Unit One 1
Text A Essay on America 1
Text B Western Civilization,Our Tradition 9
Unit Two 19
Text A French and English 19
Text B The American Character 28
Unit Three 37
Text A Professions for Women 37
Text B The Beauty Industry 47
Unit Four 55
Text A The Road to Happiness 55
Text B Entropy 61
Unit Five 69
Text A Philistines and Philistinism 69
Text B The Rewards of Living a Solitary Life 78
Unit Six 84
Text A Expressing One's Individuality 84
Text B Defining the Authentic Self 91
Unit Seven 100
Text A The Worker as Creator or Machine 100
Text B Where I Lived,and What I Lived for 108
Unit Eight 116
Text A On the Sense of Humor 116
Text B On Human Nature and Politics 125
Unit Nine 135
Text A Creativity Will Dominate Our Life 135
Text B Unlock Your Own Creativity 143
Unit Ten 151
Text A The Long-Haul Degree 151
Text B Graduate Degrees,Are They Worth It? 159
Unit Eleven 168
Text A Global Warming&Climate Change 168
Text B They Cheat,I Tell You 176
Unit Twelve 186
Text A The Trouble with Television 186
Text B Dolly's False Legacy 193