Today in class we took notes on " A Message to Garcia" By Elbert. The article sold over 40 million copies and was made in 37 languages. People turned it into a book, movie, and a pamphlet. The movie was made in 1916 then again in 1936. The setting was the Spanish American war and fighting over Cuba. Garcia was a revolutionary seeking Cuba independence from Spain and Rowan was a war general that came out of west point in 1881. The president at the time was William Mckinly and he was president from 1891 to 1901. Later getting assassinated in the 6 month of his second term and got the tallest mountain in North America name after him but was changed back in 2015. We also took notes on some of the words because this was written a long time ago in 1899 so their phrases were different. Perihelion is the point when a planet (like Mars) is closest to the sun and at its brightest. A stenographer is a person who takes dictation in shorthand. Then last we took a look at a quote by Elbert Hubbard that said " What is initiative? I'll tell you it is doing the right thing without being told.