| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War by Frederick A. Talbot: bring back as correct an idea as possible of what the enemy
proposes to do, so that his Commander-in-Chief may adjust his
moves accordingly. In order to perform this task with the
requisite degree of thoroughness it is often necessary for the
airman to remain in the air for several hours continuously, not
returning, in fact, until he has completed the allotted duty.
The airman engaged in strategical aerial reconnaissance must
possess, above all things, what is known as a "military" eye
concerning the country he traverses. He must form tolerably
correct estimates of the forces beneath and their character. He
must possess the ability to read a map rapidly as he moves
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Economist by Xenophon: reputation you must needs live up to, would be barely well off, I take
it, if what you have already were multiplied by three.
Pray, how may that be? Critobulus asked.
Why, first and foremost (Socrates explained), I see you are called
upon to offer many costly sacrifices, failing which, I take it,
neither gods nor men would tolerate you; and, in the next place, you
are bound to welcome numerous foreigners as guests, and to entertain
them handsomely; thirdly, you must feast your fellow-citizens and ply
them with all sorts of kindness, or else be cut adrift from your
supporters.[2] Furthermore, I perceive that even at present the state
enjoins upon you various large contributions, such as the rearing of
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Pagan and Christian Creeds by Edward Carpenter: over the rest of the world, is of course one that commends
itself readily at first; but on closer examination the
practical difficulties it presents are certainly very great.
These include the migrations of customs and myths in quite
early ages of the earth across trackless oceans and continents,
and between races and peoples absolutely incapable
of understanding each other. And if to avoid
these difficulties it is assumed that the present human
race all proceeds from one original stock which radiating
from one centre--say in South-Eastern Asia[2]--overspread the
world, carrying its rites and customs with it, why, then we
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