has allowed me to realize a lot about the process of integration of the immigrants in Italy. For me‚ the process of immigration in this country is very reflective of both the Italian people’s attitudes towards immigration as well as the current state of their governmental affairs. What I have realized is that while the Italian people are generally opposed to the influx of foreign people and cultures‚ the disorganized state of their national government is not capable of keeping these immigrants out
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ours‚ this is a wonderful life. If you can get through life like this and get away with it‚ hey‚ that’s great. But it’s very‚ very unpredictable. There’s so many ways you can screw it up” (“Famous Mob Quotes.” 1). Despite public misconception of the Italian Mafia‚ it has not always been the murderous‚ cold-hearted killers known today. The Mafia actually began as a way of protection. When the government took advantage over the common people‚ the Mafia would take the law into their own hands. The organization
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THE PROCESS OF GERMAN UNIFICATION [pic] Bismarck had to fight three wars to unify Germany. The 1864 Danish War helped Bismarck consolidate his internal position in Prussia. The War of 1866 ousted Austria from leadership in Germany for good. The Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 brought the South under the aegis of the Prussian eagle. That was the unification process in a nutshell. Now let us look at it in some detail. I. War with Denmark Liberal sentiment in Germany had always been stirred
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The unification of both Germany and Italy brought great change in these countries. This process resulted in these countries to focus on for their independence‚ economic growth‚ and a strong nationalism. Also‚ there is another role of the unification and it is an occurrence of war‚ separation and controlling politics. War is a natural force which leads to unite some nations as wells as divide others. In the unification process‚ it is essential to have a confident and courageous leader. Bismarck was
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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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Anthony Wilson 11/10/2014 Italian Neorealism As cultures progress‚ cinema will always revive its past‚ mirror its present‚ and predict its future. Throughout history‚ cultures have inspired new waves of film. Filmmaking has reflected cultural decades of every era. Whether through non-fiction or fiction‚ films still establish the principle of human psyche. From America’s popular westerns in the 1920s to Italy’s neorealist films in the ‘40s-‘50s‚ films have been created to emulate the conditions
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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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American derivations of the Italian Mafia‚ such as The Sopranos and The Godfather‚ we will explore the ways in which customary perspectives of the family have molded the Mafia and other criminal organizations. The Mafia evolved over hundreds of years in Sicily. In the mid-nineteenth century‚ Sicilians joined together in groups and began to rely on "family ties" to protect themselves‚ keep themselves safe‚ and carry out their own justice in a place where the Italian government was just recently
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In the period between 1943 and 1950 Italian cinema was dominated by Neorealism which became the most significant film style of post-war Europe. Formation began back in 1936 when propagandists opened modern Cincitta studios and the film school name ‘Centro Sperimentaledi Cinematografia’. Along with the opening of schools such as this was a movement that placed a group of cinematographers under full-year contracts‚ among them was Carlo Montuori who used his classic techniques in creating ‘Bicycle Thieves’
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