The first thing we did in class today was discuss our human geo schedule, such as when we had tests and class. We talked about exams and I'm happy that we have a half day each day we have exams (no classes, no lunch, no advisory) and a 17 day Christmas Break :)))) Then we took notes on a powerpoint called Excellence, it talked more about a Message to Garcia. We learned that it was published in March 1899 and re printed as a pamphlet and a book, with over 40 million copies sold. It was also made into a movie twice in the 1900's. I don't understand how a few pages of an essay was made into a movie and book, but it was. The term "take a message to Garcia" is used sometimes, especially in the military and it pretty much means to take initiative.
We learned about the "backstory" too. The setting was during the Spanish/American War. Garcia was a revolutionary seeking Cuban independence from Spain. Rowan was an army officer, and McKinley was the 25th President of the United States. During his second term he was assinated by an anarchist, and until last week he had the tallest mountain in North America named after him, but now the mountain is back to the name Danali.
Also, we went over some of the vocabulary terms we didn't understand. We talked about what we thought Elbert Hubbard was saying and in my opinion, he is talking about not enough people back then being like Rowan . It's about having the work ethic to take initiative and doing a task straight away without any complaints or questions.
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