Moments of Grace and Courage: Reflecting on Dr. Fred Johnson’s “Bathing in the Sunshine of Despair” Dr. Kathryn Schoon-Tanis It’s easy as a white, educated woman of privilege to feel overwhelmed and paralyzed by race relations in our country. Between the beating of Rodney King and the LA race riots (when I was a Hope …
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By Hope College English Education major, Laura Van Oss Last spring, Professor VanDuinen warned me that she’d be calling on me along with my fellow English Education students to participate in the Big Read come November. The more involved I’ve become with the project, the more excited I’ve become about the opportunity our city has …
by Hope College English Education major, Abby LaBarge To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee portrays evident themes of racism, familial love, justice, and compassion. One of the lesser discussed themes, however, is femininity. In the beginning of To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout is determined to embrace her tomboy side for a great deal of …
Bryan Stevenson is a lawyer who fights for justice and mercy on behalf of those who are discriminated against. NPR recently featured Stevenson in an interview and Calvin College will be hosting him this winter for their January Series. The founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, whose book Just Mercy went on sale this past month, is quite a hero to those …
“We need art, in the arrangements of cities as well as in the other realms of life, to help explain life to us, to show us meanings, to illuminate the relationship between the life that each of us embodies and the life outside us. We need art most, perhaps, to reassure us of our own …
By Maria Emerson, Technical Services Assistant at Western Theological Seminary I don’t remember exactly when I fell in love with “To Kill a Mockingbird.” In the same way that there are times in your life when you meet someone who impacts you profoundly, there are times when a book does the same. TKAM was that …
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You’ve probably heard of this exciting program going on next month all over Holland! So why should you get involved? 1. Free copies of To Kill a Mockingbird will be given away at our kick-off event (November 3 at 7pm at Graves Hall on Hope’s campus) and at Herrick District Library on November 1. First come, …
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In the midst of bitter friendship troubles, Atticus took Scout in his arms and told her this simple truth that we all can benefit from: “This time we aren’t fighting the Yankees, we’re fighting our friends. But remember this, no matter how bitter things get, they’re still our friends and this is still our home.” …
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Feeling inspired after reading Harper Lee’s masterpiece? Get creative! Hand Drawn To Kill a Mockingbird Mug Step 1: Wash and dry your mug, if new. Decide on a design and prep design with masking tape, if necessary. Step 2: Use a pencil to rough out design for any words or lines. Remove masking tape. Step 3: …
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by Katharyn Jones DISCLAIMER: This post has nothing to do with how to hunt or kill mockingbirds. However, this post will make you question life as you know it. My initial memories of To Kill a Mockingbird are intertwined with recollections of pimples, hormones, and weird body changes. I first encountered Harper Lee’s influential novel …
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