The Coon

One dark winter day my father ran into my room and awoke me. He said “Boy you better get outside and feed them dogs it’s fixing to come a bad snow storm”. I lyed in bed a while and finally got up. The room was very cold as I got into the kitchen I got the dog food and walked outside it was bitterly cold and it was starting to snow. I walked across the yard and to the dog pens I opened the gate and fed all the dogs. I liked one more dog to feed his name was Shorty. Shorty was a feisty mean Begal…

The question that is posed today is, does racism exist still? When it comes to race there is no definite way to really say that it does exist. America, has grown into a society that disguise their hate for others behind a smile. Every so often, Americans will forget the hardship that many endured to obtain their civil right and they will let their hate seep from their lip out of anger “damn nigger.” How can ones anger allow you to belittle another? Self-exposure of fear is the reason why the…

Everyone heard the idiom, “one bad apple spoils the whole bunch,” as a child. Norrell portrays a similar storyline in the south during the Civil Rights Era in his novel Eden Rise. Looking at the Southerners as a whole, they all seem bad because of the viewpoints of a few. The few carry influence throughout the south and the other Southerners feel inclined to follow suit. Tom McKee’s family received old money and power in the small town of Eden Rise. A regular stop at a country store on…

considering all other sports. Therefore, participation is this adventurous, exciting and thrilling sport requires a range of safety precautions. These precautions are not just for the hunter’s safety but for nearby hunters as well. May it be deer, coon, fowl or moose hunting - an attitude of precautions and safety saves many lives. So, if you want to follow some safety tips to help create better hunting experience for…

Old Yeller By: RAIN VAUGHN I really enjoyed the book Old Yeller by: Fred Gibson. It takes place in the Hill Country of Texas in the late 1860’s. It concerns the maturing of a young boy who must fight against his own worries as well as against the dangerous Texas frontier. The story can be considered on many levels, but it is first and foremost an exciting adventure of a boy and his dog. There was some…

that those who search for racism in things like award shows are the real racists. Hair challenges these ideas through satire. In songs like “Colored Spade” Darius Nichols sings, “I'm a colored spade. A nigger, a black nigger, a jungle bunny, Jigaboo coon, pick-a-ninny mau mau, Uncle Tom, Aunt Jemima, Little Black Sambo. Cotton pickin' swamp guinea, junk man, Shoeshine boy.” These lyrics are incredibly impactful because he is simultaneously identifying and breaking these hurtful, loaded words.…

In the literature, different equations are used to calculate the energy requirement for birds (Emmans, 1974, Peguri and Coon, 1988, NRC, 1994, Sakomura et al., 1993, 2006), the factorial model has been the basis for the elaboration from these models, estimating the requirements consider the differences in weights, body composition, potential for growth and production of the animals, as well as the environment. The factorial method is based on the principle that the requirement in energy or…

Community spirit, also commonly referred to as the sense of community, is generally defined as “a feeling that members have of belonging, a feeling that members matter to one another and to the group, and a shared faith that members' needs will be met through their commitment to be together” (McMillan & Chavis, 1986). A strong sense of community can have positive effects on both individuals and communities (Kloos et al., 2012) and participation in the community is a fundamental aspect of a good…

and whites could not sit in seats reserved for blacks” (David Pilgrim). This is one example of many state laws that allowed discrimination and segregation of African-Americans. “Newspaper and magazine writers routinely referred to blacks as nigger, coon and darkies” (David Pilgrim). These very disrespectful names for African-Americans were common until very recent years and perpetuated racial discrimination. “A black male could not offer his hand (to shake hands) with a white male because it…

throughout “Where The Red Fern Grows”. I think they have a good pace and are an important part of the book. The character development is amazing to see over time showing how in my citation “Papa I said I don’t want an old collie dog”. I want a hounds-coon and I want two of them”. But later in the book, you can see how he is more mature and responsible and willing to work for his dogs when his parents can’t help him. Citation “How long have you been saving this?" he asked. "A long time, Grandpa,"…