| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Democracy In America, Volume 1 by Alexis de Toqueville: grass grows, or the water runs, in peace and plenty. It will be
yours forever."
The Secretary of War, in a letter written to the Cherokees,
April 18, 1829, (see the same work, p. 6), declares to them that
they cannot expect to retain possession of the lands at that time
occupied by them, but gives them the most positive assurance of
uninterrupted peace if they would remove beyond the Mississippi:
as if the power which could not grant them protection then, would
be able to afford it them hereafter!]
Thus the tyranny of the States obliges the savages to
retire, the Union, by its promises and resources, facilitates
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Salome by Oscar Wilde: es maudite, Salome, tu es maudite. [Il descend dans la citerne.]
SALOME. Je baiserai ta bouche, Iokanaan, je baiserai ta bouche.
LE PREMIER SOLDAT. Il faut faire transporter le cadavre ailleurs.
Le tetrarque n'aime pas regarder les cadavres, sauf les cadavres de
ceux qu'il a tues lui-meme.
LE PAGE D'HERODIAS. Il etait mon frere, et plus proche qu'un frere.
Je lui ai donne une petite boite qui contenait des parfums, et une
bague d'agate qu'il portait toujours e la main. Le soir nous nous
promenions au bord de la riviere et parmi les amandiers et il me
racontait des choses de son pays. Il parlait toujours tres bas. Le
son de sa voix ressemblait au son de la flute d'un joueur de flute.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Mrs. Warren's Profession by George Bernard Shaw: you? Last night we were perfectly agreed as to your mother and
her set. This morning I find you attitudinizing sentimentally
with your arm around your parent's waist.
VIVIE [flushing] Attitudinizing!
FRANK. That was how it struck me. First time I ever saw you do
a second-rate thing.
VIVIE [controlling herself] Yes, Frank: there has been a change:
but I dont think it a change for the worse. Yesterday I was a
little prig.
FRANK. And today?
VIVIE [wincing; then looking at him steadily] Today I know my
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