| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift: art.
I am assured by our merchants, that a boy or a girl before twelve
years old, is no saleable commodity, and even when they come to
this age, they will not yield above three pounds, or three pounds
and half a crown at most, on the exchange; which cannot turn to
account either to the parents or kingdom, the charge of
nutriments and rags having been at least four times that value.
I shall now therefore humbly propose my own thoughts, which I
hope will not be liable to the least objection.
I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance
in London, that a young healthy child well nursed, is, at a year
A Modest Proposal |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Betty Zane by Zane Grey: vengeance. I have sought it: I have killed many; I have glutted my vengeance.
For my country I will rejoice at the beams of peace. But do not harbor a
thought that mine is the joy of fear. Logan never felt fear; he could not turn
upon his heel to save his life. Who is there to mourn for Logan? Not one."
The war between the Indians and the pioneers was waged for years. The settlers
pushed farther and farther into the wilderness. The Indians, who at first
sought only to save their farms and their stock, now fought for revenges That
is why every ambitious pioneer who went out upon those borders carried his
life in his hands: why there was always the danger of being shot or tomahawked
from behind every tree; why wife and children were constantly in fear of the
terrible enemy.
Betty Zane |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Emma McChesney & Co. by Edna Ferber: presence of the shiny secretary--shiny teeth, shiny hair, shiny
skin, shiny nails. He gazed upon Emma McChesney, the shine
gleaming brighter. He took in his slim, brown fingers the card
on which Senor Pages had scribbled that day on board ship. The
shine became dazzling. He bowed low and backed his way into the
office of Senor Pages.
A successful man is most impressive when in those surroundings
which have been built up by his success. On shipboard, Senor
Pages had been a genial, charming, distinguished fellow
passenger. In his luxurious business office he still was genial,
charming, but his environment seemed to lend him a certain
Emma McChesney & Co. |
