Excellence and A Message to Garcia
- The book was published as an inspirational essay and became very popular, selling over 40 million copies and being translated into 37 different languages
- Was written in March 1899 and became part of the culture during that time
- The message of the book was initiative: doing the right thing without being asked
Background information
- Setting: Spanish-American War
- Garcia: Cuban independence from Spain
- Rowan: Army officer
- McKinley: 25th President that got assassinated
Vocabulary
- Perihelion: the point where a planet is closest to the sun, therefore being the brightest
- Slipshod: Careless, lackadaisical
- Stenographer: a person who takes dictation in shorthand
- Imbecility: incapability, stupidness, feebleness
- Missive: a letter, especially a long or official one
Areté
Ancient Greek word for excellence
- Excellence of any kind
- The act of living up to one's full potential
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