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Things Usually Turn Out Alright
by Esther Mackintosh, President of the Federation of State Humanities Councils
Response to a response
by Jacob, Johnston 20 years old. College student at Texas A&M University
The Beginning of Something Brilliant
by Lincoln El-Amin, English major at Texas A&M University
Music Connects Us
by Marty Amrine, 43, Writer
Transforming Loss into Artistic Expression
by Noah Reid, actor and musician
Hearing an Orchestra for the First Time
by Charles Frazier, award-winning author of Cold Mountain, Varina, and other novels
An epiphany over a statue of Gandhi
by Rick Parker, Middle School Social Studies Teacher
A Scientist Appreciates the Humanities
by Andromeda Crowell, 27, Science Teacher, Orange High School, Hillsborough, NC
Coming Into My Feminist Consciousness
by C. N. Bernstein
“You don’t just run, you run to some place wonderful.”
by Deborah Ross, lawyer & politician
Chimborazo and the Sublime
by Emma Barlow, 18, Student
Contested Perspective
by Breann Johnston, Middle School Teacher
The Impact of a Seemingly Simple Movement
by Becky Krusi, 18 years old senior at Mountain Heights Academy; full time dance student in the Professional Training Division at Ballet West Academy
Getting Carried Away by a Book
by Kevin Spencer, 37, PhD student in English at Duke University
Quo Vadis: Religious Experience and Critical Thinking
by John Cleary, 60, Associate Professor of Philosophy
Haunted by Homer’s Sirens
by Kevin Guthrie, founder/president, ITHAKA
The Day I Decided to Major in History
by Justina Licata, 32 years old, Ph.D. Candidate
Feeling the American Revolution
by Steve Oreskovic, Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District
A House
by Alejandro, 19, student
Saints at Devil’s Gates that Opened My Eyes
by Skylar, art and design student
"An extraordinary emblematic flag"
by Emily Longenecker, 34, High School Teacher, Virginia
Who is the Hero of Animal Farm?
by Mary Catherine Keating, 52, Teacher
The Power of Myth
by Ron Eisenman, public high school social studies teacher, Rutland, Vermont
Reclaiming Richmond
by Dr. Ed Ayers, former President and Professor of History at the University of Richmond, former President of the Organization of American Historians, and noted public historian
From Aesthetic Shock to Ethical Awakening: How an Environmental Artist and Activist Found Purpose
by Subhankar Banerjee, environmental activist, photographer, and professor at the University of New Mexico
How “Untitled No. 11, 1963” Affected Me
by Gabriel Ritch, 18, high school student
Make Today Beautiful
by Graci Mills, 18, High School Student
Where Dreams Were Made and Humanistic Visions Forged
by Stephen G. Hall, Alcorn State University
“Personal freedom was therefore not existent.”
by Lisa Roop Belcher