| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Voice of the City by O. Henry: "'Ye'll pass the night in this stretch of woods
and scenery,' says Officer Reagan. ''Twill be fine
and imprisonment for insoolting the Park Commis-
sioner and the Chief of the Weather Bureau if ye re-
fuse. I'm in charge of thirty acres between here and
the Agyptian Monument, and I advise ye to give no
trouble. 'Tis sleeping on the grass yez all have been
condemned to by the authorities. Yez'll be permitted
to leave in the morning, but ye must retoorn be night.
Me orders was silent on the subject of bail, but I'11
find out if 'tis required and there'll be bondsmen at
The Voice of the City |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Republic by Plato: ridicule upon me. No, sweet sirs, let us not at present ask what is the
actual nature of the good, for to reach what is now in my thoughts would be
an effort too great for me. But of the child of the good who is likest
him, I would fain speak, if I could be sure that you wished to hear--
otherwise, not.
By all means, he said, tell us about the child, and you shall remain in our
debt for the account of the parent.
I do indeed wish, I replied, that I could pay, and you receive, the account
of the parent, and not, as now, of the offspring only; take, however, this
latter by way of interest, and at the same time have a care that I do not
render a false account, although I have no intention of deceiving you.
The Republic |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Summer by Edith Wharton: Without answering he opened the drawer of the desk,
took out a sheet of paper and an envelope, and pushed
them toward her. "Do you want a stamp too?" he asked.
She nodded, and he gave her the stamp. As he did so
she felt that he was looking at her intently, and she
knew that the candle light flickering up on her white
face must be distorting her swollen features and
exaggerating the dark rings about her eyes. She
snatched up the paper, her reassurance dissolving under
his pitiless gaze, in which she seemed to read the grim
perception of her state, and the ironic recollection of
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