Elbert Hubbard

Elbert Hubbard was an American writer, artist and philosopher that had a lot to do with the arts and crafts movement during that time. He was born Bloomington Illinois June 19, 1856 and lived to May 7, 1915 when his ship was hit by a German submarine. He is from where my family is from in Illinois and actually was born not to far from where my family lives. He was an anarchist and socialist that believed in religions freedoms. He wrote the book "To Carry a Message to Garcia" which presented his belief that Walt Whitman and other poets and authors of that time to be compared to prophets of God, similar to other prophets in the bible. The phrase "to carry a message to Garcia " was a story of a soldier name Rowan that was given a message by the United States President to deliver to General Garcia a leader in the Cuban insurgents. Rowan carried out his assignment with initiative and absolute focus and did not stop until he achieved his goal. I understand from this reading that I need to focus on my task and not get distracted by everything around me. I need to take more initiative in doing the best job regardless of how difficult it may seem.

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  1. Mr. SchickSeptember 17, 2018 at 6:19 PM

    This is a good posting, and I like your analysis of Hubbard's essay. I did get confused about the Walt Whitman part, and I wonder where that came from.

    Also, I'm curious about where in Illinois your family is from, since I grew up on the south side of Chicago!

    9/10 on this posting.

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