| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe: No and to know the meaning of them. I gave him some milk in an
earthen pot, and let him see me drink it before him, and sop my
bread in it; and gave him a cake of bread to do the like, which he
quickly complied with, and made signs that it was very good for
him. I kept there with him all that night; but as soon as it was
day I beckoned to him to come with me, and let him know I would
give him some clothes; at which he seemed very glad, for he was
stark naked. As we went by the place where he had buried the two
men, he pointed exactly to the place, and showed me the marks that
he had made to find them again, making signs to me that we should
dig them up again and eat them. At this I appeared very angry,
Robinson Crusoe |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Travels and Researches in South Africa by Dr. David Livingstone: formerly alight@mercury.interpath.net). To assure a high quality text,
the original was typed in (manually) twice and electronically compared.
[Note on text: Italicized words or phrases are CAPITALIZED.
Some obvious errors have been corrected.]
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa.
Also called, Travels and Researches in South Africa;
or, Journeys and Researches in South Africa.
By David Livingstone [British (Scot) Missionary and Explorer--1813-1873.]
David Livingstone was born in Scotland, received his medical degree
from the University of Glasgow, and was sent to South Africa
by the London Missionary Society. Circumstances led him to try to meet
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Outlaw of Torn by Edgar Rice Burroughs: from the girdle of the old woman and this Bertrade
determined to have.
Feigning trouble with the buckle of her own girdle
she called upon the old woman to aid her, and as the hag
bent her head close to the girl's body to see what was
wrong with the girdle clasp, Bertrade reached quick-
ly to her side and snatched the weapon from its sheath.
Quickly she sprang back from the old woman who, with
a cry of anger and alarm, rushed upon her.
"Back!" cried the girl. "Stand back, old hag, or thou
shalt feel the length of thine own blade."
The Outlaw of Torn |
