By 1871‚ Europe was remapped with the rise of two newly united nations - the Kingdom of Italy and the German Empire. The unification movements of both countries took place at roughly the same time in the mid-19th century and were motivated by the same historical trends - liberalism and nationalism. Before the French Revolution and Napoleon Bonaparte‚ both Italy and Germany shared some similar features. Italy was divided into a number of separate states which were ruled by despotic kings. Yet the
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XYZ 14th Feb‚ 2013 The Government of India India Subject: VVIP Chopper Scam in Defence Sector. Sir‚ Our economy has witnessed many scams in almost every sector. Now the most recent VVIP Chopper scam in Defence Sector has come out as a big shame for us. The scandal/scam involves Italian defence and aerospace giant Finmeccanica‚ whose subsidiary AgustaWestland bagged the deal in February 2010 for supplying a dozen choppers to India to ferry the President‚ Vice-President‚ Prime Minister
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the construction of the Hall of the Cavalcade united villa Stibbert and the newly purchased villa Bombicci in to a single structure resembling the modern museum. In addition‚ there was a complete redesign of the surrounding garden carried out by Giuseppe Poggi and later Passeri in conjunction with Stibbert’s vision. Neo-Egyptian and Hellenistic influences were added throughout the garden including the placement of temples‚ the addition of statuary‚ and the attachment of relief elements on to the
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Ungaretti Giuseppe‚ born in Alexandria to Italian’s parents‚ lived from 1888 to 1970 dying in Milan. He spent his early life in his hometown‚ which he left in 1912 to go to Paris – staying in Florence and Rome for short time – where he came across the social milieu of the artistic and literary avant-garde (symbolists‚ cubists‚ futurists) making the acquaintance of well-known artists such as Picasso and Modigliani. In 1915‚ when Italy joined the war against Austria and Germany‚ Ungaretti returned
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Furthermore‚ Marian Anderson commitment to her music and her choice as a singer very well impressed the rest of her choir the Union Baptist Church. They then gathered together and raised enough money‚ about $500‚ to pay for Anderson to train under Giuseppe Boghetti‚ a respected voice teacher. During her two years of studying with Boghetti‚ Anderson won a chance to sing at the Lewiston Stadium in New York after entering a contest organized by the New York Philharmonic Society. Other opportunities soon
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Tomato ketchup was invented in 1874. Several new biscuits were invented in the 19th century including the Garibaldi (1861)‚ the cream cracker (1885) and the Digestive (1892). Furthermore new sweets were invented during the 19th century including peanut brittle (1890) and liquorice allsorts (1899). For centuries people drank chocolate but the first chocolate bar
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Spencer Chen AP Euro. Per. 1 12/5/13 DBQ Essay The people of the nation has came together to rise above all nations to set an influential example for others to learn from. During the time of 1850-1914‚ nationalism played a big and key role. In each nation‚ nationalism caused pride‚ improvement‚ and war outcomes. It showed people and other nations to rise as one union or nation‚ and to improve as one. First off‚ nationalism in Europe caused war outcomes. As nationalism is rising throughout Europe
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Throughout the centuries‚ composers have endeavored to capture human emotions in their work. Nowhere is this struggle more evident than in the works of operatic composers‚ who tailor their music to forcefully convey the poetry for which they write. An invaluable tool to these composers is harmonic language‚ helping to express desires and forces of good and evil underneath the plain and simple language of the text. Harmonic language encompasses several aspects of music‚ including the major or minor
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20 amendment Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution The Twentieth Amendment (Amendment XX) to the United States Constitution moved the beginning and ending of the terms of the President and Vice President from March 4 to January 20‚ and of members of Congress from March 4 to January 3. It also has provisions that determine what is to be done when there is no President-elect. The Twentieth Amendment was ratified on January 23‚ 1933.
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The Italian opera and the German opera are two different fields that both share characteristics‚ some of which are paralleled‚ and some of which contrast. Specifically‚ Giuseppe Verdi and Richard Wagner use motifs such as: redemption through love‚ patriotism‚ and sacrifice which run throughout both of their operas. The theme of betrayal also seems to be echoed throughout both operas; yet they are each used to project a different response. The significance of this comparison demonstrates that Verdi
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