Head start?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="head">head</span> <span word="start">start</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="He">He</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="First">First</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="head">head</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="start">start</span>.</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> “<span word="he">he</span>” <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p><span word="Head">Head</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="life">life</span>?</p><p><span word="What">What</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span>?</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="reminds">reminds</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="passages">passages</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Gatsby">Gatsby</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="America">America</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="F">F</span>. <span word="Scott">Scott</span> <span word="Fitzgerald">Fitzgerald</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span>, <span word="Nick">Nick</span> <span word="Carraway">Carraway</span> <span word="narrates">narrates</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="since">since</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Whenever">Whenever</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="criticizing">criticizing</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="one">one</span>,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="me">me</span>, “<span word="just">just</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="haven">haven</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="advantages">advantages</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="had">had</span>.”</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="advantages">advantages</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span>?</p><p><span word="Riches">Riches</span>. <span word="Nick">Nick</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="family">family</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="generalization">generalization</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="spoken">spoken</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="some">some</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="advantages">advantages</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="family">family</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="job">job</span>, <span word="etc">etc</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="forth">forth</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="start">start</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="racing">racing</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="racing">racing</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="head">head</span> (<span word="length">length</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="gate">gate</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="start">start</span> (<span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="stalls">stalls</span>). <span word="Similarly">Similarly</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="length">length</span> <span word="or">or</span> 10 <span word="or">or</span> 20 <span word="yards">yards</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> (<span word="full">full</span> <span word="body">body</span>) <span word="length">length</span> <span word="or">or</span> 10 <span word="or">or</span> 20 <span word="yards">yards</span>.</p>
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