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College Recommendation
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This
letter is intended to serve as a college recommendation for Ezra
Edlarruti. I have been acquainted with Ezra for four years but
came to know him well last year, as he was in the one class that
I taught, a thirteen-student junior English class.
Last spring, while he was singing the lead in "The Marriage
of Figaro, " Ezra became especially interested in a short
story that we read as a class, Albert Camus's "The
Guest." It is a challenging story for any reader, and Ezra
became interested in the subtleties of interpreting it,
especially in the difficulties inherent in the translation of
such a story. What did Camus really mean to say and how might
his intentions have been compromised by its English translation?
Ezra read the original, French, version of the story and then
wrote a superb analysis of the compromises inherent in its
English translation. His essay was flawless -- his wording apt,
and his analysis insightful, logical and comprehensive. Some of
our English faculty can't write so well.
Students and faculty often remark that Ezra is blessed with
considerable talent. What many of them overlook is how hard Ezra
works to cultivate his talent, whether it be the development of
his beautiful voice for an operatic performance or of his
writing skills as he works through an essay. I know of the
effort that he put into book reviews of _1984_ and _Animal Farm_
because he shared early drafts with me. I also appreciate the
time that he put into his analysis of "The Guest"
because he stopped by periodically to share his enthusiasm for
the project and his progress with it.
In over twenty-five years of teaching, I have known other
students with talent equivalent to Ezra's. Many of them lacked
his good nature and humility, and few demonstrated the genuine
intellectual curiosity that Ezra has exhibited over and over --
a curiosity that is often accompanied by his excitement or
enthusiasm for an idea, an author, a literary work or the lead
role in a challenging operatic performance.
When I decided to set up a debate on Henry David Thoreau's
"Civil Disobedience, " regarding the role of
government in our lives today, in an effort to have the class
appreciate more fully the contemporary implications of Thoreau's
sophisticated essay, it was Ezra who was most helpful in
creating a resolution that would lead to that appreciation.
Ezra, to no one's surprise, then agreed to argue on any side of
the debate.
Ezra is a motivated young man of numerous talents and
considerable self-discipline. He is fun-loving, likable,
enthusiastic, trusting and trustworthy.
Gary Youstis
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