A Message To Garcia

A message to Garcia was published as an inspirational essay in March 1899.  After that they made it into a pamphlet that sold over 40 million copies in 37 languages.  It also had two movies made about it.  It was so popular that people would use it as a slang (still used in the military).  Garcia was a revolutionary seeking Cuban independence.  Also Rowan was an army officer (West Point, class of 1881).  Last but not least was McKinley.  He was the president, but he got assassinated 6 months into his second term by anarchists.  He was so important they named the tallest mountain in North America but switched it back to its old name in 2015.  The setting of the story took place during the Spanish American war, fought in Cuba.  A message to Garcia had a lot of odd vocabulary in it.  Some odd vocabulary was
Perihelion~ The point when a planet (like mars) is closest to the sun, and therefore is at its brightest.
Slipshed~ Careless, lackadaisical, slapdash, remiss.
Imbecility~ incapability, feebleness, stupidity.
Stenographer~ A person who takes dictation in shorthand.
missive~ a letter, especially a long or official one.
The Ancient Greeks came up with a word for it, witch is Areté.  It means the act of living up to ones full potential.

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