What follows is a brief, proud, yet calculated advertisement of a summer convention for civically-inclined young men and women, and the parent institution active in its sponsorship. I intend not just to appraise, but also to promote what I feel to be a profoundly transformative and uniquely gratifying retreat, as I know all who …

                The following is excerpted and adapted from a broader work on the informative role of historical narrative in the development cultural identity.  Broadly speaking, the study of history inspires exploration of societal identity of those within the national, geographic, or ethnic borders of a past people. However, while national historical character often serves …