The True Harvard by William James
Story type: EssayThe True Harvard[1]When a man gets a decoration from a foreign institution, he may take it as an honor. Coming as mine has come to-day, I prefer to take …
Essay
An essay is, generally, a piece of writing that gives the author’s own argument — but the definition is vague, overlapping with those of a paper, an article, a pamphlet, and a short story. Essays have traditionally been sub-classified as formal and informal.
Stanford’s Ideal Destiny by William James
Story type: EssayStanford’s Ideal Destiny[1]Foreigners, commenting on our civilization, have with great unanimity remarked the privileged position that institutions of le …