The eyewitness account of the plague in Florence‚ Italy in 1384‚ talked about by Marilyn Migiel‚ was the author of the Decameron himself. Giovanni Boccaccio’s account of the plague is seemingly an eyewitness account because he “filtered his stories through other literary and historical descriptions of plagues” (Migiel 17). Boccaccio describes the plague as having baffling symptoms‚ the certainty of death‚ the overbearing presence of death and the dying‚ the procedures for trying to avoid the plague
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change in the country’s growth. Matteo Renzi was appointed Prime Minister of Italy this year in February‚ and has taken steps to reform the government of Italy. He has since took action through domestic policies and foreign affairs‚ and is working on a new plan to speed up Italy’s sluggish justice system‚ reform its schools and spur investment. These may sound promising but would be difficult to achieve since Italy is cash strapped. David Cameron‚ the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom‚ aims
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divided into 8 states and the northern part of Italy was controlled by Austria-Hungary. l Again‚ they disliked the alien rule and wanted to be independent. The nationalist movement began. l In 1820-30s‚ the Carbonari was formed in Naples. They carried out a series of revolutions‚ but all of them failed because they lacked organization and mass support. There was also no capable leader. l In 1831‚ Mazzini formed the Society of Young Italy (it was more popular). He believed that the revolutions
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Figure 1 – Obverse View of the Terracotta Loutrophoros Terracotta Loutrophoros (fig. 1) epitomizes the distinctive style of funerary vases created in Apulia‚ a region located in South Italy. The vase is attributed to the Metope Painter and was created around the third quarter of fourth century B.C. South Italian vase painting has been the subject of “neglect [and] general disparagement” due to the “emphasis placed upon the study of Archaic and Classical Greek art.” South Italian art has been
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Risorgimento is the series of political and military events that led to a united Italian Peninsula under the Kingdom of Italy in 1861. The Italian Unification can be separated into five (5) stages. There was the Pre-Revolutionary‚ Revolutionary‚ Cavour’s Policy and the Role of Sardinia‚ Garibaldi’s Campaign in Southern Italy‚ and the creation of the Italian Kingdom. Before 1850 Italy was divided politically and was a battle ground for the great powers of Europe. This was the first stage which was referred
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Stewart Mills wrote “women must have freedom for society to progress.” Upward spike in women’s literacy Working class men and women gained right to vote by 1918 By 1921‚ all women over 21 have right to vote Emergence of unified states of Germany and Italy in Europe. Intellectual: Marx saw society through the lenses of a class struggle‚ a struggle between bourgeoisie and the proletariat. Preached changed was only possible through revolution which would establish a new social order. His ideas had a
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the Problem: Problem: Italy is falling short in terms of tourism numbers. We want to boost tourism numbers by encouraging more tourists from a younger generation. History of the issue: Italy has been in the top five most popular tourist countries based on the amount of arrivals in a given year for the past five years. Current Information on the issue: Intended Outcome of the Planned Campaign: Italian tourism increased 5.7% from 2010 to 2011 but countries close to Italy (Spain above‚ and Turkey
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chosen is The Knife by Judah Waten and Yellow Brick Road by Witi Ihimaera. The Knife‚ is about is a short story about a young Italian- Plinio‚ who has immigrated to Australia from a poor village in Calabria‚ in a very desolate part of Southern Italy. Plinio then starts to remember about the life he had back home and that he lived in poverty and had a very modest life. Then it describes that Plinio walks home from work and sees a girl (Mavis Keer) with a group of people and her boyfriend (Tommy
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Art 1110 Study Guide #2 (Chapters 10 through 15) • Chapter 10 Early Christian and Byzantine Art Concepts: Understand the origins of Early Christian and Byzantine art and the difference between the two Vocabulary: Catacombs Apse Transept Cruciform Nave Side Aisle Narthex Atrium (see figure 10.3 for an illustration) Clerestory Basilica Planned Church Central Planned Church Ambulatory Mosaic Process Pendentive Minaret Lunettes Images: 10.3‚ 10.4 Plan and cross section
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Italian flavour – Little Italy Little Italy or the Italian quarters are the name given to the place in central London‚ which has been a habitat for the Italians who take a journey to come to this city. Have a look at the map and you are sure to find a triangle that marks Little Italy it is recognised by the boundaries of Rosebery Avenue Clerkenwell Road and Farringdon Road‚ when you point out in the middle of the map that’s where the immigrants and people coming down from Italy stay. The famous novelist
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