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KYACTE: Applications now open for the 2023 Horatio Alger Scholarship!
500 scholarships will be awarded to students who have faced & overcome great obstacles in their lives who wish to pursue a career or technical education.
Deadline is June 15.
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prof_horatio: Latent? Bitch, please!
Call me Gay Algêr!
mdrayton: Morgan Freeman the new Horatio Alger.
FischerKing64: Watched entire Piers Morgan interview w/DeSantis. Someone close to him needs to explain that the ‘aw shucks, God and country, here’s my Horatio Alger story’ ain’t gonna cut it. Felt like watching Nikki Haley, and that’s not good. Blunt, forceful, direct answers is order of day.
PayingForSchool: [NEW] The Horatio Alger Career and Technical Scholarship is available to undergraduate level students who have shown great perseverance in overcoming adversity. You must plan to pursue a career or technical education at an accredited non-profit,...
JasonColavito: Of course, it isn't going to top the collection of Horatio Alger stories that some publisher put out decades ago: "Ragged Dick / Struggling Upward." They used to stock that in my college's bookstore, to much amusement.
marion_wv: The 2023 Horatio Alger Career & Technical Scholarship Application is NOW OPEN! Learn more at
KipNoey: “People say that “hard work” is the explanation behind wealth, despite the omnipresence of income inequality that tips the scales no matter how exhaustively one labors.”
The American Dream Is Built on a Lie: New Book ‘Bootstrapped’ Explains
MichaelStahlke: Proud to claim Minnesota as my home state, even if I guess you could say I went west. You know -- the way of Horatio Alger, Davy Crockett, the Donner Party.
RollingStone: In an exclusive excerpt from her new book, ‘Bootstrapped,’ author Alissa Quart explains the lie behind the myth of upward mobility in America.
RyanVernosh: Another gop rep extending the argument that if I don’t see it, it doesn’t exist.
Fact is you won’t see it due to Horatio Alger type stigma attached to hunger that folks like this rep push.
So thankful that this harmful rhetoric didn’t stop the BIPARTISAN support of the law!
raaleh: don’t lump the rest of us in with your horatio alger deathwish
kjsturr: The American Dream Is Built on a Lie: New Book ‘Bootstrapped’ Explains – Rolling Stone
leantotheleft1: Ed Hajim: On Embracing Change Growing up in orphanages and as a fostrer child, Ed Hajim through determination became a wealthy, successful business tycoon and winner of the Horatio Alger award.
bobgatty: Ed Hajim: On Embracing Change Growing up in orphanages and as a fostrer child, Ed Hajim through determination became a wealthy, successful business tycoon and winner of the Horatio Alger award.
CokerRory: I have read many Alger novels. His young heroes tend to rise in the world mainly by chance... they innocently do a service for a wealthy man, who rewards them in various ways.
RollingStone: In an exclusive excerpt from her new book, ‘Bootstrapped,’ author Alissa Quart explains the lie behind the myth of upward mobility in America.
lisatozzi: In an exclusive excerpt from her new book, ‘Bootstrapped,’ author Alissa Quart explains the lie behind the myth of upward mobility in America.
RollingStone: An exclusive excerpt from the new book 'Bootstrapped' explodes the fantasy at the heart of the American dream and exposes the fraud of Alger's own story, as well as the serious allegations he faced.
Xenophone3: How the Horatio Alger Lie Helped Shape the Myth of American Upward Mobility
pkmonaghan: How the Horatio Alger Lie Helped Shape the Myth of American Upward Mobility
“Bootstrapped” explodes the fantasy at the heart of the American dream & exposes the fraud of Alger's own story, as well as the serious allegations he faced.
trio_search: Remember! The American Foreign Service Association Scholarship & the Horatio Alger Assoc. Scholarship deadlines are today! Go to our page to get the application:
theranos: Elizabeth became the youngest member of The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans this weekend. http://t.co/5Yy5XZrSBX
CounselorsJBHS: The Horatio Alger Association seeks students who have exhibited determination, integrity, and perseverance in overcoming adversity, as well as have critical financial need. For more information about this scholarship, please visit:
GHS_scholarship: SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE REMINDER: This is a reminder that there are 3 scholarships with deadlines during Spring Break.
Mary Hurley Wells Memorial Scholarship (3/15/23)
Carrie McGaughey Clemens DAR Scholarship (3/15/23)
Horatio Alger Scholarship (Juniors only - 3/15/23)
thinkingbayonet: there are plenty of horatio alger capitalism success stories in America; plenty of people who take risks and innovate and bring a quality product or service to market.
we don't have to pretend that he is one of those stories.
Aurora_Guidance: Applications are now open for the Horatio Alger National Entrepreneurial and Canadian Scholarships for Grade 11 Students. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, March 15th, 2023!
bachbeethoven: during the Depression and even briefly riding the rails with other hobos before fighting in WW2. His memoir is Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath meets Horatio Alger. A fascinating tale!
RyanVernosh: Greed may not be THE reason, representative, but it is in alignment w/ the Horatio Alger myth that has lead us to forget that ‘I am because we are.’
