Aristotle's Topics — 11 of 18

Section 3 - Getting a subject

To get the initial subject:

[01930 <<< SUBJECT SEQUENCE >>>]

print "[line break][line break][line break][line break][line break][line break][line break][line break][line break][line break][tab]NOW I NEED TO FIND OUT WHAT YOU[line break]ARE WRITING ABOUT, SO WOULD YOU PLEASE TYPE IN YOUR[line break]SUBJECT. I AM LOOKING FOR ONE TO THREE WORDS.[line break][line break][line break][line break][line break][line break]";

input the subject;

print "[line break][one of]HOLY ELECTRONICS! THAT'S WEIRD, I USED TO DATE A COMPUTER[line break]INTERESTED IN [the subject].[line break][or]HEY, THAT'S NEAT, [first name]! WE'LL HAVE A GOOD TIME THINKING[line break]ABOUT [the subject].[or][the subject], MMMMM! WILL YOU BE AMAZED[line break]BY THE RECENT SCHOLARSHIP. BE SURE TO ASK THE LIBRARIAN[line break]IN THE REFERENCE AREA.[purely at random][line break]".

To input the subject: [02120]

while 0 < 1:

print "[line break][tab]";

get a line of input, ignoring blank lines;

now the subject is the user input;

if the number of characters in the subject < 40:

break;

print "[line break]THAT'S A MOUTHFUL, [first name]. MAKE IT SHORTER, LIKE A TITLE.[line break][tab]HERE ARE A FEW EXAMPLES:[line break][line break]";

print "[tab] ** THE ENERGY CRISIS[line break]";

print "[tab] ** AUSTIN'S HISTORICAL GARDENS[line break]";

print "[tab] ** THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE[line break][line break][line break]";

print "[tab]YOUR TURN. WHAT IS YOUR SUBJECT?[line break]".