By definition, an
excerpt is:
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Originally Posted by www.rainwater.com/glossary/e.html
A portion taken from a larger work, such as when portions of a book appear as a magazine article.
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Originally Posted by http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/excerpt
1. a passage or quotation taken or selected from a book, document, film, or the like; extract.
–verb (used with object)
2. to take or select (a passage) from a book, film, or the like; extract.
3. to take or select passages from (a book, film, or the like); abridge by choosing representative sections.
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In this topic thread, much like
Quotes of Wisdom, I would like for those willing to participate to find an excerpt from a book, movie, film, article, etc. that you may find valuable that reaches into some degree of truth, belief, religion, knowledge, respect, etc. Please tell us(or me) who the author/speaker is and where it came from.
Note from the Author: If anyone is offended by any citing posted here, please PM the poster or a moderator of the citing and ask them to remove it from their post.
Here's a few tidy examples:
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We spent more than a minute agonizing over the provocative cover line for our feature "White Women at Work." The countless stories we had heard from women across the country told us that this was a workplace issue we have to address. From my own experience at several major magazines, it was painfully obvious to me that Black and White women are not on the same track. Sure, we might all start in the place. But early in the game, most sisters I know become stuck- and the reasons have little to do with intelligence or drive. At some point we bump out heads against that ceiling. And while White women may complain of a glass ceiling, for us, the ceiling is concrete.
So how do we tell this story without sounding whiny and paranoid, or turning off our White-female readers, staff members, advertisers, and girlfriends? Our solution: Bring together real women (several of them high successful senior corporate executives), put them in a room, promise them anonymity and let them speak their truth.
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Original Citing: Diane Weather, "Speaking Our Truth"
Where I found it: Everything's an Argument With Readings, Andrea A. Lunsford, John J. Ruszkiewicz, Keith Walters, pg. 108
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There are some signs in the advertising world that Americans are getting fed up with fantasy advertisements and want to hear some straight talk. Weary of the extravagant product claims and irrelevant associations, consumers trained by years of advertising to distrust what they hear seem to be developing an immunity to commercials.
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Original Citing: Jack Solomon, "Masters of Desire: The Culture of American Advertising"
Where I found it: Everything's an Argument With Readings, Andrea A. Lunsford, John J. Ruszkiewicz, Keith Walters, pg. 109
