The Italian Lira is a fairly new currency with roots that lie deep within Italian culture. The word "lira" is actually derived from the Latin word "libra"‚ meaning pound‚ making it a distant cousin to that of the British pound sterling. The lira was a monetary unit long before it existed as a coin or note. The lira made its first appearance in the hands of bankers‚ merchants and consumers in Venice in 1472‚ put in place by Doge Nicolas Tron. The Venice lira set a trend for large silver coins with
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abby Jessica‚ Shylock’s daughter plans to elope with Lorenzo against her father’s wishes‚ were he to know. Jessica reveals her shame for her father... At Shylock’s house‚ Jessica is planning to leave her father. She tells Launcelot that "Our house is hell‚ and thou‚ a merry devil‚ / Didst rob it of some taste of tediousness" (Line 2). Jessica also reveals that Launcelot will help her to escape her father Shylock by conveying a letter to Lorenzo‚ the man Jessica intends to marry by elopement. She
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picture and a note that praises him for choosing not by outward appearances. Portia gives Bassanio a ring which Bassanio promises to wear always. Nerissa and Gratiano surprise the couple by announcing that they have fallen in love and also will marry. Lorenzo‚ Jessica‚ and Salerio enter the
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husband (Lorenzo) would do to them. He would touch their breast (he have not gone under their shirts) when the mother is in the bedroom‚ and he would do it in the pretense of hugging; they would fight his off. Lorenzo has been out of the home for a month due to a job‚ and it was unknown when he would return. An incident occurred two weeks prior to him leaving the home. The children did not tell their mother because they felt like she would not listen. An incident occurred last when Lorenzo was wrestling
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Which of the following is not an element of strategic management? Answer | a. | formulating cross-functional decisions | | b. | implementing cross-functional decisions | | c. | evaluating cross-functional decisions | | d. | eliminating cross-functional decisions | Which statement about organization for project management is best? Answer | a. | The overall structure of the organization specifies how project team members should communicate with the project manager. | |
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dictatorship . This comes into context through Machiavelli’s political background‚ as he had worked for the government‚ and later dedicated The Prince to Lorenzo de’ Medici‚ the ruler of Florence. The Medici family had a longstanding succession of rulers‚ with Lorenzo coming into rule in 1469‚ with the majority support from
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Ramon San Jose May. 2‚ 2005 Period-4 Showers SSR Analysis 1.) The main setting takes place in the beautiful‚ elegant‚ religious‚ Vatican City. The story pretty spread out throughout the Vatican in churches‚ especially St. Peter’s Basilica‚ museums‚ the pope’s hidden passageways‚ offices‚ and a lot of other interesting places. Vatican City is a beautiful city where an abundant amount of faithful living Catholics are located. This city is also where Christianity
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The baroque era faced a significant amount of resistance in the domains of religion‚ politics‚ and society in general. The Catholic Church faced a lot of criticism from Protestants‚ fueled by Martin Luther. His critique was focused on the greed and abuse of power portrayed by the church. Rome was referred to as ‘the whore of Babylon’ because of the expensive art‚ extravagant banquets and grand architecture present in the church. In its defense‚ the Catholic Church responded by addressing the
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The Dominican friars were so happy with Cosimo’s piety that they give him his own cell where he came after his gardening to sleep‚ pray‚ and meditate. This was not the only place of worship though that the Medici were a part of. The church of San Lorenzo was close to the family palace and soon became the family church. This showed the great power‚ wealth‚ and social standing of this family. Cosimo died in 1464 and was buried beneath the high altar‚ and the rule of Florence was taken over by his
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2.139-40) Lorenzo insults Shylock behind his back when he tells Jessica (Shylock’s daughter) that if Shylock ever makes it to heaven‚ it is only because Jessica converted to Christianity. Lorenzo said‚ “If e’er the Jew her father come to heaven‚ / It will be for his gentle daughter’s sake…” (2.4.36-7) When Lorenzo says this‚ he is implying that Shylock’s faith and his Jewish heritage is not strong enough to get him into heaven. Lorenzo says that if
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