held hostage in Venice‚ she had obtained a collection of beautiful things and antiques which she was passionate‚ yet greedy about. She was also a very well educated woman which was not considered normal in that time. Born in Ferrara‚ in Northern Italy‚ in May of 1474‚ Isabella was the first daughter of Ercole I d ’Este‚ Duke of Ferrara‚ and Leonora of Naples‚ daughter of Ferdinand I of Naples‚ the Aragonese King of Naples‚ and Isabella of Taranto. She had an equally famous younger sister‚ Beatrice
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government. Thus‚ a major decision needs to be made by European leaders. With other European Union countries such as Portugal‚ Italy‚ Ireland‚ and Spain in similar dire financial straits‚ the European Union (and its major players‚ primarily Germany & France) must decide how to proceed‚ and when this bailout insanity will end. Some of the other Southern European countries (Italy‚ & Spain‚ in particular) have a history and a culture similar to Greece in that they value free time‚ leisure and vacations
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customer-focused solutions for managing and transporting letters‚ goods and information”1 ‚ as the company state in its website‚ and the concept is the same both in the english and italian version. The features required by customers in the US and Italy are almost the same regarding the basic expectations‚ but differs due to the different development of the service in the two markets. At first‚ a delivery service is required to be reliable: the costumer wants to be sure that the papers/goods will arrive
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impact each has created as well as the most influential of the three. The time period between 1300 and 1600 in European history is known as the Renaissance. The Renaissance was a cultural revival originating in Florence‚ Italy. This cultural refocus in arts and literature made Italy the heart of Classical humanistic thought. During
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Unification The unification of Italy and Germany were one of the same yet different at the same time. Both unifications were headed by dominate males in their countries. Camillio di Cavour a liberal minded noble-man of great wealth was very influential over the people and through his ability to conduct business that was beneficial to his country was able to grow the economy which made it easy for him to build a mass army to declare war on his surrounding territories. Otto von Bismarck born and
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How did the Holy Roman Empire contrast with the English and French monarchies in Medieval Europe? Include in your discussion Edward III‚ Charles V and the Great Council. 6. How was Italy fragmented in the 14th Century? Include in your discussion the republics‚ kingdom‚ duchy and Papal States that constituted Italy in the 1300s.
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It was during the last summer break‚ my husband and I went to hike across the Alps on an ‘inn_ to_inn’ treak starting in the Alpi maritime nature reserve in Italy and finishing at the Mediterranean sea near the stunning town of Menton on the French Riviera. On our way from the mountains to the seaside‚ which is known as‚ ‘Route ‘de sel’ we explored classic‚ high alpine landscapes‚ bronze age‚ petroglyphs‚ and the historical villages and hamlets of the royal valley which boasts exquisite painted chapels
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Italian culture is considered flirting. If you say hello to a man on the street he will think you are interested in him and start following you – it happened to one of my friends! A second difference I am noticing quite frequently is catcalling. In Italy‚ it is very normal for a man across the street to yell “ciao bella” if he thinks you are attractive and is interested in you. Again‚ this is very different from American culture and something difficult to get used to. Initially‚ I was very thrown
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Benetton was founded as a single shop in Italy in 1965. Three years later the company expanded into France. Eventually‚ Benetton spread throughout Europe and by 1979 it was established in the United States. Benetton Group S.p.A is a unique global group that is a part of a larger organization known as the Edizione Holding Group. This is the holding company through which the Benetton family has ownership in many different businesses including hotels‚ publishing‚ and real estate. The Edizione Holding
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Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1452 . Born out of wedlock in Vinci‚ Italy (just outside Florence)‚ Leonardo’s illegitimate standing kept him from receiving a good education and excluded him from the most lucrative occupations. However‚ such limitations never hindered (and perhaps even fueled) da Vinci’s desire for knowledge and great ambition. At the age of 15‚ da Vinci became the apprentice of the painter Andrea del Verrochio in Florence‚ where his skills as an artist developed‚ flourished and even
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