Political Italy’s Bersani seeks way out of vote impasse ROME (Reuters) - Italian center-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani rallied his party on Wednesday behind a plan to form a minority government backed by populist Beppe Grillo after failing to secure victory in last week’s election.Bersani‚ whose coalition threw away a 10-point lead in the opinion polls before the February 24-25 vote‚ won control of the lower house but let slip a workable parliamentary majority by failing to win the Senate.The result
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Welcome to our colony‚ Milky Sea Island. We were colonized about 10‚000 years before Earth. As we do not really keep strict time records in our country‚ we are unsure of when that is‚ exactly. We are located in Messier 31 (NGC 224). We are on a small dwarf planet not much bigger than Pluto‚ and we are the only colony on the planet. You may be wondering why our colony is named Milky Sea Island. No‚ we are not named after the Milky Way‚ although we expectantly wait for the expected collision of
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Vengeful Defense Members of the jury‚ may I have your ears? Thank you for listening to and respecting my arguments. As you know‚ I am the defense attorney representing Edmond Dantés‚ who has been charged with murder. Before you deliver the final verdict‚ let me remind you why Edmond Dantés is irreproachable in this court and why the prosecution is accusing unjustly. To begin‚ the prosecution focuses on the fact that Edmond Dantés escaped from jail‚ supplied poisons‚ and somehow caused the deaths
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The Nobel Prize is an annual international award. It is bestowed in a number of categories by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel‚ the inventor of dynamite‚ established the prizes in 1895. The prizes in Physics‚ Chemistry‚ Physiology or Medicine‚ Literature‚ and Peace were first awarded in 1901. The Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo‚ Norway‚ while the other prizes are awarded in Stockholm‚ Sweden. The Nobel Prize
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the School of Jurisprudence. At this boarding school in St. Petersburg‚ he received an excellent education and further pursued his interest in music. During this time‚ he received piano lessons from Rudolf Kundinger‚ a well known piano teacher‚ and Luigi Piccioli‚ an Italian master. Both teachers profoundly influenced Tchaikovsky‚ especially Piccioli who was one of the first to recognize his talent. It was also at the boarding school that Tchaikovsky discovered his sexual orientation. Signs of
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The Vanna Venturi House Essay Robert Venturi’s early design; the Vanna Venturi House‚ has been a reference for contemporary architecture. His domestic masterpiece challenged the definition of modern architecture.1 It seems the Vanna Venturi House contradicted many of the rules that modern architects were expected to follow. This essay will discuss the architectural qualities of the Vanna Venturi House and the precedents which influenced its design. Robert Venturi was only thirty-four when he
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Theory of Multiple Intelligence Theory of multiple intelligence Intelligence can be defined as the combined or comprehensive capability of an individual to act purposefully‚ rationally and to manage effectively within the environment (Wechsler‚ 1944). Intelligence is also conceived as the sum of three parts: abstract‚ mechanical and social intelligence (Thorndike 1920; Thorndike‚ Bregman‚ Cobb‚ & Woodyard‚ 1927). However‚ Howard Earl Gardner perceived intelligence as ‘the
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Twentieth-century theatre describes a period of great change within the theatrical culture of the 20th century. There was a widespread challenge to long established rules surrounding theatrical representation; resulting in the development of many new forms of theatre‚ including modernism‚ Expressionism‚ political theatre and other forms of Experimental theatre‚ as well as the continuing development of already established theatrical forms like naturalism and realism. Throughout the century‚ the artistic
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Texts in time embody their social‚ historical and economical paradigms yet they transcend time as they appeal to universal concerns such as the effects of the development of science and technology on the human condition. Written during the early 19th century‚ Mary Shelley’s 1818 Gothic Novel‚ Frankenstein‚ the characterisation and destruction of Frankenstein’s humanity serves to highlight the dangers associated with ambitious exploitation of experimental science. Furthermore‚ the contrast between
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Empress Elisabeth‚ the notorious ‘Kaiserin Sisi’‚ bears great resemblance to the late Princess Diana regarding her ongoing popularity‚ eternal youthfulness and the utter fascination so many have with the intriguing events that occurred during the course of her wonderful‚ yet undeniably tragic‚ life. The similarities between Sisi and Princess Diana are truly uncanny‚ with both of them suffering from eating disorders‚ little self-confidence and involved in unhappy marriages as well as suspicious‚ untimely
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