Economic Activity in Italy Located in Southern Europe‚ Italy is a peninsula that extends into the central Mediterranean Sea‚ northeast of Tunisia. Italy’s industrial economy is diversified‚ divided into the industrially developed North that is dominated by privately held companies‚ and a less-developed South‚ that is welfare-dependent and more agriculturally orientated‚ with high unemployment. The Italian economy is largely driven by the manufacturing of higher quality goods that are produced by
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Italy rocked by corruption‚ drug scandals By Claudio Lavanga‚ NBC News ROME – Franco Fiorito‚ a member of the regional council of Lazio‚ the Italian region that includes Rome‚ was known ironically among his friends as Batman. It was a nickname he earned when he managed to fall off a Harley Davidson still on a kickstand. But rather than a superhero‚ he looks like an actor out of “The Sopranos” with his slicked-back hairstyle‚ striped double-breasted suit‚ bulky figure and bigger than life personality
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The movement to unite Italy into one cultural and political entity was known as the Risorgimento (literally‚ "resurgence"). Giuseppe Mazzini and his leading pupil‚ Giuseppe Garibaldi‚ failed in their attempt to create an Italy united by democracy. Garibaldi‚ supported by his legion of Red Shirts-- mostly young Italian democrats who used the 1848 revolutions as a opportunity for democratic uprising--failed in the face of the resurgence of conservative power in Europe. However‚ it was the aristocratic
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Italy "Si può avere l’universo se posso avere l’Italia" -You may have the universe if I may have Italy. -Giuseppe Verdi‚ Italy is often perceived to be one of the most beautiful and romantic countries. With its astonishing sceneries‚ fascinating history‚ unique culture‚ and sophisticated economy. Italy is also prominently known as a tourist destination and an artistically profound country. Italy is a country of uniqueness and creativity. Italy has a diverse range of gorgeous scenery that draws
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BRIEF HISTORY OF ITALY Italy‚ history of since earliest times the history of Italy has been influenced by cultural and political divisions resulting from the peninsula’s disparate geography and by circumstances that made Italy the scene of many of Europe’s most important struggles for power. EARLY ITALY Human activity in Italy started during the Paleolithic and Mesolithic periods. By the beginning of the Neolithic period (c.5000 BC)‚ the small communities of hunters of earlier times were
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Life in Italy in the 1930’s Life in Italy in the 1930’s caused difficulty to some Italians during that time period. During the 1930’s a large number of Italians who had opposed the fascist rule of Benito Mussolini arrived in the United States. After the news spread in Italy about the bombing of Pearl Harbour almost all Italians supported the war against Benito Mussolini. At this point‚ Italy was slowly becoming under the Nazi rule‚ the significance of a woman’s role in Italy was emphasised as
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Geography of USA The vast and varied expanse of the United States of America stretches from the heavily industrialized‚ metropolitan Atlantic seaboard‚ across the rich flat farms of the central plains‚ over the majestic Rocky Mountains to the fertile‚ densely populated west coast‚ then halfway across the Pacific to the semi-tropical island-state of Hawaii. Without Hawaii and Alaska the continental U.S. measures 4‚505 kilometers from its Atlantic to Pacific coasts‚ 2‚574 kilometers from Canada to
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Migration process in the USA The United States of America is home to the largest number of internationa l migrants in the world. According to the US Census Bureau (2006 American Community Survey)‚ there are 37‚547‚789 foreignborn persons legally residing in the US‚ making up 12.5 per cent of the nation’s population. Approximately 53 per cent of the foreign-born in the United States hail from Latin America‚ 25 per cent from Asia‚ 14 per cent from Europe and 8 per cent from other regions of
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identified a talented man‚ capable of protecting and let his honor to be respected (La Piccola Treccani). HISTORY According to the myth‚ at the end of the seventeen century‚ three knights sailed from Spain for an affair of honor and landed in Italy. Their name were Osso‚ Mastrosso‚ and Carcagnosso. The first one‚ devoting himself to Saint George‚ decided to stay in Sicily and to found Cosa Nostra; the second one‚ devoting to the Virgin Mary‚ choose Campania and gave birth to the Camorra; the
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1-2 iii. Involvement of Napoleon III 2-3 iv. Failed Revolutions 3 v. Nationalism 3-4 Chapter 3: Differences 4-6 i. Leaders 4 ii. Context of Unification 4-5 iii. Great Powers 5 iv. Unitary vs. Federal States 5 v. The Goal of Each Nation 5-6 Chapter 4: Conclusion 6 Chapter 1: Introduction Both Italy and Germany became unified in the mid to late 1800s after years of unrest that started with the 1815 Congress of Vienna‚ where both of these countries were split up into many states. One can compare
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