Hillbilly

No Secrets My friends Papa is a hillbilly. At family barbecues no one wants to eat what Papa is grilling because they do not know if it is beef or possum. This is similar to America’s food situation. No one knows exactly what we are eating, where we get our food, what is in our food and what harm genetically modified food can do to or bodies. Companies like Panera Bread are one of the few companies that are committed to using fresh ingredients and products that contain no artificial additives.…

Donavan Anderson Mrs.Pinson English 4 9-16-14 Elvis Presley Starring in thirty-one movies, producing over 150 records and singles, one child, and having an 8 year unsuccessful marriage, Elvis Presley had a very great life set up in his hands, being a singer; songwriter; actor; veteran; husband; and father, but over time his strong drug abuse twisted his complete world around. Elvis was born in Tupelo, Mississippi. He was a musician starting at the age of 10 and had spread his name around…

While there are many court definitions of what makes a parent “unfit,” for the purpose of this essay, the definition that will be used is from uslegal.com. It defines an unfit parent as one who "substantially and continuously or repeatedly refused or failed to give the child proper parental care and protection." The list of offenses against the Walls parents is numerous. A brief glance at their “greatest hits” includes the rented U-Haul the children rode in on their way to Battle Mountain. The…

Barely able to open his eyes Lee began to wake up. Although the room was very fuzzy Lee thought that he was waking up from a crazy dream. This is where he tried to get up, thinking he was still in his bed. Not able to get up, Lee finally realized he could not move. As he came to, it was obvious he was not dreaming. Looking up he saw the ceiling of the compound he and his friends had broken into. Lying down flat on his back Lee also saw he was strapped to a table in the lab with restraints on his…

Introduction Have you ever heard these words –hillbilly heroin, OC, a-minus, red birds, Vitamin R, and roses? There is no question we have heard some of these words. Yet, what is unexpected is they are all code words used by teens for prescription drugs per the National Institute on Drug Abuse for Teens (2016). Prescription drug abuse among teens has rapidly increased, and has become a public health concern. Teens who are abusing prescription drugs are at higher risk for other abusive problems…

Keith Lionel Urban was born October 26, 1967 in Whangarei, North Island, New Zealand. Urban is the son of Bob and Marienne Urban who together ran a self-owned convenience store. On Urban’s father’s side, his grandfather was a piano teacher and his father played the drums. When Urban was young his family moved from New Zealand to Australia, and this is where Urban’s uncle gave him his first instrument, a ukulele. Both of Urban’s parents loved country music and this is where he developed his taste…

WORD COUNT: Cy Layne Cushenberry P.O. Box 2491 Amarillo, Texas 79105 (806) 220-7616 cy.cushenberry@gmail.com SUGARTIME- THE SWEET AND STICKY LIFE OF COUNTRY MUSIC LEGEND CHARLIE “SUGARTIME” PHILLIPS BY CY CUSHENBERRY This book is dedicated to Therese Kelley and Mike Mc Millen for their love, dedication and support throughout the writing process And to Gloria Cushenberry, a woman who after every battle in life Is the first to raise the flag And rally the troops to victory And of course to Charlie…

Has “new” country music or “pop” country music redefined country music by overcoming the main stereotypes or has it become a completely new genre? Country music has a longer history than most people realize. It dates back to around the 1920s when people started taking old tunes that their grandparents brought from their homeland, and combining them with a version of African American Blues. Even though this genre has had a longer time to evolve than some of the newer genres of today, if you were…