of you come home to have dinner with us" (Beals 115). This sounds to me like Melba's mom is in control, which is proof that she is strict. I think that dating then is way different than it is today. Today, to me dating means sex. No one even bothers including respect in the whole relationship. When teens go out to date,for example, they go out to eat and then back home; then the parents trust their kids so much that they leave them all by themselves in this big house where they can do whatever they want. I just think that back then, that's why there weren't so many teens getting pregnant because some guys actually respected the girls. Today, some guys don't even bother bringing their dates flowers, like Vince gave Melba. Wow...things have really changed.
ReplyDeleteI think this was a result of strict parents because back then they werent allowed to do much.And they had to be around a crowd tey coulnt be alone.
ReplyDeleteI think this was the result of strict parents because if they were on a real date, they most likely would have gone out of the house and be somewhere else. Today when people date, they go somewhere to eat like a restaurant or like a fast food restaurant.
ReplyDeleteI think this was a form of strict dating because they wanted to get to know the person that there son or daughter was dating. Today parents sometimes ask their son or daughter to bring their date to their house to have dinner. They do that to get to know the person better to know that their son or daughter is with someone good.
ReplyDeleteI think that in the late 1950s this kind of dating was the result of strict parents. Melba's date was not the common way to date the reason why I think was because of the integration. Her mother and grandmother were worried about her being in public. This differs from dating today because before you had to ask your parents you couldn't go out with anybody now you could your parents aren't that strict and a date does not include going to church. A date might start out going to a restaurant instead of going to your parents house for dinner.
ReplyDeleteI think that this was the kind of dating was the result of strict parents because i dont think anybody would go to church on a date because now nobody goes to church on a date they go to a restaurant or somwhere fun.The day Melbas mother let her date she said it wasn`t really dating it was just that she didnt have a social life anymore since going to Central. Now people just go out with people and they dont really go out on dates they just go out for some time and they break up and dont talk again.
ReplyDeleteI think this was strict parents because melbas mom made the plans for her date with vince and told her what they were going to be doing and stuff like that. If they were not strict her mom would not be telling her what they were going to be doing for their first date. This is different from dates today becuase now you just do whatever you want in your fisrt date. Your parents don't have to have a opinion.
ReplyDeleteThat wasn't the way of dating in the 1950s. I now this because it said in the book her mother only let her date him because she had to give up so many things. Just because she intergrated to Central High. It is very different from today because parents are not as strict. Like the old days now a days people go out when their 13 or younger. And it is different because the couple would not have dinner with their parents only if it was something serious. But most just ask girls out and they either say yes or no.
ReplyDeleteI think this was the result of strict parents because if melba and vince were alone they would of gone somewere else and they would of come home late. Their parents would not no when will they come or where will they be . Also especially people like melba's parents will be worried because anything could happen. In those times colored people where in danger.Melba's mom and grandma feel comfortable knowing where they are and feel safe for melba.But now these days it's more different dating because the parents allow their kids to go to more places and be free.Although the parents should have some responsability because knowone knows what could happen.
ReplyDeleteI think that the date was a result of strict parents.It differs with dating today now you could go out on a date without any parents.Also you can anywhere without any parent supervision.parents just take you and then they would leave you with the date.
ReplyDeletei think that in the the late 1950s giving roses to a girl taking then to their church and then taking to their house was a common date. todays dates are just asking a girl out.
ReplyDeleteI think that their date was just the result of strict parents because going to church and having dinner with someone is not even a date. There was a lot of other things that they could have done but Melba's mom was too strict with her to let her do anything because there were two guys watching their house and she didnt want anything to happen to Melba. Dating is different today because now people go to the movies or to parties.
ReplyDeleteI think this is how they dated back then.I dont think this was because of strict parents.It is diffrent from dating today because when you go on dates now you go to the movies,you dont buy flowers,you dont go to church,and when you go to eat you go to a pizza place not your house.
ReplyDeletewell back then in the 1950's they dated differently. for example boys would bring flowers to his girlfriend like vince and melba. or like they treated each other with respect not like now a days they cheat on each other.
ReplyDeleteYes I think this was a common way of dating in the late 1950's because back then people use to meet in church or even sneaked out like in Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet sneaked out.
ReplyDeleteI think this was a common way of dating in the late 1950s because boys were very different back then.For example, Vince showed Melba he liked her by givivng her roses and by having everyone pray for her.This differs from dating today because not all the boys give you roses or have other people pray for you.I think that the relationships from the 1950s lasted longer beacuse guys treated the girls with respect and they respected the parents decision.
ReplyDeleteThis was a common way to date in the 1950 because now-a-days boys see the girls they like and go up to them and ask them out with out the roses. vince did came with roses and gave it to Melba.I think that back then was better because the guys would respect the girls and their parents decision.The parent's back then were strict because the parents would ask the guy to bring their daughter back at a certain time.Not here.
