| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Crisis in Russia by Arthur Ransome: turn over the leaves of a book. In spite of this he is one of
the hardest workers in Russia, and although his obstinacy,
his hatred of compromise, and a sort of mixed originality
and perverseness keep him almost permanently at
loggerheads with the Central Committee, he retains
everybody's respect because of the real heroism with which
he conquers physical disabilities which long ago would have
overwhelmed a less unbreakable spirit. Both Radek and
Larin were going to the Communist Conference at Jaroslavl
which was to consider the new theses of the Central
Committee of the party with regard to Industrial
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Wyoming by William MacLeod Raine: of Ned Bannister. If y'u don't see it that way I'll come and make
a lead mine of your whole outfit."
"Y'u can't come too quick, seh. We're here a-shootin', and don't
y'u forget it," was McWilliams's prompt answer.
The sinister face of the man from the Shoshones darkened. "Y'u've
signed your own death warrants," he let out through set teeth,
and at the word swung on his heel.
"The ball's about to open. Pardners for a waltz. Have a
dust-cutter, Mac, before she grows warm."
The puncher handed over his flask, and the other held it before
his eye and appraised the contents in approved fashion. " Don't
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Woman and Labour by Olive Schreiner: And eateth not the bread of idleness.
Her children rise up and call her blessed,
Her husband also, and he praiseth her, saying,
Many daughters have done virtuously,
But thou excellest them all,
Give her the fruit of her hand,
And let her works praise her in the gate."
In the East today the same story has wearisomely written itself: in China,
where the present vitality and power of the most ancient of existing
civilisations may be measured accurately by the length of its woman's
shoes; in Turkish harems, where one of the noblest dominant Aryan races the
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