| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Faraday as a Discoverer by John Tyndall: that a complete neutralisation of the electric motion was the result.
Volta's theory of metallic contact was so clear, so beautiful, and
apparently so complete, that the best intellects of Europe accepted
it as the expression of natural law.
Volta himself knew nothing of the chemical phenomena of the pile;
but as soon as these became known, suggestions and intimations
appeared that chemical action, and not metallic contact, might be
the real source of voltaic electricity. This idea was expressed by
Fabroni in Italy, and by Wollaston in England. It was developed and
maintained by those 'admirable electricians,' Becquerel, of Paris,
and De la Rive, of Geneva. The Contact Theory, on the other hand,
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Desert Gold by Zane Grey: Shore, there's Americans who'd take her in an' fight for her, if
necessary. But it ain't wise to risk that. Lash, what do you say?"
"It's been gettin' hotter round this Greaser corral for some weeks,"
replied the other cowboy. "If that two-bit of a garrison surrenders,
there's no tellin' what'll happen. Orozco is headin' west from Agua Prieta
with his guerrillas. Campo is burnin' bridges an' tearin' up the railroad
south of Nogales. Then there's all these bandits callin' themselves
revolutionists just for an excuse to steal, burn, kill, an' ride
off with women. It's plain facts, Laddy, an' bein' across the U.S.
line a few inches or so don't make no hell of a difference. My advice
is, don't let Miss Castaneda ever set foot in Casita again."
Desert Gold |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Warlord of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs: the outer world.
In my note to Carthoris I had given explicit directions for locating
the Carrion Caves, impressing upon him the necessity for making
entrance to the country beyond through this avenue, and not to attempt
under any circumstances to cross the ice-barrier with a fleet.
I told him that what lay beyond the eighth cave I could not
even guess; but I was sure that somewhere upon the other side of the
ice-barrier his mother lay in the power of Matai Shang, and that
possibly his grandfather and great-grandfather as well, if they lived.
The Warlord of Mars |
