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...this point our assumption expert proceeds to discuss anything which strikes his fancy at the moment. If he can sneak the first assumption past the grader, then the rest is clear sailing. If he fails, he still gets a fair amount of credit for his irrelevant but factfilled discussion of scientific progress in the 18th century. And it is amazing what some graders will swallow in the name of intellectual freedom...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Beating the System: Painless Success | 5/11/1992 | See Source »

...imagine being brought up by parents even more confused; one is obsessed with atheist fiction and the other, with the Bible. One parent forbids you to watch television because it takes away "your intelligence and your concentration," and the other lets you sneak out of the house in the afternoon to watch television at a friend's house...

Author: By Ganesh Ramakrishnan, | Title: The Haunting Vision of Equus: | 4/16/1992 | See Source »

...Dartmouth team coming to Cambridge is a one-man gang: attack Brendan Bowler. If the defense can stifle Bowler, the Big Green offense should be thwarted. If he's allowed to score four goals or so, Dartmouth may sneak out of Ohiri Field with a victory...

Author: By Gordon P. Bellamy, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Laxmen Hoping to Turn Corner With Victory Over Dartmouth | 4/4/1992 | See Source »

When Davey would spend his evenings falling asleep by the fire with his family, I'd sneak a look at reruns of Three's Company before bed. And could he pray! His prayers were the very things God wanted to hear. I was never that precocious or cute. Damn...

Author: By Michael K. Mayo, | Title: Sinner in the Hands of A Haunting TV Show | 2/20/1992 | See Source »

...this point our assumption expert proceeds to discuss anything which strikes his fancy at the moment. If he can sneak the first assumption past the grader, then the rest is clear sailing. If he fails, he still gets a fair amount of credit for his irrelevant but fact-filled discussion of scientific progress in the 18th century. And it is amazing what some graders will swallow in the name of intellectual freedom...

Author: By Donald Carswell, | Title: Beating the System: Classic Advice for Exams | 1/13/1992 | See Source »

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