| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Secret Places of the Heart by H. G. Wells: "I don't like the use of drugs," said the doctor.
The expectation of Sir Richmond's expression changed to
disappointment. "But that's not reasonable," he cried.
"That's not reasonable. That's superstition. Call a thing a
drug and condemn it! Everything is a drug. Everything that
affects you. Food stimulates or tranquillizes. Drink. Noise
is a stimulant and quiet an opiate. What is life but response
to stimulants? Or reaction after them? When I'm exhausted I
want food. When I'm overactive and sleepless I want
tranquillizing. When I'm dispersed I want pulling together."
"But we don't know how to use drugs," the doctor objected.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Amy Foster by Joseph Conrad: he was wet through, and his teeth chattered. He
and the young man from the same valley took each
other by the hand.
"They thought they were being taken to Amer-
ica straight away, but suddenly the steam-machine
bumped against the side of a thing like a house on
the water. The walls were smooth and black, and
there uprose, growing from the roof as it were,
bare trees in the shape of crosses, extremely high.
That's how it appeared to him then, for he had
never seen a ship before. This was the ship that
Amy Foster |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Firm of Nucingen by Honore de Balzac: the history of his fortune."
"You might just as well make a start with your story instead of
drawing us on to traduce ourselves," said Blondet with urbane good
humor.
"Aha! my boy," returned Bixiou, administering a little tap to the back
of Blondet's head, "you are making up for lost time over the
champagne!"
"Oh! by the sacred name of shareholder, get on with your story!" cried
Couture.
"I was within an ace of it," retorted Bixiou, "but you with your
profanity have brought me to the climax."
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