transcended typical cultural boundaries of geographic location‚ race‚ and age through the collective love
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During the Renaissance‚ many political policies and treatises were developed. Those systems contributed to the development of Western civilization and still influences today’s European societal structure. City-states arose in Italy during the Renaissance‚ as the traditional monarchy erode. There were five specific powerful city-states: Milan‚ Venice‚ Florence‚ Naples‚ and Papal States. These city-states contributed to the birth of modern diplomacy. Each of the city-states gained power and representation
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Custom and Tradition of Italy Greetings in Italy When we introduced to an Italian‚ we should say ‘good day’ (buongiorno) and shake hands (a single pump is enough). ‘Hello’ (ciao) is used among close friends and young people‚ but it is not considered polite when addressing strangers unless they use it first. Women may find that some men kiss their hand‚ although this is rare nowadays. When being introduced to someone in a formal situation‚ it is common to say ‘pleased to meet you’ (molto lieto)
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The economic situation in Italy 2009 Krisztián Pásztor 5/12/2011 The Economic profile of Itlay Since the II World War Italy has transformed form an agrecurtural society into a world industrial power. The industry is driven by the large state-owned firms and by the large number of family owned businesses. It has the seventh largest economy in the world and the fourth largest in Europe. It is part of the European Union and member of the G8 industrialised nations. The country has a high standard
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Table des matières I. Introduction Italy is facing strong imbalances on a macroeconomic point of view‚ and that requires special policy actions in order to restore an economic balance in this country‚ currently struggling in an economic crisis. The main problems are the huge public debt held and the lack of external competitiveness. Both those problem are originally caused by the extremely slow economic productivity growth of the country. Given the fact that the Italian economy
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The most important cultural battle fought in the 1920’s would have been the battle over the Prohibition. The Prohibition was the constitutional ban on the production‚ consumption‚ and sale of alcohol. This ban was put into place in 1920 and lasted for 13 years. At the core of this battle was whether to keep it around or to do away with it all together. There were several different groups on either side of this opposition each of which had their own agenda and reason for believing the way they did
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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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A Cultural Review of Germany in the 1940’s according to The Diary of Anne Frank It has been said‚ to understand the present a person must know and understand the past. Focusing on that quote specifically to understanding the past is what The Diary of Anne Frank allows the reader to do. There are many different cultures around the world and many cultures within cultures. Looking specifically at Germany in the time period of the 1940’s‚ the reader can see that there in fact is a culture within in
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Cultural Memory: Quickly glancing at “memory” it seems to be something passive‚ something that is stuck in the past and will not physically reappear. It is something that has happened and is stuck in time‚ along with people‚ places‚ smells and etc. If you take a closer look at “memory though‚ it reveals that it is dynamic and connects all intellectual and emotional dimensions together. Cultural memory is symbolic. It is a memory that is passed from one person or one generation to the next. It is
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The town of Pisa is located in the Tuskany region on the western coast of Italy. From the 11th to the 13th centuries Pisa was the commercial empire of southern Italy‚ expanding Italy’s power over the islands of Corsica‚ Sicily‚ and Sardinia and controlling most of the Tuscan coast. During this time and subsequent centuries‚ Pisa built up its power and economic fortitude‚ and its wealth allowed for the construction of the gleaming white marble complex of religious buildings known as the Campo dei
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