Today in class we learned about excellence. We started off by learning more about Edward Hubbard's essay, A Message to Garcia. This was written as an inspirational essay in March of 1899. It was such a popular piece of writing that it was turned into a pamphlet and sold in many places. About 40 million copies were sold, written in 37 languages. It was even made into two movies. it was made into a short film and a full length 90 minute movie. The reason we talked about this essay in our lesson about excellence is that's mostly what his essay is about. He talks about how he feels that is needed in society. The essays set in the Spanish-American war. Garcia was a revolutionary seeking Cuban independence from Spain. Rowan was a West Point army officer. Lastly, McKinley was the president at the time. That means that the message that Rowan was sent to deliver was probably the most official letter he could car...
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