| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Philosophy 4 by Owen Wister: get there," said Bertie; and he turned the black gelding toward
Brookline and Jamaica Plain.
The enchanting day surrounded them. The suburban houses, even the
suburban street-cars, seemed part of one great universal plan of
enjoyment. Pleasantness so radiated from the boys' faces and from their
general appearance of clean white flannel trousers and soft clean shirts
of pink and blue that a driver on a passing car leaned to look after
them with a smile and a butcher hailed them with loud brotherhood from
his cart. They turned a corner, and from a long way off came the sight
of the tower of Memorial Hall. Plain above all intervening tenements
and foliage it rose. Over there beneath its shadow were examinations
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from An Unsocial Socialist by George Bernard Shaw: thinks of me. And now you won't even take the trouble to deny
that shameful letter."
"Why should I deny it? It is true. Do you not see the irony of
all this? I amuse myself by paying a few compliments to a
schoolgirl for whom I do not care two straws more than for any
agreeable and passably clever woman I meet. Nevertheless, I
occasionally feel a pang of remorse because I think that she may
love me seriously, although I am only playing with her. I pity
the poor heart I have wantonly ensnared. And, all the time, she
is pitying me for exactly the same reason! She is
conscience-stricken because she is only indulging in the luxury
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Men of Iron by Howard Pyle: direction of his attorney, the several forms and ceremonies that
followed; answered the various official questions, took the
various oaths. Then Gascoyne, leading the horse by the bridle-
rein, conducted him back to his station at the east end of the
lists.
As the faithful friend and squire made one last and searching
examination of arms and armor, the Marshal and the clerk came to
the young champion and administered the final oath by which he
swore that he carried no concealed weapons.
The weapons allowed by the High Court were then measured and
attested. They consisted of the long sword, the short sword, the
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