ReplyDeleteI think that might have not been so common because he might have only gone to church beacuse they`re safe of segregationest and at her house to eat so they won`t in danger outside of thier house.It differs beacause i doubt anybody goes to church as a date.
ReplyDeleteBased on what I have read I think that was the way they dated back then because if it was for strict parents they wouldn't let Melba go out for a date with vince.Now and then in the 1950s it's way different because we don't go to church ,to my parents house for dinner and some boys don't even bring roses to go out for a date. They just go to the mall and the movies and some times to the viedo/Game arcade.
ReplyDeleteWell from viewpoint I think yes this was a common way of dating in the late 1950s because their parents right there were more stricter than right now. Also back then parents always wanted to meet tne boyfriend/girlfiend to see how they were and if they liked them.Now its different today is like watever it doesnt really matter to them is like you can hardly see that. How this differ with dating today is that you called them or text. You go out to parties or movies. Bassicaly you did more crazy stuff.
ReplyDeleteI think this was a common way of dating in 1950's and loving each other but now kids these days think dating is all about having sex and ending up with a desease.
ReplyDeleteyes because before religion was very important and was very strict on who you could date and who you could not .this is diferent from now because now instead of foin to church people go to parties clubs and other places.
ReplyDeleteno because now the parents are really strict to protect their kids from bad people. so they wont do dugs and they wont do sex and get pregnant. so their kids wont get into problems with other people or the cops. in the 1950s they trusted their kids with those things. Now they dont trust their kids with others.
ReplyDeleteYes it probably was but now like you go out some where like a fancy restaurant and you go to drop her of to her house and you tell her good by and like back then you probably to her out and give her something and then you go to the church to pray and you go to her to her house and then you go eat to her house.So their are different things from back then and in the present
ReplyDeleteI don't think it was a regular way of dating in the fiftys. it was aresult of strict parents cuz a usual date in the fiftys would be.
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2.go dancing and finaly.
3. drop her of at her house.
and that would be it you would see him the next day and taalk about how it went.Now a days it so much more diffrent . for example now adays its after school right away you go home get ready and leave to a park or somewhere you will meet eachother and then ride a bus go to a restaraunt, moovies, and shopping . that would be on a saturday. on a shool day it would be do homework get ready go tto the park and then go back home.
Wel from what i have done, i think that Vince was being romantic, it was really nice for him to buy her roses, take her home and take her to a church but i perfer for someone to take me shopping. But there is a differ with datting today because today kids dont do nothing like that, they go to clubs and eat at Mc donalds!
ReplyDeleteI think that that was a common way of dating in the result of strict dating. I mean, they only went to Vince`s church and to eat. Then to Melbas house for dinner. Not much of dating this days. Now days it`s much different. Now the guy picks up the girl at night and they go to "party" whit friends. Some couples return in the morning while others during the day. Sometimes in the weekends. Others in schoolnights. Way of compared to Melba`s date.
ReplyDeleteI think that this was not a common way of dating because there parents told them to go to those places ans like if there parents wouldn't have told them to do those things maybe they wouldn't have gone to the church and maybe they would have done somehting else. So i don't think that this was a common way of dating in the 1950's.
ReplyDeleteI think that all parents were very strict before. In the story Melba once mentioned that her parents, as well as the other eight's, were very strict. It seems to me that times have changed a lot and dating is so much more different than it used to be. Now it seems like people don't even bother to tell their parents that their dating. From what I've heard, girls used to have to tell their parents who they were dating and the parents had to aprove of the guy. I don't think Melba was the only one who had to follow those dating rules.
ReplyDeleteI think it was a common way of dating in the late 1950s because teens were looking for love and a relationship. But, dating today is not about love its just about dating someone for a week an then getting someone new.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion I think that this was the common way of dating in the late 1950s because back then it was more respectful they had more manors before. In a way I do think it was pretty strict of the parents how they do that that they have to meet their daughters boyfriend or date but in ways i think how the rules were back then, a young man had to ask permission to the parents to take out the girl and it had to be a proper date. Like to dinner or over to the girls or the boy's house with the whole family but with someone to watch over them. Now in this days its very very diffrent how girls and guys go out on dates because in this days guys dont do that anymore when they take out a girl they just pick her (especially when they are teens). In this days when a guy takes out a girl he dosn't take her out to church or to his family's house he takes her out to the movies or to the mall, to carnivals. But really i think the diffrence is that the guys were more respectful ion the old days and girls too they used to behave and think more of love than sex now is very different is not all about love now is more about sex and that's why theirs a big difference with dating before and now.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion i think this was a common way of dating in the late 1950 because that shows that the guy really respects you and wants to win her love and friendship, by taking her to his church, and going to dinner with her family. Now dating doesn't used to be like it used to be,now everything is done dirty between relasionships. A real date is when the guy gets to meet the girl's parents. So what vince is taking melba shows the respect.
ReplyDeleteYes, I do think it's common way of dating in the late 1950's because parents were so strict back then more strict then how parents are these days. Now a days it'll be really weird and rare if your first date was at church then back to your house for dinner, and it will be a miracle if the guy actually brought you flowers. Today,he would either pick you up or you meet up with him somewhere and ussually he meets the parents afterwards.
