official EU language: Italian Italy is mainly mountainous‚ except for the Po plain in the north‚ and runs from the Alps to the central Mediterranean Sea. It includes the islands of Sicily‚ Sardinia‚ Elba and about 70 other smaller ones. There are two small independent states within peninsular Italy: the Vatican City in Rome‚ and the Republic of San Marino. The centre of the vast Roman Empire which left a huge archaeological‚ cultural and literary heritage‚ the Italian peninsula saw the birth
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oil. This traditional Italian restaurant is named after the dough that makes their pizzas so delicious: Doppio Zero. This flour allows the pizza to be cooked in
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in the course of history to world culture in fact was‚ according to all historians‚ immense and varied. The innovations that Italy has brought in all fields of culture along 2‚500 years of history are innumerable; in the two periods in which the Italian territory was the center of the civilization of the time‚ during the Roman Empire and the Renaissance‚ the role he had in the history of human knowledge was of decisive importance. From the Greek temples of Magna Graecia to medieval villages‚ from
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The gang I decided to do research on was the Mexican Mafia. The gang originated in the California Department of Corrections in the late 1950’s‚ and is considered to be one of the oldest and most powerful gangs in the entire United States. Gang members can often be identified by having the number thirteen tattooed on their bodies somewhere or by having something resembling the number. The reason behind using the number thirteen is because it marks the 13th letter of the alphabet‚ the letter M. The
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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 below) are increasing their tourism numbers at a higher rate. This campaign will be put into place to make sure we have a higher number of incoming tourists
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Italian Literature A study of Italian literature has strongly influenced not only the Europeans but also the world. It shows passionate sensitivity to goodness and true beauty of life. The Italian love for Christian virtue‚ faith‚ hope‚ and charity radiates in both their prose and poetry. For Italians‚ true love and nobility‚ which are manifested in their literary works‚ are inseparable. FAMOUS POETS PROFILE WORKS SHORT DESCRIPTION of WORKS Horace Virgil Livy Ovid
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Italy according to different literary periods. Classical Italian literature Ancient Rome was the military and cultural centre of the world for centuries. Literature was a well developed discipline in Italy during Roman times producing several classical works of literature that are still read today. It is amazing to think that such great works of literature were written in Italy as far back as 800BC. Some of the biggest names in Italian literature from this period include Horace‚ Virgil‚ Livy and
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Unified in 1870 under the rule of Victor Emmanuel‚ but not everyone was happy b. The south is known for being politically and socially corrupt i. The south is classified as everything south of Rome↓Sicily‚ called the Mezzogiorno 1. After WWII the Italian Govt. sent billions of dollars to the south on public works projects to make the south more developed a. Money went to the Cassa del Mezzogiorno i. ~1/3 of the money was squandered and many of the project’s they started weren’t completed or Never
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Secondo‚ two brothers that emigrated from Italy to open an Italian restaurant in America‚ we learn a lot about the differences between Italian and Italian-American cuisine through the many obstacles they face. Primo is a gifted chef‚ a culinary genius determined not to waste his talent making routine dishes that American customers expect. Secondo is the smooth front man‚ trying to do anything to keep the restaurant financially afloat. Italian cuisine is known for its diversity throughout Italy’s different
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The Russian Mafia: Classical Rational Theory - Brandon Sookraj Define Classical Theory: Basic idea and Major Theorist According to rational choice theory people choose to commit crimes if the benefits outweighs the repercussions. This clearly describes how the Russian mafia gained power in Alexander Shvarts article on the Russian mafia as people choose to join the mafia or use their services and commit these illegal acts as what they gained in return outweighed the consequences. Alexanders Shvarts
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