Greed, especially corporate “free market” greed creates an every person for themselves mentality that ignores community well being
lifestyle_ie: Shoe shining has a long history in the U.S. In the 1860s, Horatio Alger popularized the “rags-to-riches” American narrative with his book “Ragged Dick” about a shoeshiner (or “bootblack”) who works his way up to wealth.
feeds24x7: RT lifestyle ie: Shoe shining has a long history in the U.S. In the 1860s, Horatio Alger popularized the “rags-to-riches” American narrati…
WPlainsCCMR: Juniors! The Horatio Alger Scholarship deadline is approaching! (deadline is March 15th). The Horatio Alger Association offers 105 National Scholarships from at $25,000 each, and more than 500 State Scholarships at $10,000 each.
SalemLions: Juniors... just a reminder, the Horatio Alger Scholarship deadline is March 15. If you qualify you need to apply. Go to
AmericanKahani: My Own Horatio Alger Story: A Grateful Immigrant’s Journey From a Village in Punjab to America the Beautiful
scholarshipbuff: Horatio Alger Scholarships for Juniors
JohnHookfox10: …..open inquiry, as well as the belief that good ideas can come from any Horatio Alger quarter, and that the best ones will triumph in the rough and tumble marketplace of ideas. J. Peder Zane RCP.
NOLAnews: Louisiana shipyard magnate Boysie Bollinger named to prestigious association
cyberalgo: “No period of my life has been one of such unmixed happiness as the four years which have been spent within college walls.”
—Horatio Alger
TheGuidingVike: Juniors - please consider applying for the Horatio Alger Scholarship! Review their website for the various options they have available -
GoCedars: Horatio Alger Association Scholarship
NimitzCounselor: The The Horatio Alger Association scholarship is available to current juniors. It's a $25K scholarship for students who will be pursuing a college degree and have financial need. Visit the website( The Horatio Alger Association) Deadline 3/15/23.
Sheepdogiee: horatio alger walked so dharr man could run
TchsGo: Juniors...This scholarship is for you! Due March 15th. Apply here:
foodandfriends: "My parents have their own Horatio Alger story, overcoming very humble beginnings to create lives of abundance and opportunity for me and my sisters, who were born and raised in a prosperous Black community in Atlanta.
SRHSCounseling: Hey Juniors! The Horatio Alger Association offers Scholarships. Learn more here:
seth_abrutyn: This is an incredible story...Horatio Alger would be proud:
andyrew_olden: ...upset-victory, infamous conservative pundit and St. Louis native, Phyllis Schlafly, wrote a newspaper column connecting Spinks’ success to a repackaged version of the “Horatio Alger myth,” quoting an unnamed soured which claimed, “Leon won because he was just tired of the...
zerobeta: I'm a blue check but not a paying blue check. It's hard being a legacy blue check in Musk's Twitter. People think I'm paying for the engagement I'm getting but I've earned every single like I've gotten. Horatio Alger shit.
MavCounseling: Juniors, consider applying for a scholarship with the Horatio Alger Association! Applications due March 15th, apply here:
dianebluegreen: horatio alger was an outlier.
yalielkin: "ChatGPT, write me a modern-day Horatio Alger story in one tweet."
jaynordlinger: For the music-minded, a review of the Met Opera orchestra in concert at Carnegie Hall. The conductor: Daniele Rustioni. The soloist: Ryan Speedo Green (one of the great Horatio Alger stories in music).
Brady33696389: It seems that the work of Horatio Alger is being recontextualized to be applicable to social standings
DannyOMF: How would Horatio Alger have handled this situation?
noob87511967: Horatio Alger jr.
One of my favourite authors of children's books.
The innovator of the "American dream" that hard work and honesty is enough to get you ahead in life.
The prose is just so perfect and the dialogue brings the characters alive each with their own voice.
Tickertick_saas: Frederic B. Luddy, Founder of ServiceNow, to Receive 2023 Horatio Alger Award
Vivmedia1: Frederic B. Luddy, Founder of ServiceNow, to Receive 2023 Horatio Alger Award
pecunium: The thing about Horatio Alger... It's all about a rich person helping a member of the worthy poor.
Those kids don't "make it on their own".
ALBChiefAuditor: Harris has earned many awards including the Challenger Award from the Ronald E. McNair Foundation and the Prestigious Horatio Alger Award. Additionally, in 2006, the Dr. Bernard A. Harris Middle School was named in his honor.
RonaldCullinan: Not the most outrageous of them all though. AOC is now a multi-millionaire. Pretty good recovery from someone who couldn't afford the rent in DC when she went to congress. Not exactly a Horatio Alger story of earned success tho.
CheeseheadBrian: Any females out there reading "Ragged Dick" by Horatio Alger?
Get your mind out of the gutter! That's a real book about perseverance, hard times, and achievement!
MindenWhippets: JUNIORS: Please take a look at the attached flyer. The Horatio Alger Scholarship for juniors is due by March 15.
