| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Democracy In America, Volume 1 by Alexis de Toqueville: indispensable in a new country, where success necessarily
depends, in a great measure, upon the individual exertions of the
settlers.]
To the northwest nothing is to be met with but a few
insignificant Russian settlements; but to the southwest, Mexico
presents a barrier to the Anglo-Americans. Thus, the Spaniards
and the Anglo-Americans are, properly speaking, the only two
races which divide the possession of the New World. The limits of
separation between them have been settled by a treaty; but
although the conditions of that treaty are exceedingly favorable
to the Anglo-Americans, I do not doubt that they will shortly
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Ten Years Later by Alexandre Dumas: A glance from Madame emboldened Gaston, who replied: "No,
no! let him come in at once, on the contrary. A propos, who
is he?"
"A gentleman of this country, M. le Vicomte de Bragelonne."
"Ah, very well! Introduce him, Saint-Remy -- introduce him."
And when he had let fall these words, with his accustomed
gravity, Monsieur turned his eyes, in a certain manner, upon
the people of his suite, so that all, pages, officers, and
equerries, quitted the service, knives and goblets, and made
towards the second chamber a retreat as rapid as it was
disorderly.
Ten Years Later |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from King Henry VI by William Shakespeare: When but in all I was six thousand strong
And that the French were almost ten to one,
Before we met or that a stroke was given,
Like to a trusty squire did run away:
In which assault we lost twelve hundred men;
Myself and divers gentlemen beside
Were there surprised and taken prisoners.
Then judge, great lords, if I have done amiss;
Or whether that such cowards ought to wear
This ornament of knighthood, yea or no.
GLOUCESTER.
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