They were a conduit — unlike the dead, white authors we were told to read and emulate, and the dead, black martyrs we were to told to mimic and revere — to a larger world.
Quixote has not learned the lesson of "do not steal", Riedl says, but "simply prefers to not steal after reading and emulating the stories it was provided".
As every writer knows, the answer is read, read, read; not to try to emulate or copy.
So, Mr. Gates if you are reading this, and you really do want to take over the world, here are some first-rate role models for you to emulate.
Children often view doctors and nurses practising in communities as examples to be imitated and emulated.
Everyone was reading John Updike's novel Couples about middle-class swingers, and lots of couples were trying to emulate them.
True, in 2008 he implemented a wise bank bail-out that was admired and emulated elsewhere.
Choose something that is appropriate and emulates the type of person the retiree is.
Were you honoring and emulating Larry David's emerging skull?
By definition, role models are placed on pedestals and emulated, not criticized or held accountable.
