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Know how your representatives stand on major national or state issues.

Know why certain foods, such as truffles, are expensive. It's not because they taste best.

Email, instant messaging, and cell phones give us fabulous communication ability, but because we live and work in our own little worlds, that communication is totally disorganized.

Be in the habit of experimenting with your clothing so that you don't get stuck for life with a self-image developed over the course of high school.

Be able to suffer wearing a necktie or slightly high heels for an entire evening without complaint or early removal.

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Complaint

Evening

Be able to recognize the dangerous snakes, spiders, insects, and plants that live in your area of the country.

Be able to notice all the confusion between fact and opinion that appears in the news.

Be able to meet any deadline, even if your work is done less well than it would be if you had all the time you would have preferred.

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Time

Work

Be able to live alone, even if you don't want to and think you will never find it necessary.

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Want

Will

Be able to keep a secret or promise when you know in your heart that it is the right thing to do.

Be able to identify the most common breeds of dogs and cats on sight.

Be able to hiccup silently, or at least without alerting neighbors to your situation. The first hiccup is an exception.

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First

Neighbors

Be able to recognize when you're reading or hearing material biased to your own side.

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Hearing

Reading