| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Fanny Herself by Edna Ferber: surely. In ten years Haynes-Cooper was bursting its seams.
In twelve it was shamelessly naked, its arms and legs
sticking out of its inadequate garments. New red brick
buildings--another--another. Five stories added to this
one, six stories to that, a new fifteen story merchandise
building.
The firm began to talk in tens of millions. Its stock
became gilt-edged, unattainable. Lucky ones who had bought
of it diffidently, discreetly, with modest visions of four
and a half per cent in their unimaginative minds, saw their
dividends doubling, trebling, quadrupling, finally soaring
Fanny Herself |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Prince Otto by Robert Louis Stevenson: dungeon; what care I? I've spoke the truth, and so I'll hold hard,
and not intrude upon your Highness's society.'
And the miller reined up and, clumsily enough, saluted.
'You will observe, I have not asked your name,' said Otto. 'I wish
you a good ride,' and he rode on hard. But let him ride as he
pleased, this interview with the miller was a chokepear, which he
could not swallow. He had begun by receiving a reproof in manners,
and ended by sustaining a defeat in logic, both from a man whom he
despised. All his old thoughts returned with fresher venom. And by
three in the afternoon, coming to the cross-roads for Beckstein,
Otto decided to turn aside and dine there leisurely. Nothing at
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Koran: heavens and the earth and what is between the two, and the Lord of the
sunrises!'
Verily, we have adorned the lower heaven with the adornment of the
stars, and to preserve it from every rebellious devil, that they may
not listen to the exalted chiefs; for they are hurled at from every
side, driven off, and for them is lasting woe; save such as snatches
off a word, and there follows him a darting flame!
Ask them whether they are stronger by nature or (the angels) whom we
have created? We have created them of sticky clay.
Nay, thou dost wonder and they jest! and when they are reminded they
will not remember; and when they see a sign they make a jest
The Koran |
