Early Christianity

Today in class we learned all about the meaning behind A Message to Garcia. It was published as an essay back in March of 1899. But because it was so popular, it was reprinted as a pamphlet and a book. Over a few decades, it sold over 40 million copies and was translated into 37 different languages. Because it was so popular, it was made into a movie 2 times. The phrase "take a message to Garcia" became a super popular phrase and is still used in the military even today. It is used as a phrase to say, "take initiative." This story took place during the Spanish American War, during the McKinley office. Hubbard, the man behind A Message to Garcia, based the story off of Rowan, a U.S. military soldier that delivered a message to Garcia. The message said that American wanted Cuba to win the war because if they didn't, Spain would be right near America, which would be bad. We also learned what "arete" is. It is excellence of any kind.