National Peanut Festival

Introduction One of the largest industries located in Dothan, Alabama today is peanut farming. Known as the “Peanut Capital of the World”, an astonishing half of the peanuts in the United States of America were produced within a 100-mile radius of Dothan Alabama (Alabama Farmers Federation). Dothan is also home to the Alabama Peanut Producers Association an organization that is interested in promotion, research and educational activities dedicated to enhancing the peanut industry (Thompson, 2013). Currently there are about 9 peanut farms located in Dothan. On average, Dothan produces about 400 million pounds of peanuts a year and that number is expecting to increase in years to come. In addition, Dothan holds National Peanut Festival that…

I can remember my sister catching the whole plane’s attention. She decided to take a nap, while chewing gum. She forgot to spit it out before hand, and woke up with it stuck in her hair. She had a blue clump that just got tangled on the back of her head. I remember it being the gum Winter Fresh, my sister 's favorite. You could just smell the mint on her. She was angry and embarrassed at the same time, and didn 't know what to do. All the flight attendants were running around, trying to figure…

diagnosed with cancer November 1999 (Charles). He really had IV colon cancer only about two to one year to live. Within in a few days he could pronounce words right, but his eye side still was fuzzy (Michaelis 557). Although he was married twice, his first wife was Joyce Halverson in 1949 and divorced in 1972 then Jean Clyde in 1973. He also had five kids by his first marriage (Charles). A day after Christmas he had a clot in his leg and got sent back to the hospital. He was always scared of…

This year Spring Hill High School put on the musical of You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown. Which ended up being some of the most famous Peanuts Comic Strips that were sung and acted out for the audience. The original musical was performed in 1967, and was directed by Clark Gesner. During the presentation of the musical on Thursday, very few members of the audience knew what was going on, because it did not have a plot. Although, the musical was enjoyable for the older generation because they grew…

Peanuts is a classic comic strip that was created by an average, everyday man, debuting in 1950. Charles Schulz created the strip based on his own emotions and personality. The comic strip slowly became more popular by the year and over sixty years later, it is the one of the most famous and influential comic strips ever created. Originally, Peanuts was a gag strip, or a single-paneled strip with a caption beneath the drawing, with typical characters and childish situations. (Walker, 407).…

He taught both blacks and whites how to become better farmers. He made a cart that he could take with him to the poor farmers that couldn't afford school. One of the things he advised them to do, was to grow peanuts to ward off beetles and help their soil to regenerate nitrogen. Soon there was too many peanuts and the farmers were angry for having too many and not be able to do anything with them. George prayed and asked God what he should do. George says that God answered him by giving him a…

Peanuts or No? I remember the first time Makayla ate peanuts she was only two years old. As we were all sitting at home watching a movie and enjoying a popcorn and peanut M&M mix. We gave Makayla her first peanut M&M. At first everything seemed fine but then she began to cough she was having difficulty breathing and then her lips and tongue begin to swell.We were all in an uproar, we didn't know what to do. So we all got in the car and rushed to the emergency room. Come to find out Makayla was…

“The word “festival” is derived from the Latin festum, meaning to feast, and originally defined a day or special time of rejoicing or feasting, often in memory of some great happening.” – (Martin et al 2005) Introduction This dissertation examines the motives behind customers attending unique and creative events. Does the overall setup and design of a music festival motivate customers to attend and does it enhance their overall experience? Objectives of the study • Understand the motivations…

events and festivals all together as they developed separately have now developed in to the big festival itself Festival Acadiens et Créole (“Festival Acadiens”). These events allowed for the festival to grow into something that celebrates all the aspects of the Cajun Créole culture. Rather than it just being a smaller event broken up into a day things it came together to a five-day event. More non-local people are more likely to come in for a festival that is more than just a couple hours one…

A career Army man, "Ike" rose to the level of five-star general and oversaw the Allied forces in Europe, including the famous D-Day invasion of France in 1944. Gas is at its lowest price ever at an astonishing twenty cents. While Americans are using all of the money on gas and oil, gas still manages to be at the rock bottom price of twenty cents. These prices don't last forever, and the price doubles in the 60s and tripled in the 70s. Prices of gas have gone up $1.80 over the past 65 years. TV…