On July 28th‚ 1914‚ the first great world war broke out with Italy being a part of it. The country declared war on Austria-Hungary on May 23rd‚ 1915. They fought alongside the allied powers consisting of France‚ Great Britain‚ and many other countries. This four-year-long war was very tragic‚ taking many loved ones with it. The Italians mostly fought against Austria-Hungary during World War I. The two countries fought along the northern border near the Italian Alps and the Isonzo river. The Italian
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about 130 kilometers south of Rome - Italy; one mile west of the town of Cassino and about 1700 feet above sea level. Montecassino is considered famous for being the place where Benedict of Nursia founded 529 around of his first monastery‚ home of the Benedictine order. Also‚ it is known to be a place where several battles towards the end of the Second World War were fought. However‚ one can say that the battle of Montecassino is probably the most important in Italy. The battle of Montecassino‚ also
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Kate Camou Geography 30 Wednesday 1:00 Section 9 November 2015 Sinking History: The Subsidence of Venice‚ Italy The everlasting battle between land and ocean is seen through the sinking of Venice‚ Italy caused by both natural and anthropogenic effects on the land. While natural subsidence preceded human influence‚ human factors that affect the earth‚ sea‚ and atmosphere overshadow the natural submersion and sea level rise. The sinking of the region has greatly impacted the geography of the city and
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My summer vacation to Europe Europe has always fascinated and attracted me‚ but I never thought that it would be anywhere close to what it seemed to me by the way of reading books and watching documentaries on the subject. You know how whenever an event you anticipate becomes a reality; it never lives up to your expectations? So‚ when my friend suggested that we go to Europe on a summer vacation‚ I was prepared to be a little disappointed‚ even though I was really excited about the trip. But‚ it
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Ruoqi Xu Psychology Professor Dude 11/22/12 Dream and Its Meaning Dream can be happy‚ delightful‚ absurd or even fearful. Dream is what we experience when we sleep; it “involves an integration of perceptual‚ emotional‚ motivational‚ and cognitive processes performed by various brain modules” (Passer and Ronald193). However‚ the content of the dream and the reason why we dream specific content still remain a mystery till today. Although many scientists have been attempting to find the answers
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June of 1805 into Napoleonic rule. He went on to play a vital role in the unification of Italy up until 1850. Although many of his endeavours failed‚ and he made mistakes that may even have backfired on his goal of Italian unification‚ he did play an important role. This was not so much directly‚ however‚ as through the influence he had‚ and the ideas he brought out of the shadows. Mazzini aimed to unite Italy‚ and made a lot of failed attempts to do so. He had a vision of an independent nation of
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My Best Vacation Ever As a student‚ my summer vacation is sometimes very busy. I don’t have many oppotunities to travel to somewhere on holiday. To me‚ my best vacation ever is the time I spent in Dalat 4 years ago. It was so beautiful and memorable that I always keep it in my mind. My vacation lasted 3 days and I was really happy during these days. On the first day‚ I enjoyed some beautiful valleys. They were as beautiful as heaven. The flowers smelt so sweet that I wanted to lie down and sleep
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How united was Italy by 1860? INTRODUCTION To a large extent‚ Italy was not united by 1760 Reason: - There is no integration of all state uniting as one - Parochialism: people owe their royalty to their locality and thus‚ although Piedmont have shown herself as the only state suitable to lead the Italy confederation (if it was united)‚ sense of nationalism can still not be found. - YET: it was pretty much united when compare to 1815‚ or 1848. BODY One of the
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“Oh! You’re Chinese? You must be sick of rice by now” or “Ah! You’re Italian? How’s your spaghetti?” Are the sentences of an ignorant person? This kind of behavior segregates the truth from the people and creates a stereotypical attitude that if someone’s Mexican‚ he must be selling drugs‚ is poor‚ or crossed the border at least once. In this case‚ I wish to compare the Italian and Chinese customs just to simply show what their norms are. Remember though‚ this is the average but it does not mean
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Different people have different choice. During vacation some people like to enjoy sleep some people like to visit different places. Some people like to play games and some like to read. But I have great love for visiting other places. Summer holidays are a big chance to visit the place of your own choice. Last year when summer holidays were near we were all tired of out work and studies. My father proposed that we should go to our native place during our holidays. But I suggested that we should
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