| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Michael Strogoff by Jules Verne: as Abel de Remusat says, "is regarded in Europe as the
type of beauty in our species, because all the nations in this
part of the world have sprung from it," includes also the
Turks and the Persians. The purely Mongolian race com-
prises the Mongols, Manchoux, and Thibetans.
The Tartars who now threatened the Russian Empire, be-
longed to the Caucasian race, and occupied Turkestan.
This immense country is divided into different states, gov-
erned by Khans, and hence termed Khanats. The principal
khanats are those of Bokhara, Khokhand, Koondooz, etc.
At this period, the most important and the most formidable
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Inaugural Address by John F. Kennedy: that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans. . .
born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace,
proud of our ancient heritage. . .and unwilling to witness or permit the slow
undoing of those human rights to which this nation has always been committed,
and to which we are committed today. . .at home and around the world.
Let every nation know. . .whether it wishes us well or ill. . .
that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship,
support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and
the success of liberty. This much we pledge. . .and more.
To those old allies whose cultural and spiritual origins we share:
we pledge the loyalty of faithful friends. United. . .there is
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen: The friendliness of his disposition made him happy in
accommodating those, whose situation might be considered,
in comparison with the past, as unfortunate. In showing
kindness to his cousins therefore he had the real satisfaction
of a good heart; and in settling a family of females only
in his cottage, he had all the satisfaction of a sportsman;
for a sportsman, though he esteems only those of his sex who
are sportsmen likewise, is not often desirous of encouraging
their taste by admitting them to a residence within his own
manor.
Mrs. Dashwood and her daughters were met at the door
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