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"The Inca Trail",,"Sure, I had studied the Incas in school. I knew about Machu Picchu or I thought that I did. ""You cannot judge a man until you walk a mile in his shoes"" from To Kill a Mocking Bird describes my moment.
The trail went through the Andes, we were able to interact with local villagers. We were able to see how they lived, in the altitude where food was scare. It was eye opening. We camped along the trail, seeing more stars than I could have imagined. I was able to the see the Southern Cross in the sky, bringing up images of people using the stars as navigation points. The engineering of the trail and Machu Picchu spoke to the Incas' advanced society. That being said, the trail was tougher than anticipated. But worth the trip due to your view of Machu Picchu as you come up to it. It is a spiritual place and when I first saw it I could not move, I just stared at it.
Walking throughout the area brought to life for me all that I had studied. We were able to see the terrace farming concept, the temples, all at this altitude, making me wonder about how this was accomplished. The manpower needed. . . This has impacted how I teach the Incas to students. It enables me to tell stories that they might not be able to read about in the class, showing pictures from Machu Picchu. For me when I teach this to students it brings back the memories.",,"Hiking the Inca Trail, visiting Machu Piccu",,"March, 2002","Wendell Johnson, 52, Social Studies Teacher",,,,,,the-inca-trail,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Through professional development","Agriculture,Cross-Cultural Relations,Inca Civilization,Inca Trail,Lee, Harper,Machu Picchu,Peru,Teachers & Teaching,To Kill a Mockingbird,UNESCO World Heritage Site,World History",http://humanitiesmoments.org/files/original/337/postcard.jpg,Text,,1,0
"Literature and Its Worlds of Possibility","Coccia enlists the words of feminist theorist and poet Adrienne Rich to articulate the power of the humanities: “I came to believe a child’s belief, but also a poet’s … that language, writing, those pages of print could teach me how to live, could tell me what was possible.” Literature can open up worlds of possibility, encapsulating what the humanities can offer us.","In middle school, Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird inspired Emily Coccia to imagine the possibilities of the law to bring communities closer to justice. In college, it was the world of critical theory—such as feminist and queer theory—however, that helped her understand the other paths available to those wishing to enact social change.",,"To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee; queer and critical theory by Adrienne Rich and others",,,"Emily Coccia, the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress",,,,,,literature-worlds-of-possibility,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"",,,"Books & Reading,Critical Theory,Feminism,Justice,Lee, Harper,Lesbian Authors,Literature,Queer Theory,Rich, Adrienne,To Kill a Mockingbird,Women Authors",http://humanitiesmoments.org/files/original/11/126/adrienne-rich.jpg,"Moving Image","Kluge Scholars",1,0
"Eyes on the Mockingbird","Without Eyes on the Prize, I would have never seen what was happening outside of my little hometown. I knew there were different cultures, ethnicities, and nationalities surrounding Durand, but I never came in contact with them. I certainly never knew that people had to fight to be able to go to school or that fire hoses were used to deter people from going to school. It also taught me that minority does not indicate a color or even social grouping; rather it indicates a lack of political power. By Lee showing that people in the minority were being harmed by those with power, I was able to see how important it is for me to stand up for human rights. Without the humanities, I would have been blind to the world.","I grew up in a very small town in rural Wisconsin. When I looked at my classmates it was like looking in a mirror. Because of that, I never realized that there were many people who were facing hardships because of their minority status and people who were taking advantage of them. Fast forward to my sophomore year of high school. Mrs. Shaw made it her mission to open our eyes. She wanted to expose us to the realities of this world. While I questioned it at the time, she showed us the entire Eyes on the Prize documentary. She would allow us to watch, and then she would force us to talk about it and face the facts. We had to face the fact that people could be cruel, especially if they felt they had power over others. The curriculum then went on to To Kill a Mockingbird. Mrs. Shaw made sure to show us that skin color is not the only way to dictate belonging in the minority. She made us see the importance of standing up for the fact that people are people, no matter what, no matter their political power.
Without Eyes on the Prize, I would have never seen what was happening outside of my little hometown. I knew there were different cultures, ethnicities, and nationalities surrounding Durand, but I never came in contact with them. I certainly never knew that people had to fight to be able to go to school or that fire hoses were used to deter people from going to school. It also taught me that minority does not indicate a color or even social grouping; rather it indicates a lack of political power. By Lee showing that people in the minority were being harmed by those with power, I was able to see how important it is for me to stand up for human rights. Without the humanities, I would have been blind to the world.","Hampton, Henry; Harper Lee","Eyes on the Prize and To Kill a Mockingbird",,1995,"Sarah Arnold, 38, English Teacher",,,,,,eyes-on-the-mockingbird,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Bildungsromans,Books & Reading,Civil Rights,Discrimination,Documentary Films,Durand, Wisconsin,Eyes on the Prize,Film,Hampton, Henry,Human Rights,Lee, Harper,Literature,Minorities,Social Justice,Teachers & Teaching,To Kill a Mockingbird",http://humanitiesmoments.org/files/original/9/110/To_Kill_a_Mocking_Bird.3.jpg,Text,"Teacher Advisory Council",1,0
"My Service in the Navy Sparked a Lifelong Interest in Other Cultures",,"Teacher Lou Nachman discusses how his experiences overseas in the Navy changed him from an indifferent student to embrace life as a teacher and enthusiastic traveler.
For Nachman, works of literature such as Big Fish or To Kill a Mockingbird forge an appreciation of human connections in the midst of apparent differences. In doing so, he says, they urge us to reflect on our own place in the world: how do we think, and how do we want to think?",,"Novels such as Big Fish and To Kill a Mockingbird",,,"Lou Nachman, Charlotte Mecklenburg School District, NC",,,,,,navy-other-cultures,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"",,,"Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions,Books & Reading,Charlotte, North Carolina,Film Adaptations,Lee, Harper,Military Service,Teachers & Teaching,To Kill a Mockingbird,Travel,Wallace, Daniel",http://humanitiesmoments.org/files/original/4/33/US_Navy.jpg,"Moving Image",Educators,1,0