Give the Last Minute a Fighting Chance
An exhortation on persistence and nerve in sport and life. The author argues that late effort can decide outcomes, citing Edison, Archimedes, Goodyear, and battle losses to urge perseverance. It contrasts failure with the push needed to finish strong and win.
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Hades
Dare
Sheridan
Blacher
Havelock
Highlanders
Winchester
Waterloo
Lucknow
Edison
Archimedes
A Nee
Goodyear’s
Ancestors Shaped Morals and Reason Through Time
The excerpt argues that morality and self-control are inherited from long human evolution. It traces how crude instincts sharpened by experience formed a collective moral code. It warns against reckless experimentation, noting fire and excesses harm health and that prudent paths were long established for collective benefit.
Blind Judges and Performance in Public Life
A concise reflection argues that personal feelings toward individuals do not determine their competence. A just mind can admire outcomes while disliking the actors, noting that praise for deeds can coexist with sympathy or its absence toward the doer.
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Herbert Kaufman
Great Britain
The Gleaner in the Shadows
Lyall narrates a grim scene of hardship and wasted chances in a crowded city. A young woman, drawn to vanity and money, sacrifices herself and ends in ruin as the urban night reveals the harsh price of rejection and the burden carried by women in a misogynist world.
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Cleimer
Lyall
Tiasemii
Sears
Rome
Clork
Grandpa S Fight with Beliefs and the Dream of Dividends
A nostalgic poem about aging investors who gamble on oil wells, medicines, and patents amid skepticism from others. It ends with the irony that despite doubts, dividends are paid while grand ideas meet legal and factual obstacles. The piece lampoons belief, risk, and the pull of financial dreams.
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Pather
Hill
McCumber
Speak Up for a Test of True Ability in a World Looking
A dated critique urges individuals to test themselves and reject vanity. It warns that many mistake ego for merit, while genuine competence earns chances equal to a person’s promise. The piece compares talent to a lighthouse that cannot be dimmed by doubt, noting the market’s demand for real ability.
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Herbert Kau
Tom
Gleaner
Bell
Randpa
Norwalk
Hon
Grandpa
Wright
Wade
Hem
Nims
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