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Hank Williams Jr., from Shreveport, Louisiana, is one of my idol songwriters in country music. He created his own musical existence, through connecting country with Southern rock and blues. Originally, Hank Williams Sr. wrote and recorded, “There’s A Tear in My Beer”, in 1951, but later rerecorded by his son Hank Williams Jr. in 1988, after the unexpected passing of Hank Williams Sr. in 1953. His music style creates imagined stories that sprout life on stage, leaving his audience emotionally connected with each lyric he sings.   One of my favorite songs,   "Tear in My Beer" on the album Pink Cadillac , The Williams sing,   “ There’s a tear in my beer / ‘cause I’m cryin’ for you, dear / you are on my lonely mind.”   The classic song is an example of an idiom, because “There’s a tear in my Beer”, gives you a glimpse into Hank Williams Sr. loneliness and emotions as his fallen tears drip-drop into his ...

Our Right Not His   Adam Gopnik, a writer for The New Yorker , and author of the article "In The Wake Of The Las Vegas Shooting, There Can Be No Truce With The Second Amendment,"  writes about the mass shooting in Las Vegas Nevada, where at least fifty concert attendees were killed and several hundred were wounded. Adam Gopnik makes a point on how he believes there are ways to control gun violence and mass shootings. He explains that gun violence can be controlled by having stricter gun laws and that there should be more government control and less citizens baring arms. He also eludes to the point that If there are travel bans that prohibit citizens from going to certain countries, then why can there not be a ban on certain weapons?  Additionally, the article summarizes his belief that there is no reason for the ownership of military-style firearms and that a stance has slipped down the agenda of our government and anti-violence liberals.   There i...