From the Private Journal of Pietro Evangelista Personal accounts recalling his time spent excavating Pompeii I remember arriving at the site set to be surveyed; the boss and I took a good look around and both sighed. The dirt and debris got everywhere on me. It was impossible to escape. Before us stood a civilization lost in time. Although much was destroyed by the eruption‚ earthquakes and the passing of time‚ the preserved remains were astonishing. One could imagine living as a commoner before
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Enzo Ferrari was born in Modena Italy on February 18 1898. He came from a well to do family that owned a metal foundry making railroad parts‚ they were the first in his town to own a car. When WWI came Enzo’s father and brother (Dino) were drafted into the Italian army‚ whom both died from influenza in 1916. Enzo was forced to leave school to run the foundry‚ when the business collapsed he started work as a metalworker at the Modena Fire Brigade workshop in order to support his widowed mother. Enzo
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Francesco Loli Hist 201 May 27‚ 2011 Johannes Gutenberg and the Printing Press There are thousands upon thousands of books at the BYU library. Some of those books are newer than others; some are thicker; some are about history‚ geography‚ economics‚ or engineering. Not every book is in English‚ rather some are in Spanish or other foreign languages. No matter the type of book‚ it took just a couple hours to print them. It is incredible to think how it is possible to have so many books available
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In the mid-1300s‚ the bubonic plague entered Sicily through docked ships carrying infected rats. Millions of Europeans died within hours of infection as a result of the outbreak. Most people at the time knew nothing of this illness and were heavily involved in religion‚ superstition and rituals. Europeans began accepting and spreading Christianity throughout the region and artists found a new perspective on creativity. Italy was heavily impacted by the plaque for centuries as it reoccurred more
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MA:HarvardUniversity Press‚ Loeb Classical Library. Accessed 10 May 2010. Available at http://www.constitution.org/rom/ de_officiis.htm. Croce‚ Benedetto. 1945. Politics and Morals. Trans. Salvatore J. Castiglione.New York: Philosophical Library. de Sanctis‚ Francesco. 1956. Storia della letteratura italiana. 2 vols. Ed. Maria Teresa Lanza.Milan: Feltrinelli. Derla‚ Luigi. 1980. ‘Machiavelli moralista (II)’. Italianistica 10(1) 21-35. Dietz‚ Mary G. 1986. ‘Trapping the Prince: Machiavelli and the Politics of Deception’
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Forensic entomology is using insect biology to determine specific aspects of a crime. It can be used to determine time of death‚ whether or not a body has been moved‚ and also if the victim had been intoxicated with any substances. Insects are also prime examples of Locard’s principle when solving a crime. The history of forensic entomology dates back to as early as the thirteenth century‚ and is still been developed today. There have been many cases involving forensic entomology to help solve
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The institution of gender roles in many places around the world is controversial to many people‚ especially because of their depiction‚ and therefore enforcement‚ in modern entertainment such as movies and books. For a play written sometime in the early seventeenth century‚ (Greenblatt 537)‚ Macbeth displays an unusual‚ varied‚ and at times modern representation of gender roles. In particular‚ Shakespeare makes his female characters the driving force behind the plot‚ which is evident when looking
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Political Aspects of Mozart’s Operas Music has been a medium for composers and musicians to express a multitude of feelings‚ concepts‚ ideals and other philosophical matters. This expression of the artists has literally been the push behind music and its creation thousands of years ago‚ and is what still influences music today along with all the time in between (DeNora). Starting with the transition of music from the Renaissance Era‚ music became more and more of a political device (The Birth). One
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The dichotomy between Spiritualism and Rationalism The purpose of this report is to discover how architecture‚ art‚ science and spirituality relate to each other. Initially‚ it is appropriate to introduce and analyze Boullè cenotaph‚ Turrell’s crater and the pantheon‚ showing which similarities they have in common. Furthermore‚ relating these three projects to the notion of spirituality‚ it is essential to write about what it represent and what is the role
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The motet was one of the most important forms of polyphonic music from 1250 to 1750. The Italian mottetto was originally a profane polyphonic species of music‚ the air‚ or melody‚ being in the Tenor clef‚ taking the then acknowledged place of the canto fermo or plainchant‚ theme. It originated in the 13th century resulting from the practice of Pérotin and his contemporaries in Paris. The term "motet" can be translated as "the word of movement". Sometimes two upper voices had different words. In the
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