ReplyDeleteMy opinion is that this wouldnt be a common way because ussualy you eat breakfast together go to the movies going shopping and more stuff you could do together.
ReplyDeleteI do think it was the common way of dating in the 1950's or the result of strict parents because back then they were more careful or more sophisticated. They had to have adult supervision. It differs from dating today because today they go out without parents knowing and do things parents tell them not to do. Boys aren't like gentlemen and girls are not carefull.
ReplyDeleteFrom what i know about dating back in the old days from my dparents and grandparents this was a normal date. Back in the "good old days" anything other than holding hands would be so out of the ordinaray.Dating today would be very different. I mean you never go to church or to diner with the parents unless it was very very serious. Today we would go to like the park or the mall.
ReplyDeleteHa-ha man yeah I think that was normal dating back then because I think that teens back in that era were more controlled and didn’t do much crazy stuff. I also believe that it was also based on parents being strict because since back in that era most of the teens had more respect to their parents and didn’t talk back to them unlike now in this era were kids have become more Rebellious, in which they think that they are always right and that kind of stuff. That type of dating really differs from then until now because really kids now a days wont go up to their parents and say "hey im going on a date see you later." No! We don’t do that anymore we just say were going out! We especially don’t come back with out date to come and eat dinner or we specially don’t take out our date to church! If you do that your a hardcore religious fanatic man. But yeah overall it really really differs because back then kids were more controlled and stuff but unlike now kids are more Rebellious and independent even though they really aren’t! How do I know that it differs! Really look at how many young people are becoming parents! Unlike back then when that was really rare or unusual if it was to happen! Really now everywhere you turn someone’s knocked up!
ReplyDeleteI think how vince and Melba are dating is a common way of dating in the late 1950s. From the way that vince and Melba are dating is differ with dating today by how vince and Melba go to church. Today in this year, when someone is dating they don't go together to church, well at least not my age. What they do is that they hang out like they go together to the movies or they go eat some ice cream and they do other different things. So yes, it is different of dating in this time of year from the way that vince and Melba are dating back than.
ReplyDeleteI really do think that dating back then is so much better than todays dating because todays dating should not even be called dating.because its parents think you are not"dating" cause they think you wont do anything because thier is no more strict parents. the parents being strict back then is so much better.
ReplyDeleteI do think it was a common way of dating in the late 1950s. As so were many things back then. I don't think only with strict parents but with any kind. Teenagers knew to ask for permission and wait until they were older to start dating. As for now a days things are way different. You could say teenagers are more rebellious and eager to grow up too soon. When it comes to dating we don't ask for permission or could care less if our parents agree or desagree with our choice of boyfriend/girlfriend. Some even start dating as young as 9 or 10 when back then even maive 15 was still to young. Matter of fact is times change and so do ways of life and living. Things we do know wouldn't even be thought about doing in the late 1950s.
ReplyDeletei do belive that that was a common way of dating at that time.i wish guys were still like that and give a rose to me to start a date.now these days guys just think a date is just talking the girl to a walk and to the movies and thats it.and maybe the strict parents made the date in the 1950s more common like that but i belive dating was better back then than its now.
ReplyDeleteI think it was strict parenting because her family was really religious and she said that when she and grandma went to the wrestleling matches she planned to meet Vince there and the grandma would not know. She had to do it secretely. That is different from dating today because most people dont go on a date to church.
ReplyDeleteI think this was the result of strict parents because if melba and vince were alone they would of gone somewere else and they would of come home late. Their parents would not no when will they come or where will they be . Also especially people like melba's parents will be worried because anything could happen. In those times colored people where in danger.Melba's mom and grandma feel comfortable knowing where they are and feel safe for melba.But now these days it's more different dating because the parents allow their kids to go to more places and be free.Although the parents should have some responsability because knowone knows what could happen.
ReplyDeleteIf I was Melbas mom I would tell my daughter to go to anothere school not just so I can keep my job but so she can be safe. I would talk to her and tell her that by I understand that she has to do her own decisions but this one is just not going the way we wanted it to. I would tell her that by her doing this she would be 99.99% safe and that if I keep my job I would be able to get her what ever she wants. I wouldn't want to brag about how she would get anything she would want because I wouldn't want to give her the wrong idea and make her think that its all for my use. As her mothere all i would want is to give her the best of everything.
ReplyDeleteFrom my viw point Melba thinks this because she is saying that is hard for the ones who want segregation to stop but its also harder for the people who want it. This is true because the ones who want to stop segregation have to do protest and get support from othere people. The ones who want it they also have to get support from others to and they had to make ideas to convice hem to help them. They each have to come up with ideas to support what they want and they each fight each othere. So it's like if she is saying that nobody should be seperated because all they are doing is the same thing just not working toghethere. This is what I think about what Melbas thoughts are.
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