Word: granaglia
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Dates: during 1976-1976
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...little shocked by the competitive American ethic that is exhibited in the pre-med syndrome. Gikas Hardouvelis '78, from Greece, says he never had to compete for anything before he came here, and says he finds it hard to accept competition as a way of life. Elena Granaglia '79, from Italy, says she just ignores the competition, and hopes to avoid becoming the kind of student that learns nothing but how to get good grades...
...course, there are some Americans who know a great deal about the world, foreign students say. But on the whole, Harvard students seem to know little and care less about international relations or internal politics of other countries. Granaglia says she is frequently asked, in vocabulary reminiscent of the Cold War, if it's true the Communists are taking over in Italy, and what will she do if the country goes...
...Granaglia says she also feels there are a great many misconceptions about Italy that make it hard for her to talk to Harvard students about her own country. She attended a dinner for Italian-American students once, but she has not returned to the group because, she says, "they've turned Italy into a myth, all sunny and pretty. But I know Italy has problems, and that the Riviera is only a strip along the coast--I know the dirty smelly cities in the north, just as dirty as any American city. The Italy they've heard of from their...
...these gripes only become real frustrations as foreign students get used to the initial thrill they feel at being here. "I was so enthusiastic about everything, it was all so new and exciting," Granaglia says. Hardouvelis says one of the first things he did was to go to a baseball game...
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