| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Alexander's Bridge by Willa Cather: We make the most of our moment."
She thrust her little chin out defiantly
over her gray fur collar, and Bartley looked
down at her and laughed.
"You are a plucky one, you." He patted her glove
with his hand. "Yes, you are a plucky one."
Hilda sighed. "No, I'm not. Not about
some things, at any rate. It doesn't take pluck
to fight for one's moment, but it takes pluck
to go without--a lot. More than I have.
I can't help it," she added fiercely.
Alexander's Bridge |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Frankenstein by Mary Shelley: I perceived that the words they spoke sometimes produced pleasure or
pain, smiles or sadness,in the minds and countenances of the hearers.
This was indeed a godlike science, and I ardently desired to become
acquainted with it. But I was baffled in every attempt I made for
this purpose. Their pronunciation was quick, and the words they uttered,
not having any apparent connection with visible objects, I was unable
to discover any clue by which I could unravel the mystery of their reference.
By great application, however, and after having remained during the space
of several revolutions of the moon in my hovel, I discovered the names that
were given to some of the most familiar objects of discourse; I learned and
applied the words, `fire,' `milk,' `bread,' and `wood.' I learned also the
Frankenstein |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Tom Sawyer Abroad by Mark Twain: we please. We can take the apology, if we want to,
and let the gov'ment take the money."
"How much money will it be, Mars Tom?"
"Well, in an aggravated case like this one, it will
be at least three dollars apiece, and I don't know but
more."
"Well, den, we'll take de money, Mars Tom, blame
de 'pology. Hain't dat yo' notion, too? En hain't it
yourn, Huck?"
We talked it over a little and allowed that that was as
good a way as any, so we agreed to take the money.
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