У вас есть триста слов, чтобы рассказать о трех гостях, которых вы хотели бы пригласить на официальный ужин. Принцип построения эссе понятен: характеристики гостей должны отражать ваши собственные. Не забудьте, что здесь главное - показать личность с разных сторон, как это удалось автору предложенной работы...

Question: If you could pick three guests for a formal dinner, who would they be and why would you choose them? (300 words maximum)

Guests at my formal dinner would be Robert Booth Fowler, John "Buck" O'Neil, and Harriet Marks. Professor Fowler is a political science professor at the Wisconsin — Madison who specializes in the intersection of religion and politics.

He was the most passionate, creative, engaging and charismatic instructor that I have ever had. He continues to inspire me to be passionate about what I do, to act always with a determined vigor, and to devote much of my free time to the teaching and trainig of others.


My second guest, John "Buck" O'Neill, is a former Negro Leagues baseball player and manager who later entered the Major Leagues first as a scout for the Chicago Cubs (signing, among other players, Ernie Banks and Lou Brock) among other players, Ernie Banks and Lou Brock), and later as Major League Beasball's first black coach (with the Cubs, in 1962).

He is almost uniquely qualified to provide living testimony regarding the intersection of sports and the history of American racial relations, both of which interest me greatly. If you saw Ken Burns's documentary on baseball, you undoubtedly recognized Mr. O'Neill and his affable, gracious style, as being the show's truest star.

Third, I would invite Harriet Marks. Mrs. Marks is my grandmother, who is recently widowed and seems a bit lonely. Although she has never expressed an in politics or in American race relations—and has little understanding of basebale - I know that she, more than anyone else, would appreciate the invitation.

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