| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Main Street by Sinclair Lewis: "young folks" who took them seriously, heartened the Perrys,
and she easily drew from them the principles by which Gopher
Prairie should be born again--should again become amusing
to live in.
This was their philosophy complete. . .in the era of
aeroplanes and syndicalism:
The Baptist Church (and, somewhat less, the Methodist,
Congregational, and Presbyterian Churches) is the perfect, the
divinely ordained standard in music, oratory, philanthropy, and
ethics. "We don't need all this new-fangled science, or this
terrible Higher Criticism that's ruining our young men in
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Frankenstein by Mary Shelley: were already shut; and I was obliged to pass the night at Secheron,
a village at the distance of half a league from the city.
The sky was serene; and, as I was unable to rest, I resolved to
visit the spot where my poor William had been murdered. As I could
not pass through the town, I was obliged to cross the lake in a boat
to arrive at Plainpalais. During this short voyage I saw the lightning
playing on the summit of Mont Blanc in the most beautiful figures.
The storm appeared to approach rapidly, and, on landing, I ascended
a low hill, that I might observe its progress. It advanced;
the heavens were clouded, and I soon felt the rain coming
slowly in large drops, but its violence quickly increased.
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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: The fact is-- [Vivie is heard at the inner door].
FRANK. Sh! Too late. She's coming.
MRS WARREN. Dont tell her I was crying. [Vivie comes in. She
stops gravely on seeing Mrs Warren, who greets her with
hysterical cheerfulness]. Well, dearie. So here you are at
last.
VIVIE. I am glad you have come: I want to speak to you. You
said you were going, Frank, I think.
FRANK. Yes. Will you come with me, Mrs Warren? What do you say
to a trip to Richmond, and the theatre in the evening? There is
safety in Richmond. No steam roller there.
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