A tradition we have on Thanksgiving is we always have family over to eat. A family tradition that we have on Christmas is we always put a Christmas tree up. We also decorate the house with decorations. We always have Christmas dinner with family, and lastly we always have presents.

Around the holidays, like Thanksgiving & Christmas, I believe these celebrations are cultural because in my family we always put up the Christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving. We always celebrate both holidays. We have a lot more food at Thanksgiving than Christmas. A very cultural tradition in our family is around Christmas, we bake cookies…Read More

American Hollow is a great documentary, however, it has some positive and negative aspects.
Two positive aspects of the documentary is that it shows what happens here in the mountains and it shows the way we do some of these things. Two negative aspects are that it shows some stereotypes that aren’t true and the side that many people don’t see…Read More

The American Hollow has many traditions that follows the lives of the Bowling family as they fight to survive in dirt-poor mountains. Iree gave birth to 13 children, but only two have left to fight for better lives in Ohio while the rest have married and started their own families back home. Uneducated, unemployed, and violence and alcoholism go…Read More

WHERE I’M FROM

I am from Sweet Tea, from Downy and Gain.
I am from the two story white house down the lane.
I am from pinetrees, the pine cone house.
I am from know it alls and tattle tails, from get up and sit down and be quiet.
I am from the Birthday parties and Halloween parties.
From hot summers and cold winters.
I am from getting up on S…Read More

WHERE I’M FROM

I am from Sweet Tea, from Downy and Gain.
I am from the two story white house down the lane.
I am from pinetrees, the pine cone house.
I am from know it alls and tattle tails, from get up and sit down and be quiet.
I am from the Birthday parties and Halloween parties.
From hot summers and cold winters.
I am from getting up on…Read More

WHERE I’M FROM
By: Laura Creech
I am from sweet tea, from ajax, and banquet tv dinners.
I am from the holler that twists and curves (curves as you drive)
I am from the bush, roses that are spiky, cabbage, daisies that are yellow as the sun.
I am from eating together at birthday parties and blue eyes, from Joan, Neal, and Susan.
I am from…Read More