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During his years at [[Oak Park and River Forest High School]], in addition to being active as a [[Boxing|boxer]] and a [[American football|football]] player, he excelled academically, particularly in [[English studies|English]] classes. His first experience with writing came in high school, as he served as editor for both ''Trapeze'' and ''Tabula'', the school's newspaper and literary magazine, respectively.
When Hemingway graduated from high school, he did not pursue a college education. Instead, in 1916, when he was 17 years old, his professional writing career began. He earned a position as a cub [[reporter]] for ''[[The Kansas City Star]]''. While he remained part of the staff at that newspaper for only about six months, throughout his lifetime he used the admonition from the ''Star'''s [[style guide]] as a foundation for his manner of writing: "Use short sentences. Use short first paragraphs. Use vigorous English. Be positive, not
==World War I until the Spanish Civil War==
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