The truth was, that the little Puritans, being of the most intolerant brood that ever lived, had got a vague idea of something outlandish, unearthly, or at variance with ordinary fashions, in the mother and child, and therefore scorned them in their hearts, and not unfrequently reviled them with their tongues.
Selection is the awful process of weeding the unhealthy (and unnecessary) prisoners from the healthy (and useful) prisoners.
Jimmy was very disobedient. Every night, he'd go out of his window to play with his friends, despite what his parents tell him. In an attempt to allow him to develop and become a better person, his parents severely castigated him one night and placed several punishments on him. He never went out again.
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