| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from A Footnote to History by Robert Louis Stevenson: Tamasese had at first evacuated several beach towns in succession,
and were still in retreat on Lotoanuu; finding themselves
unpursued, they reoccupied them one after another, and re-
established their lines to the very borders of Saluafata. Night
fell; Mataafa had taken Saluafata, Tamasese had lost it; and that
was all. But the day came near to have a different and very
singular issue. The village was not long in the hands of the
Mataafas, when a schooner, flying German colours, put into the bay
and was immediately surrounded by their boats. It chanced that
Brandeis was on board. Word of it had gone abroad, and the boats
as they approached demanded him with threats. The late premier,
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin: At length one mention'd me, with the observation that I was merely
an honest man, and of no sect at all, which prevail'd with them
to chuse me. The enthusiasm which existed when the house was built
had long since abated, and its trustees had not been able to procure
fresh contributions for paying the ground-rent, and discharging
some other debts the building had occasion'd, which embarrass'd
them greatly. Being now a member of both setts of trustees,
that for the building and that for the Academy, I had a good
opportunity of negotiating with both, and brought them finally
to an agreement, by which the trustees for the building were to cede
it to those of the academy, the latter undertaking to discharge
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Travels and Researches in South Africa by Dr. David Livingstone: 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
the material needs as well as the spiritual needs of the people he went to,
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