| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Tom Grogan by F. Hopkinson Smith: he?"
"He has, mum; he's gateman--the fust job in six months. Ye don't
think they'll make him throw it up, do ye, mum?"
"Yes; an' break his head if he don't. Thet's what they did to my
man three years gone, till he had to come in with the gang and pay
'em two dollars a month," replied Mrs. Todd.
"But my man's jined, mum, a month ago; they wouldn't let him work
till he did. Won't ye come in an' set down? It's a poor place we
have--we've been so long without work, an' my girl's laid off with
a cough. She's been a-workin' at the box-factory. If the Union
give notice again, I don't know what'll become of us. Can't we do
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Democracy In America, Volume 1 by Alexis de Toqueville: are equally averse to both these innovations; and as they are
more pressingly solicited to grant the former than the latter,
they accede to the election of the magistrate, and leave him
independent of the judicial power. Nevertheless, the second of
these measures is the only thing that can possibly counterbalance
the first; and it will be found that an elective authority which
is not subject to judicial power will, sooner or later, either
elude all control or be destroyed. The courts of justice are the
only possible medium between the central power and the
administrative bodies; they alone can compel the elected
functionary to obey, without violating the rights of the elector.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Frances Waldeaux by Rebecca Davis: hate of Lisa. Now she welcomed it; she let herself go.
Is the old story true after all? Is there some brutal
passion hiding in every human soul, waiting its chance,
even in old age? It is certain that this woman, after
her long harmless life, recognized the fury in her soul
and freed it.
"Frances," whispered Clara, "when this act is over, go
and speak to them. I will go with you. It is your
chance to put an end to this horrible separation. They
are your children."
"No. That woman is my enemy, Clara," said Mrs. Waldeaux
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