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...living, we could very well be depriving ourselves of ideas that are truer or better than those opinions and habits we hold now. We should by no means go so far as relativists and skeptics in asserting that there is no truth to be discovered. But we should admit that as individuals, we certainly have no monopoly on the truth and could be wrong in our opinions. We should therefore be open-minded in the interest of finding out the truth...
...Chapter 1 (thesis) shares its titlewith the book. It includes such double-entendre,pun treasures as "Dogs are very direct aboutwanting to go out," Dogs admit when they'rejealous," and "You can train a dog." Some are goodfor a chuckle, particularly when they parody humanself-help tomes--("The Courage to Heel") orpsychobabble ("I'm feeling very conflicted aboutthis new dog you keep talking about bringing home.On one paw, I want a playmate. One the otherpaw...
...nose shouting match" with Cesar Chavez, and he was booed off the stage of my high school in Fresno, California last year. Navarrette insists that youths who read his book have the right to "confront" him and "take his head off." Navarrette is a man of extremes. He can admit that Cesar Chavez was a great leader of the Mexican-American people, yet claims that he confronted Chavez because the leader was losing touch with his followers...
Peppy t-shirts can't win the Game, however. Most Yale undergrads admit they are not overly optimistic about this year's team. "We've basically lost every game [this season,]" says Prutkin, although he adds he is still "excited about going." After all, what could be more fun than a weekend dedicated to the philosophy that "basically Harvard [stinks]," Prutkin explains...
...those who just can't decide between the clever "Harvard Swallows" and the hip "Beavis and Butthead" motif, the Yale Co-op offers a tamer, if drier, option--"Yale vs. Harvard, `93." Coop sales staff admit that these are not exactly hot items...