Diving into the Details of "A message to Mrs.Garcia"
A message to Mrs.Garcia was published as an inspirational essay on March 1899. After it was written as a paper it was turned into a pamphlet and 47 million copies were sold. It has since been published in 37 languages. "A Message to Garcia was made into a movie twice in 1916 and 1936. The title " A message to Garcia" was turned into a slang which basically means to take initiative. Here is some background on "A Letter to Garcia. It was written during the Spanish American war. Mr.Garcia was a revolutionary seeking Cuban independence from Spain. In this story Rowan was a army officer who gratuated from West Point in 1881. At the time of the note the current president was President McKinley. Some Vocabulary words I learned was...
-perihelion, the point when a planet is closest to the sun therefore the sun shines the brightest.
-slipshod, careless, lackadaisical, remiss
-imbecility-incapability,feeblness,stupidity
-stenographer- a person who takes dictation in short hand.
-missive-a letter, especially long or official
The main message of this essay was:
The world bestows it big prizes for one thing, initiative. Initiative is doing the right thing without being told."
Arete- Is excellence in everything you do, moral virtue, fulfillment of purpose, and the act of up to ones full potential.
-perihelion, the point when a planet is closest to the sun therefore the sun shines the brightest.
-slipshod, careless, lackadaisical, remiss
-imbecility-incapability,feeblness,stupidity
-stenographer- a person who takes dictation in short hand.
-missive-a letter, especially long or official
The main message of this essay was:
The world bestows it big prizes for one thing, initiative. Initiative is doing the right thing without being told."
Arete- Is excellence in everything you do, moral virtue, fulfillment of purpose, and the act of up to ones full potential.
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