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...thunderous applause and the oddly restrained enthusiasm of “Bravo! Bravo!”, I joined in and clapped till my palms stung, only noting (with a laugh to Thibaud) the absence of any American cheering or whistles. I was studying abroad in France at École Polytechnique and having the time of my life, exploring new interests and widening my horizons...
...cole Polytechnique was established in 1794, five years after the furies of revolution toppled Louis XVI and his queen Marie Antoinette from the French throne. Eleven years later, under Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, it became a military academy. Now, although its students still attend formals in uniform, it is the number one school in France, and grooms leaders for careers in science, business, and politics. Former President Valéry Giscard d’Estaing is a Polytechnicien, as were auto baron André Citroën and scientists Siméon Poisson, Augustin Fresnel, Henri Becquerel, and Henri Pointcar?...
...Besides gaining a broader understanding of cultural differences, I had hands-on experience with international networking. Towards the end of the winter, École Polytechnique invites about a hundred of the most important companies in Europe to campus for their yearly job fair. I was able to interact with recruiters from over a dozen different firms, and many of these asked for a copy of my resume and that I keep in touch. Although I had scarcely given the option any serious thought prior to my time abroad, it is now more probable than not that I will...
...mother of a certain generation, whisk her away for a matinee. She will sigh and speak of Cole Porter - his music punctuates many scenes, and indeed, there are moments when you fear Barnes is going to deliver a full number - and she will immediately forgive you for that unfortunate scarf you bought her for Mother...
...deposition of Joel Tenenbaum, alleged file-downloader, alleged file-sharer, took place at 9:15 on a Wednesday morning late last September, in the skyscraper-bound Boston law offices of the commercial law firm Robinson and Cole. Just steps away, in a small Starbucks coffee shop situated right off the windswept brick pavement of Government Center square, the notoriously quirky Harvard Law professor Charles R. Nesson ’60, still in his first week representing Tenenbaum, prepped his young client in the moments before the encounter...