Word: essayed
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...prize of $100,000 for the best essay on how to achieve International peace...
...skill as an angler. Even during the ten years that he was breathing the breath of life into the Atlantic Monthly, flavoring it with humor, human interest and gentle irony, he did not forego fishing or writing about it. Every complete angler is familiar with his quixotic essay "Fishing With A Worm," a stirring defense of the practice...
...Write a few paragraphs including editorial comment in an essay of 250 to 500 words on five of the following subjects...
...test last year; but as it became complicated in keeping track of this in the examination, this has been given up, and the contestants may this year spend their time as they choose on the various portions of the test. Last year the Harvard contestants did well on the essay group of questions; but their showing was not as good in the factual division...
This is partly a novel, partly autobiography, partly an essay on modern civilization. Those who like loud talk, quick action, should not apply. Those who like good writing, quiet observations, had better read...