Photos: Literature class at West Point
At the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., Professor Elizabeth D. Samet teaches a class called the Essay to cadets.
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Professor Samet’s class includes cadets Michael Glasgow, 21, Daniel Trainor, 22, Ian McWilliams, 23, Clyde Wilson, 21, and Samuel Jang-Milsten, 21.
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Professor Elizabeth D. Samet discusses a point of literature in her West Point class, whose students include senior Adrienne Duke, age 22.
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West Point cadets Samuel Jang-Milsten, 21, left, and Cyrus Cappo, 20, whose family lives in Huntington Beach, listen during a class taught by Professor Samet.
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West Point cadet Cyrus Cappo, 20, whose family lives in Huntington Beach, takes notes in a class called the Essay.
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Professor Elizabeth D. Samet has taught literature classes at West Point for nearly two decades.
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Cadets make their way between classes at West Point.
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Cadets head to classes at West Point.
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