| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne: "I quite agree with you," replied Elphinstone.
"In fact," continued Barbicane, "cast iron costs ten times less
than bronze; it is easy to cast, it runs readily from the moulds
of sand, it is easy of manipulation, it is at once economical of
money and of time. In addition, it is excellent as a material,
and I well remember that during the war, at the siege of
Atlanta, some iron guns fired one thousand rounds at intervals
of twenty minutes without injury."
"Cast iron is very brittle, though," replied Morgan.
"Yes, but it possesses great resistance. I will now ask our
worthy secretary to calculate the weight of a cast-iron gun with
From the Earth to the Moon |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum: of bread and molasses to eat when his work is done."
"Let him be sent for," said the girl ruler.
While they waited for this command to be obeyed, she enquired:
"Have we any other privates in the armies?"
"Oh, yes," replied the Tin Woodman, "I believe there are
three, altogether."
The private now entered, saluting his officers and the royal Ozma
very respectfully.
"What is your name, my man?" asked the girl.
"Omby Amby," answered the private.
"Then, Omby Amby," said she, "I promote you to be Captain General of
Ozma of Oz |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Ten Years Later by Alexandre Dumas: "Give me counsel."
"Pardon me, sire, but in the first place, I have something
to add."
"Say -- what?"
"An evident, palpable, material proof of treason."
"And what is that?"
"I have just learnt that M. Fouquet is fortifying
Belle-Isle."
"Ah, indeed!"
"Yes, sire."
"Are you sure?"
Ten Years Later |
