| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis: up--get more work out of 'em that way," but this unexampled lack of
appreciation hurt him, and he turned on Graff:
"Look here, Stan; let's get this clear. You've got an idea somehow that it's
you that do all the selling. Where d' you get that stuff? Where d' you think
you'd be if it wasn't for our capital behind you, and our lists of properties,
and all the prospects we find for you? All you got to do is follow up our tips
and close the deal. The hall-porter could sell Babbitt-Thompson listings! You
say you're engaged to a girl, but have to put in your evenings chasing after
buyers. Well, why the devil shouldn't you? What do you want to do? Sit
around holding her hand? Let me tell you, Stan, if your girl is worth her
salt, she'll be glad to know you're out hustling, making some money to furnish
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin: the swedish and common turnips together, though the esculent and thickened
stems are so similar. Whatever part is found to be most constant, is used
in classing varieties: thus the great agriculturist Marshall says the
horns are very useful for this purpose with cattle, because they are less
variable than the shape or colour of the body, &c.; whereas with sheep the
horns are much less serviceable, because less constant. In classing
varieties, I apprehend if we had a real pedigree, a genealogical
classification would be universally preferred; and it has been attempted by
some authors. For we might feel sure, whether there had been more or less
modification, the principle of inheritance would keep the forms together
which were allied in the greatest number of points. In tumbler pigeons,
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Misalliance by George Bernard Shaw: down every day: same old lot: same old game: sorry I ever started
it now. I'll chuck it and try something else: something that will
give a scope to all my faculties.
HYPATIA. Theres money in underwear: theres none in wild-cat ideas.
TARLETON. Theres money in me, madam, no matter what I go into.
MRS TARLETON. Dont boast, John. Dont tempt Providence.
TARLETON. Rats! You dont understand Providence. Providence likes to
be tempted. Thats the secret of the successful man. Read Browning.
Natural theology on an island, eh? Caliban was afraid to tempt
Providence: that was why he was never able to get even with Prospero.
What did Prospero do? Prospero didnt even tempt Providence: he was
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