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...another strange coalition: civil servants, already then jealously guarding their privileges; local nobility who, like today's regional presidents, were set on defending their fiefdoms against centralization; and the middle classes, crushed by the weight of onerous taxation. Historians and sociologists have long claimed that May '68 vaccinated the Fifth Republic against instability and upheaval. But look at recent years. First, the far right has a strong showing in the 2002 presidential elections, then France thumbs its nose at the European constitution in May 2005, then violent unrest rocks the banlieues last fall. And now we have the anti...
Look around section: approximately every fifth student has dealt with depression in the last year and at least one or two people in your section probably seriously considered attempting suicide. Don’t do a disservice to the Harvard community by suggesting depression is necessary for creativity—there is a difference between frustration over an exciting project and not being able to get out of bed in the morning because you feel worthless...
Tatneft’s chairman is the prime minister of the Republic of Tatarstan, a member of the Russian Federation, though at least a fifth of the company is owned by foreign investors, according to the firm’s most recent annual report...
Tatneft’s chairman is the prime minister of the Republic of Tatarstan, a member of the Russian Federation, though at least a fifth of the company is owned by foreign investors, according to the firm’s most recent annual report...
...dream school” in the country. NYU topped Princeton Review’s annual “College Hopes and Worries Survey” for the third year in a row. The second place finish puts Harvard ahead of Princeton, Stanford, Columbia, and arch-rival Yale, who finished fifth. “New York is such a draw,” said Harriet Brand, director of public relations for Princeton Review, explaining NYU’s appeal. NYU’s diverse and eccentric surroundings plays a key factor in many students’ preferences, Brand surmised...