650 miles away from where the earthquake had struck. Beds were banging against walls. People still wearing their pajamas ran from their homes and they gathered in frightened groups. The violent shaking had made a second national emergency for the Mexican government agencies. They had already been trying to get ready for Hurricane Katia on the other side of the country. The storm was thought to strike the Gulf Coast in the state of Veracruz on a late Friday night or an early Saturday morning. The
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Case 1: The Italian Shoe Company The Italian Shoe Company is a New York‚ family owned company now in its sixth generation. The company started in 1823 making shoes for men and women based on designs that were popular in the growing Italian community of New York. In the early years‚ it struggled to survive. But over the years‚ particularly from the start of the twentieth century‚ it has prospered. The sixth generation owner -Adamo Pedone- is a very wealthy person. Currently‚ the company produces
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The civil war during the revolution era was followed by eleven more years of sporadic uprisings and assassinations. Unlike other forms of populism‚ Mexican populism had to incorporate the population because they had mobilized to fight the Revolution. This resulted in the Cárdenas presidency‚ which was an era of union organizing‚ land reform‚ cultural innovation‚ and nationalism. Cárdenas built a coalition
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going to be on it for six hours” responded Papa. All of us got on the plane‚ put our carry ons in the overhead compartments and took our seats. After being in the air for about an hour my mom leaned over to me and told me “I know you don’t speak Italian so if you need just let me know and I’ll help translate for you.” “Alright but I think I can try to figure it out” I replied. The rest of the flight was long and monotonous‚ and I could not fall asleep because I was too excited. We arrived in Milan
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28‚ 2012 Italian Tax Mores By Arthur L. Kelly This is a case about unusual Italian tax approach to boost up the tax revenues; lack of honesty found in Italian financial reporting. An Italian tax culture of getting more tax amount and the US banks struggle to deal with a greedy Italian tax authorities in the game of negotiation and bargain. Absolutes: Bribery is wrong. Legal: Italian tax law was violated Moral philosophies: Teleological: The outcome of the actions of Italian tax structure
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Italian Americans and Discrimination Matt Johnson ETH125 February 27‚ 2011 Frederica Banning Italian Americans and Discrimination It may be hard to tell by my name‚ but I am from Italian descent and have a hard time relating to my heritage. I have never had a problem with this fact until this assignment‚ and now I truly want to find out more about the culture and heritage that I come from. After doing some research‚ it is plain to me that even Italian Americans face discrimination and prejudice
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ITALIAN UNIFICATION 4 PARTS OF ITALY Kingdom of the Two Sicilies—ruled by the French Papal States—governed by the Pope Northern Italian States—controlled by Austria Kingdom of Sardinia/Piedmont—ruled by King Victor Emmanuel A •Kingdom of the Two Sicilies—ruled by the French A KV A •Papal States— governed by the Pope P F KV F •Northern Italian States—controlled by Austria •Kingdom of Sardinia/Piedmont— ruled by King Victor Emmanuel Italian term for the movement of unification Risorgimento—nationalist
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University of Glasgow Department of Film and Television Studies Beyond “Brutality”: Understanding the Italian Filone’s Violent Excesses by Robert J. Edmonstone Matriculation #: 9703623 Supervisors: Dr. Ian Garwood / Dr. Karen Boyle 2 Contents Abstract Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Introducing the Filone: Industry‚ Cycles and Censorship 2. Investigating Violence and Spectacle in the Filone 3. Theorising Excess and Violence in the Filone 4. Narrative versus Excess in the Filone
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The current Italian constitution came into effect on 1st January 1948 and it was integral to Italy’s progression away from Fascism. After years of totalitarian rule under the dictatorship of Benito Mussolini‚ the clear aspiration of constitutional change was to create a ‘viable democratic regime that would embrace all citizens’ (Pasquino‚ 2000: 71). The new constitution‚ therefore‚ paid particular attention to democratic practices and put in place necessary checks in order to guarantee them. This
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the authorities (Bordwell and Thompson‚ 1980 p.316)‚ they showed life in Italy in a completely different light to the reality of the time. They showed an Italian society that was happy contented and well structured. There was no real meaning to these melodramas‚ they just ambled along showing the supposedly easygoing contented life of the Italian people living at the time‚ often depicting melodramatic conversations of affluent characters talking on the telephone. Which ultimately gave them the label
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