never succumbs to the trap of the maudlin or tearful , offering instead with its unflinching gaze a measure of faith in the future . 
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB never)) (VP (VBZ succumbs) (PP (IN to) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN trap)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (ADJP (JJ maudlin) (CC or) (JJ tearful)))))) (, ,) (S (VP (VBG offering) (ADVP (RB instead)) (PP (IN with) (NP (PRP$ its) (JJ unflinching) (NN gaze))) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN measure)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NN faith)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (NN future))))))))) (. .)))
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB )) (VP (VBZ ) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (DT ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (DT ) (ADJP (JJ ) (CC ) (JJ )))))) (, ) (S (VP (VBG ) (ADVP (RB )) (PP (IN ) (NP (PRP$ ) (JJ ) (NN ))) (NP (NP (DT ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (DT ) (NN ))))))))) (. )))