| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from War and the Future by H. G. Wells: opportunities for the good of mankind turn on the possibility of
a thorough and entirely frank mutual understanding between
French, Italians, and English. For years there has been a
considerable amount of systematic study in France of English
thought and English developments. Upon almost any question of
current English opinion and upon most current English social
questions, the best studies are in French. But there has been
little or no reciprocal activity. The English in France seem to
confine their French studies to /La Vie Parisienne./ It is
what they have been led to expect of French literature.
There can be no doubt in any reasonable mind that this war is
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from O Pioneers! by Willa Cather: "Alexandra's never been in love, you crazy!"
He laughed again. "She wouldn't know how
to go about it. The idea!"
Marie shrugged her shoulders. "Oh, you
don't know Alexandra as well as you think
you do! If you had any eyes, you would see
that she is very fond of him. It would serve
you all right if she walked off with Carl. I like
him because he appreciates her more than you
do."
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe: Friday leave it off, though at last he did.
And now I name the poor fellow once more, I must take my last leave
of him. Poor honest Friday! We buried him with all the decency
and solemnity possible, by putting him into a coffin, and throwing
him into the sea; and I caused them to fire eleven guns for him.
So ended the life of the most grateful, faithful, honest, and most
affectionate servant that ever man had.
We went now away with a fair wind for Brazil; and in about twelve
days' time we made land, in the latitude of five degrees south of
the line, being the north-easternmost land of all that part of
America. We kept on S. by E., in sight of the shore four days,
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