In todays class I and the class read "A Message to Garcia." written by Elbert Hubbard The story is about a lost war general U.S needs to find him while Spain and the U,S was fighting over Cuba and the. The president of the U.S is told that he should tell Rowan to take the latter. When Rowan takes the letter he didn't ask for any help or make any excuses. Rowan was in the Cuban jungle for 3 weeks and found Garcia. Many bosses back in the 1800s should their workers this article because they were so lazy and always made excuses but the boss just wanted them to work. Overall Elbert Hubbard believes many people aren't good at doing their job and come up with excuses too much.