Italian Noir: Finding the Darkness in the Place of Contemporary Light According to Erica Jong‚ "What is the fatal charm of Italy? What do we find there that can be found nowhere else? I believe it is a certain permission to be human‚ which other places‚ other countries‚ lost long ago" (Earles 1). This humanity she speaks of is one that hides under the surface between the exteriors of beauty and power‚ reflecting the common Italian ideal‚ that while something so shallowly beautiful captivates the
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THE ORIGINS OF THE COLD WAR (1945-50) Definition: Martyn Walker calls it the “civil war of the human race” about the balance of global power‚ with an ideological element. It was the indirect conflict between the USA and USSR that went on from 1945-1991. And it was expressed in everything from an arms and space race to chess tournaments - and even ice hockey matches. The Long-Term Reasons Many regard the Cold War as having roots going back decades before the end of WWII in 1945. Both sides
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080722_EUC_461-482.qxd 8/28/56 8:29 AM Page 461 Volume 4 (4): 461–482: 1477-3708 DOI: 10.1177/1477370807080722 Copyright © 2007 European Society of Criminology and SAGE Publications Los Angeles‚ London‚ New Delhi and Singapore www.sagepublications.com Crime and Criminal Policy in Italy* Tradition and Modernity in a Troubled Country Stefano Maffei University of Parma‚ Italy Isabella Merzagora Betsos University of Milan‚ Italy ABSTRACT This paper investigates the development
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World War-I Introduction World War I (WWI) was a global war centered in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until the start of World War II in 1939‚ and the First World War or World War I thereafter. It involved all the world ’s great powers‚ which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (based on the Triple Entente of the United Kingdom‚ France and Russia) and the Central
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Maritime Empire: Portugese‚ Japan‚ Dutch (Sea Imperialist) pg. 6 Portugese: -penetrate Indian Ocean (traded pepper with India) -Direct contact w. Thailand & China and later Japan -Used force to compel unwilling partners to trade w/them‚ Esp "Spice Islands (Indonesia) -Main business of the Portuguese was to participate as shippers and traders in the existing commerce of Asia‚ along traditional routes. Japan: -Japan vs China - Dutch: -Joint stock company created by Jan van Linschoten
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Benetton Group: Evolution of Communication Strategy This case was written by Senthil Ganesan with the help of Vamsi Krihna Thota‚ ICRAI Knowledge Center. It is intended to be used as the basis for class discussion rather than to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a management situation. The case was compiled from published sources. ______________________________________________________________________________ © 2003
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jacob stevens P R I S O N S O F T H E S TAT E L E S S The Derelictions of UNHCR T here are currently over 20 million people ‘of concern’ to the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Just over half of those are internally displaced or stateless‚ with 8 million having fled across an international border. Established in 1950‚ unhcr was charged by the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees with the protection of their interests: full political and economic rights in
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Tbilisi Ivane Javakhishvili State University Institute of Classical‚ Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies International Research Centre of Traditional Polyphony Joseph Jordania WHO ASKED THE FIRST QUESTION? The Origins of Human Choral Singing‚ Intelligence‚ Language and Speech Logos 2006 2 To the memory of Valeri Pavlovich Alexeev and Malkhaz Abdushelishvili © Programm “Logos”‚ 2006 © Joseph Jordania‚ 2006 ISSBN 99940-31-81-3 Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University 13 Chavchavadze
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Semos Education is the first and the biggest computer education centre in Macedonia. The centre was opened in 1995 and hitherto 9000 participants with different profiles (teachers‚ students‚ big companies‚ organizations and ministries) have developed and improved their computer technology knowledge there. The centre offers a wide range of courses run by highly educated professionals‚ with many years of experience in this field. Apart from Macedonia‚ the company works on
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Mosque From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search A modern-style mosque built on water in Jeddah‚ Saudi Arabia. This article is part of the series: | Islam | | Beliefs[show]Allah · Oneness of God Prophets · Revealed books Angels | Practices[show]Profession of faith · Prayer Fasting · Charity · Pilgrimage | Texts and laws[show]Qur’an · Sunnah · Hadith Fiqh · Sharia · Kalam · Sufism | History and leadership[show]Timeline · Spread of Islam Ahl al-Bayt ·
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