| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from A Heap O' Livin' by Edgar A. Guest: real delight;
But for downright solid goodness that comes
drippin' from the sky
There is nothing quite the equal of a chunk o'
raisin pie.
I'm admittin' tastes are diff'runt, I'm not settin'
up myself
As the judge an' final critic of the good things
on the shelf.
I'm sort o' payin' tribute to a simple joy on
earth,
A Heap O' Livin' |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Wyoming by William MacLeod Raine: pasture a voice hailed them from the road in an unmistakable
command to halt.
They bent low over the backs of their ponies and gave them the
spur. The shot they had expected rang out, passing harmlessly
over them. Another followed, and still another.
"That's right. Shoot up the scenery. Y'u don't hurt us none," the
foreman said, apostrophizing the man behind the gun.
The next clipped fence brought them to the open country. For half
an hour they rode swiftly without halt. Then McWilliams drew up.
"Where are we making for?"
"How about the Wind River country?"
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War by Frederick A. Talbot: be learned which will exercise an important bearing upon the
design and construction of warplanes. The ordeals to which the
machines are submitted in military duties are far more severe
than any imposed by the conditions of commerce. Accordingly
there is every indication that the conflict upon the Continent
will represent a distinctive epoch in aeroplane design and
construction. Many problems still await solution, such as the
capacity to hover over a position, and it is quite possible
that these complex and baffling questions will be settled
definitely as the result of operations in the field. The
aeroplane has reached a certain stage of evolution: further
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