Yesterday was one of those days when I ended it distinctively smarter (or at least better-informed) than when I began it.
It was the first day of classes, and I had Copyright, European Union Law, and Trial Advocacy. In each class I came away with discrete knowledge that I had not had before. I'm very excited about all of them. For copyright, it's a joy to just be able to ponder these issues. I can't wait until I know more about the mechanics of how the law works. Yesterday gave a good sneak peak. For EU law, my wonderful former Contracts professor walked us through the rationale of economic integration - in other words, why independent states like those in Europe would see it advantageous to integrate their economies. (I was also quite the history maven in class, being the sole volunteer to explain the Treaty of Versailles and the Marshall Plan. Which goes to show all you high school students that you should pay attention in history class because you never know if it may come in handy a decade+ later...) Later on in the day in Trial Advocacy we learned about how a trial attorney will set a theme for the case, the foundation of the story that will be told to the jury supporting the facts and the law. We practiced with the infamous case of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. I was on the side defending Goldilocks. My theme was "A child lost and alone sought refuge in a home." You'd vote to acquit, wouldn't you?
Today is Day 2 of classes, with Patent Law and Law and Ethics. I wonder what cool things I'll learn today?