| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The United States Bill of Rights: been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature
and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him;
to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor,
and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.
VII
In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed
twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved,
and no fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise re-examined in any court
of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.
VIII
Excessive bail shall not be required nor excessive fines imposed,
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Glinda of Oz by L. Frank Baum: island, as well as Dorothy and herself, were in grave
trouble and that unless she could find a means to save
them they would be lost to the Land of Oz for all
future time.
"In such a dilemma," said she, musingly, "nothing is
gained by haste. Careful thought may aid us, and so may
the course of events. The unexpected is always likely
to happen, and cheerful patience is better than
reckless action."
"All right," returned Dorothy; "take your time, Ozma;
there's no hurry. How about some breakfast, Lady
Glinda of Oz |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Lin McLean by Owen Wister: apothecary had seen him when he first came into Mesa, and liked him. Lin
made no mistakes that he or any one ever knew of; and, as the mild
weather began, he materially increased the apothecary's business by
persuading him to send East for a soda-water fountain. The ladies of the
town clustered around this entertaining novelty, and while sipping
vanilla and lemon bought knickknacks. And the gentlemen of the town
discovered that whiskey with soda and strawberry syrup was delicious, and
produced just as competent effects. A group of them were generally
standing in the shop and shaking dice to decide who should pay for the
next, while Lin administered to each glass the necessary ingredients.
Thus money began to come to him a little more steadily than had been its
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