The Italian Lira is a fairly new currency with roots that lie deep within Italian culture. The word "lira" is actually derived from the Latin word "libra"‚ meaning pound‚ making it a distant cousin to that of the British pound sterling. The lira was a monetary unit long before it existed as a coin or note. The lira made its first appearance in the hands of bankers‚ merchants and consumers in Venice in 1472‚ put in place by Doge Nicolas Tron. The Venice lira set a trend for large silver coins with
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Chris Yaros Narrative Paper Draft #1: Heaven to Hell English 15: M/W‚ 5:30-6:45 Prof. N. Brenneman As my eyes slowly widened due to the never-ending sound of the alarm clock‚ I passively rolled out of my bed. The day that I had been dreading for the previous three months had unfortunately arrived. It was the first day of my high school career and I was less than content with the idea of going to school for the next 9 months. By the time that the sound of the bell for first
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‚ flntegrmtiwe ffase & .J"he RoaC tc F{ell John Baker‚ chief engineer of the Caribbean Bauxite Barracania. The success of this ti;:1‚:ly regionalization policy led to excellent relations with iire goventmeitt. Company of Barracania in the West Indies‚ was malring his final preparations to leave the island. llis promotion to pro- This relationship was giver; an acldccl importalce when Barracania‚ 3 years later‚ bL.ilame independent -al occasion that encouraged a critir:ai and
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award-winning film and T.V series. But in spite of their ’celebrity’ status‚ Naples council last month announced plans to demolish three of the sails and covert the fourth into a set of municipal offices. “The plans are highly symbolic‚” explained Mario Trifuoggi‚ a 30-year-old Neapolitan sociologist who studies mafia phenomenon in the city. “Sure‚ sails are
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ITALIAN STEREOTYPES Stereotypes always tend to have some truth mixed in with a few generalisations and a bit of exaggeration. Here a small list that Italians usually do in their life. The typically Italian man has dark eyes and a dark complexion‚ with black hair. He is very passionate and lazy and he works in factory or into an office. The typical Italian woman has a round shape. She is very charming and she works as housewife. The Italians usually live in flats in the city. They pay
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Italian Renaissance The Italian Renaissance began in the Middle ages in the great city’s and state’s of Italy. Italian merchants and political officials supported and appointed the great artists of the day‚ because of this the products of the Renaissance grew up inside their own walls. The most powerful city’s and state’s were Florence‚ The Papal States‚ Venice‚ and Milan. Each of these states grew up with its own distinctive character‚mostly caused by the differences between their government
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Sonya Black‚ Sidney Frey‚ Diana Zuniga The Italian Unification The Italian Unification was the political and social movement that consolidated different states of the Italian peninsula into the single state of the Kingdom of Italy in the 19th century. Young Italy is a nationalist group created to fight for unification of the separate Italian states. The two prominent figures in the unification were Giuseppe Mazzini and Giuseppe Garibaldi. The two powerful monarchic figures included Count Cavour and
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rulers and ordinary people were influenced by the conservative beliefs of the Catholic Church and the attitude of the Papacy towards Italian unity was often reflected in the actions of Italian rulers and mass support for nationalism. In 1815 temporal power was restored to the Papacy in the Papal States and the Pope shared the conservatism of the other Italian rulers who hoped to maintain their own power in individual states. The dominant power in Italy was Austria and the Habsburg family and
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“ El Hoyo “‚ by Mario Suarez ‚ was a description essay . The author describes the city that he lives in as beautiful‚ amazing‚ and glorious. Although to everyone Tuscan is generally the same to Mario it was different. Mario’s use of descriptive words help you better understand downtown Tuscan. He mainly explains that where he lives is a hole: the area in which he lives in “drop a few feet” he says. He used vivid words to describe how much he loves he run down town of Tuscan. Mario uses imagery so
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1. Bruschetta Bruschetta is a popular menu item at many Italian restaurants which commonly served warm as an appetizer‚ snack‚ or side dish. The name comes from the Italian word bruscare‚ which means "to roast over coals. The most common form of bruschetta is the traditional tomato and basil bruschetta. Bruschetta itself‚ is actually thin slices of bread‚ which have been grilled until lightly browned‚ then rubbed with garlic and olive oil. There are as many variations on bruschetta‚ as there are
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