SELF MADE MEN OF GREATNESS (1). By George Nsikak

Alexander pope lived from 1688 to 1744. He did for poetry what Shakespeare did for drama. He is ranked among highest of poets. He attended school for only four years at the age of eight. After which he went to live with his father at Windsor forest. He learned under a tutor for four months and this was the only teaching he ever had. He taught himself Latin and Greek and read many poetries. Pope began to write poetry and at 25 he gained widespread recognition.

He translated Homer's Iliad into English after being envied by the pope. Today, he is still regarded as the best of poets.
Charles Darwin born in 1809 was educated at Shrews-bury school. He later went to Edinburgh university to study medicine which he stopped half way. In 1828 he went to study trinity and divinity in Cambridge in order to be a clergyman. On graduation he dropped the idea of priesthood.
He sailed round the world and returned in 1859 to publish his work 'the origin of species' which is a foundation for modern biology. Charles Darwin is the icon of evolution.
The post of Professor of Poetry at the university of Oxford became vacant. The appointment had to be by election. The University's 30,000 M.A holders being the eligible voters but the candidates did not have to be degree holders. When the vote was counted it was a man who had never been to any university, Rov Fuller was elected.  When interviewed by the media on where he could find his academic robes to wear on his installation, he said "I shall borrow those of my son who is a fellow of the Magdalene College!"
The hood does not make a monk and there are monks who do not bother to acquire hoods.