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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poverty‚ a series of natural disasters‚ civil war and oppression from Northern Italy the Southern Italians started coming to America in flocks between 1876 and 1976. The most concentrated migrations of Italians happened between 1880 and 1920. Italians came to America not to escape these hardships‚ but to work and send money home to Italy in order to get their families out of poverty. Seventy percent of Italian immigrants were men and less than ten percent of them worked in agriculture‚ a sign that their
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Italian Unification The Italian unification also called the Italian Risorgimento is the series of political and military events that led to a united Italian Peninsula under the Kingdom of Italy in 1861. The Italian Unification can be separated into five (5) stages. There was the Pre-Revolutionary‚ Revolutionary‚ Cavour’s Policy and the Role of Sardinia‚ Garibaldi’s Campaign in Southern Italy‚ and the creation of the Italian Kingdom. Before 1850 Italy was divided politically and was a battle ground
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Agu 1 Vanessa Agu Professor Zampirini Italian History 41W 2/17/14 Weekly Response #1 Leopard “Death of the old Kingdom” symbolizes the Prince’s position in aristocracy. His social status is declining. Even though the prince is prestigious‚ his rule/power is coming to an end. A prince cannot have power forever. When it’s time for prince to “retire” another heir will take over. As the prince gets older‚ his power will diminish. The Italians fighting for unification was a representation
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Think Italian fashion and the names Armani‚ Versace‚ Prada‚ Gucci‚ Dolce & Gabbana and Valentino come to mind. Women as well as men in Italy take their fashion very seriously. Both Italian women & men are known all over the world for their impeccable fashion sense! Being well groomed and having a chic style of dressing is just the basics of Italian fashion. Italians are known to be perfect right down to their footwear. Quality clothing worn with loads of attitude…that’s Italian fashion
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The History of Pasta in Italy Homemade…Tradition…Family…Have you ever wondered about the history of pasta? Italian pasta has influenced the Italian culture because of its rich history‚ connection to family‚ and contribution to the world. These are some of the things that effected the invention of pasta. Pasta was not invented in Italy‚ although many say that Marco Polo brought it back there on his voyage from China which is incorrect. According to Life in Italy‚ a news article about the history
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Assess the effect of foreign influences on Italian unification. 1) Introduction : a) One of the most important lessons learned from the 1848 revolutions was that Austria could not be ejected from Italy without the help of foreign allies b) Influence-pressure or persuasion to sway things in a certain way. c) Throughout the course of the Italian unification movement‚ few foreign nations exercised influence: Sardinia‚ France‚ Austria‚ and possibly Prussia and the German states
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has allowed me to realize a lot about the process of integration of the immigrants in Italy. For me‚ the process of immigration in this country is very reflective of both the Italian people’s attitudes towards immigration as well as the current state of their governmental affairs. What I have realized is that while the Italian people are generally opposed to the influx of foreign people and cultures‚ the disorganized state of their national government is not capable of keeping these immigrants out
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ours‚ this is a wonderful life. If you can get through life like this and get away with it‚ hey‚ that’s great. But it’s very‚ very unpredictable. There’s so many ways you can screw it up” (“Famous Mob Quotes.” 1). Despite public misconception of the Italian Mafia‚ it has not always been the murderous‚ cold-hearted killers known today. The Mafia actually began as a way of protection. When the government took advantage over the common people‚ the Mafia would take the law into their own hands. The organization
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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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