At the end of the semester, the instructor challenged us to write an essay with a longer title than the body paragraph. The prize couldn’t have been higher; the winner and the runner-up would receive a twelve-month fellowship (faculty housing, $80,000 stipend, travel allowance, etc).
Next class the teacher announced we all passed; grades between B- and A+. Then the two who received A+ and the fellowships read their pieces to the class. Frankly, no great shakes, either.
I got a B.
Title: No War Can Be Won Without Many Brave Men Dying
Essay: No war can be won
Next class the teacher announced we all passed; grades between B- and A+. Then the two who received A+ and the fellowships read their pieces to the class. Frankly, no great shakes, either.
I got a B.
Title: No War Can Be Won Without Many Brave Men Dying
Essay: No war can be won
