| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Outlaw of Torn by Edgar Rice Burroughs: The great troop, winding down the rocky trail from
Torn's buttressed gates, presented a picture of wild
barbaric splendor.
The armor of the men was of every style and metal
from the ancient banded mail of the Saxon to the richly
ornamented plate armor of Milan. Gold and silver
THE OUTLAW OF TORN
and precious stones set in plumed crest and breastplate
and shield, and even in the steel spiked chamfrons of the
horses' head armor showed the rich loot which had fal-
len to the portion of Norman of Torn's wild raiders.
The Outlaw of Torn |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen: into her own room, as soon as their visitor left them, she could
think without interruption of all that she had heard. It was not
to be supposed that any other people could be meant than those
with whom she was connected. There could not exist in the
world TWO men over whom Mr. Darcy could have such
boundless influence. That he had been concerned in the
measures taken to separate Bingley and Jane she had never
doubted; but she had always attributed to Miss Bingley the
principal design and arrangement of them. If his own vanity,
however, did not mislead him, HE was the cause, his pride and
caprice were the cause, of all that Jane had suffered, and still
Pride and Prejudice |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain: poured out the water on the ground, gently, and then
entered the kitchen and began to wipe his face diligently
on the towel behind the door. But Mary removed
the towel and said:
"Now ain't you ashamed, Tom. You mustn't be
so bad. Water won't hurt you."
Tom was a trifle disconcerted. The basin was
refilled, and this time he stood over it a little while,
gathering resolution; took in a big breath and began.
When he entered the kitchen presently, with both
eyes shut and groping for the towel with his hands,
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer |
