| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Bunner Sisters by Edith Wharton: uncertainty: "We'll ask Mr. Ramy when he comes," and of accepting
his verdict, whatever it might be, with a fatalistic readiness that
relieved them of all responsibility.
When Mr. Ramy drew the pipe from his mouth and became, in his
turn, confidential, the acuteness of their sympathy grew almost
painful to the sisters. With passionate participation they
listened to the story of his early struggles in Germany, and of the
long illness which had been the cause of his recent misfortunes.
The name of the Mrs. Hochmuller (an old comrade's widow) who had
nursed him through his fever was greeted with reverential sighs and
an inward pang of envy whenever it recurred in his biographical
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Helen of Troy And Other Poems by Sara Teasdale: So does he play upon his heart
A music varied to his whim.
He has no use for love of mine,
He would not have me answer him.
To hide my eyes within the night
I watch the changeful lighthouse gleam
Alternately with red and white.
My laughter smites upon my ears,
So one who cries and wakes from sleep
Knows not it is himself he hears.
What if my voice should let him know
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Democracy In America, Volume 1 by Alexis de Toqueville: the reminiscence of the jury, and their judgment has almost as
much authority as the voice of the community at large,
represented by that institution. Their influence extends beyond
the limits of the courts; in the recreations of private life as
well as in the turmoil of public business, abroad and in the
legislative assemblies, the American judge is constantly
surrounded by men who are accustomed to regard his intelligence
as superior to their own, and after having exercised his power in
the decision of causes, he continues to influence the habits of
thought and the characters of the individuals who took a part in
his judgment.
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