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Scottish Highlands
by Sarah Murphy, Teacher in Virginia
The Transformative Power of Dialogue
by Catherine Newell, assistant professor of religious studies, University of Miami & The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress
Eyes on the Prize
by Kamille Bostick, Vice President, Education Programs, Levine Museum of the New South
Butthole Surfers Blew My Mind
by Bob Schneider, musician, songwriter, and artist based in Austin, Texas
My Service in the Navy Sparked a Lifelong Interest in Other Cultures
by Lou Nachman, Charlotte Mecklenburg School District, NC
Contested Autonomy
by Julie Doan, Elementary Teacher, Oregon
Forever Maps
by Spencer Swindler, 44, social studies teacher Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Saving the world may just mean saving one person's world
by Gerald Evans, 43, English Teacher (high school and middle school)
“This is Water”: Finding Empathy in the Banalities of Daily Living
by Avery, 18, Student
“Nowhere Man” in Lincoln, Nebraska
by Matthew Sweet, musician based in Omaha, Nebraska
Transformative Literature
by David Denby, author, journalist, film critic
Rolling with Difference
by Lené Le Roux, 34, Urban planner, Urban Geography PhD candidiate, South African
Finding Freedom from the Familiar
by Hollis Robbins, Johns Hopkins University
Censoring Slaughterhouse-Five
by Robert D. Newman, President and Director, National Humanities Center
Wabi-Sabi: The Perfectly Imperfect
by Yael Lazar, PhD Candidate in Religious Studies at Duke University and a curator for the Humanities Moments Project
Why We Always Come Back to Abraham Lincoln
by Ken Burns, documentary filmmaker
Resilience, Humility, and Picnics
by Matthew Booker, associate professor of American environmental history, North Carolina State University
The Fault in Our Stars and my Dad - Living through Leukemia in my Dad's shoes
by Cheyenne, 18 years old, living in Utah, a senior in high school
Stars
by Anonymous, 22
"Three Mountain Pass" - Connecting to Vietnam
by Lindsey Graham, 27, history teacher
The Power of Myth
by Ron Eisenman, public high school social studies teacher, Rutland, Vermont
When Breath Becomes Air
by Robert D. Newman, President and Director, National Humanities Center
Taking Russian and Other Happy Accidents
by James Hackett, CEO, Alta Mesa Resources
The Power of Superheroes
by Jonathan Lethem, novelist
Don’t Buy Into A Single Story
by Olympia Friday, Digital Engagement and Marketing Coordinator, National Humanities Center
Fish and Place in Barbados
by Frances Coffey, High School Teacher
“Fern Hill”: the fleeting, eternal magnificence of Innocence
by Carl Rosin, 51, teacher
The Day I Decided to Major in History
by Justina Licata, 32 years old, Ph.D. Candidate
The Pledge of Barbados
by Elizabeth Mulcahy, Social Studies Teacher