Mascot Style Guide — Liberty the Bald Eagle¶
This page exercises every admonition style for Liberty, the U.S. History pedagogical mascot. Use it to verify that images load, colors render correctly, and text wraps cleanly around the floated images.
Neutral¶
A Note from Liberty
This is the neutral style — used for general sidebars, introductions, or
any content that doesn't call for a specific emotional tone.
Welcome¶
Welcome to This Chapter!
Let's investigate the evidence! In this chapter we'll explore one of the
most consequential periods in American history. Get ready to think
critically, question assumptions, and draw your own conclusions.
Thinking¶
Key Insight
This is the thinking style — used for key concepts and moments that
deserve deeper reflection. Notice how the evidence connects to broader
themes across multiple historical periods.
Tip¶
Liberty's Tip
This is the tip style — used for hints and helpful guidance. Always
check the source date, author, and audience before accepting a historical
claim at face value.
Warning¶
Common Mistake
This is the warning style — used to alert students to common
misconceptions or logical errors. Watch out for hindsight bias: just
because an outcome seems obvious now doesn't mean it was predictable then.
Encourage¶
You Can Do This!
This is the encouraging style — used for difficult or dense content.
Primary source analysis can feel challenging at first. That's completely
normal. With practice you'll start reading historical documents like a
detective.
Celebration¶
Great Work!
This is the celebration style — used at the end of major sections.
You've just worked through one of the most complex chapters in this
course. That takes real intellectual effort — well done!
Image Border Debug View¶
The section below adds a red outline to each mascot image to verify trim padding and sizing.
Red outline shows the actual image bounding box. If you see large gaps
between the outline and Liberty's body, run the trim-padding script.
!!! mascot-celebration "Border Check — Celebration"
Verify that pale confetti elements are visible against the dark purple
background. If not, the celebration PNG may need a darker background pass.