DreherHigh: Deadline is March 15:
ColonieCCPC: Juniors! Check out the Horatio Alger Scholar program and apply by March 15th! Application info included in the flyer, or visit this link for more info:
LVHS_Guidance: There are not a lot of scholarships for Juniors, and this is a great one. Deadline is March 15 for the $25,000 Scholarship. Check out the Horatio Alger Scholarship Website for more info.
Lemetellusthg: Michele Y. Kang, Owner of the Washington Spirit, Founder and CEO of Cognosante ... - PR Newswire
HoratioAlgerUS: 2023 Horatio Alger Scholar Noah Smale, a senior at Middleton Regional High School is highly involved in the school’s student council activities. We love seeing our Scholars taking on leadership roles within their communities. Thanks for sharing, Noah!
ccpsychiatry: The academic field of American Studies conflates the (US-)English department’s critique of British imperialism with reactionary fragility by the mantle of ‘responsibility’ derived from ideology of “bootstrapping” cf. Horatio Alger.
paripassu8: Michele Y. Kang, Owner of the Washington Spirit, Founder and CEO of Cognosante, to Receive 2023 Horatio Alger Award
1075BoltFM: HCI Grade 12 student Rebecca Hueser got some pleasant news last summer when she found out she had been selected as a recipient of a Horatio Alger Award.
GuidanceMedina: March 15, 2023
Horatio Alger Association Scholarship
duganist: If I think about "what made USA great?" it's a complex answer but protestant activism is definitely one of them, along with consumer safety/union/suffrage/rights movements that are secural descendants; same energy. There's also that Horatio Alger enterprise attitude.
drlisagunderson: Horatio Alger Scholarship need to demonstrate integrity and perseverance in overcoming adversity, a commitment to pursue a post-secondary education, a desire to contribute to society, and a good academic record. Deadline is March 15.
daveweigel: Gallego starts w some remarks about Tyre Nichols, then gets into his Horatio Alger background. "I have lived the American dream... I would clean other Harvard students' bathrooms. The next day, I'd see them in class."
SFBJNews: With the award, the founder of City Furniture will become a lifetime member of the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans.
vijmn: ‘You sense in Ajay’s fractured Horatio Alger bottom-dog story links to novels like Aravind Adiga’s “The White Tiger” and Mohsin Hamid’s “How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia”’
AmericanKahani: Distinguished American: FedEx President and CEO Rajesh Subramaniam to Receive 2023 Horatio Alger Award
SFBJNews: With the award, the founder of City Furniture will become a lifetime member of the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans.
IndusBiz: India-born FedEx CEO to get 2023 Horatio Alger Award
paripassu8: Keith T. Koenig, Co-Founder and Chairman of CITY Furniture, to Receive 2023 Horatio Alger Award
MrsKanderson03: As one of the Horatio Alger Field Directors in Pennsylvania, I am happy to announce that the Horatio Alger National/State Scholarship opens TOMORROW! Our programs, which are targeted to students who have faced significant adversity…
ArgusNews_in: India-born FedEx CEO to get 2023 Horatio Alger Award
ILinBailey: Brian Lamb, Managing Director and Northeast Segment Head for JPMorgan Chase, to Receive 2023 Horatio Alger Award -
pndblog: “Each of these incredible leaders has also shared their success with others, giving generously to important causes and communities in need”
ksdknews: The award honors individuals who have succeeded despite adversity and who have remained committed to education and charitable efforts in their communities.
GreenPlusAnE: Horatio Alger opposed factory work?!
ShuttletrainTED: I wonder who they paid off?
Cognosante: Congratulations to our Founder and CEO, Michele Kang on being honored with the 2023 Horatio Alger Award!
RhodesScholars4: Horatio Alger Scholarship 2023 in USA
amicusrx1: We are delighted to announce that our Executive Chairman, John F. Crowley, has been selected to receive a 2023 Horatio Alger Award, which honors the achievements of outstanding individuals. Learn more:
paripassu8: James B. Freedman, Managing Director and Chairman of Intrepid Investment Bankers, to Receive 2023 Horatio Alger Award
paripassu8: Brian Lamb, Managing Director and Northeast Segment Head for JPMorgan Chase, to Receive 2023 Horatio Alger Award
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paripassu8: Fredrick D. Schaufeld, Managing Director of SWaN & Legend Venture Partners, to Receive 2023 Horatio Alger Award
paripassu8: Donald T. "Boysie" Bollinger, Chairman and CEO of Bollinger Enterprises, LLC, to Receive 2023 Horatio Alger Award
paripassu8: John F. Crowley, Executive Chairman and Founding CEO of Amicus Therapeutics, to Receive 2023 Horatio Alger Award
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paripassu8: Trevor D. Rees-Jones, Founder and CEO of Chief Oil & Gas, to Receive 2023 Horatio Alger Award
paripassu8: David Hoffmann, Founder and Chairman of the Hoffmann Family of Companies, to Receive 2023 Horatio Alger Award
HedgeFundRisk: S. Donald Sussman, Founder and Chairman of Paloma Partners, to ... - PR Newswire
TabbFORUM: Release: S. Donald Sussman, Founder and Chairman of Paloma Partners, to Receive 2023 Horatio Alger Award
