Geography P. 3 February 24‚ 2011 Venice‚ Italy Introduction Venice is a city located in the northern part of Italy that is known mostly for its tourism and it’s very interesting physical geography. What makes Venice a city of geological interest is the fact that it is filled with waterways and canals‚ which are replacements for the conventional cobblestone streets commonly found in Europe. The city of Venice has one major waterway called the
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The Culture of the Venice Carnival The Venice Carnival first started in the 14th century. The word carnival‚ in Italian carnevale‚ Latin meaning means to take away or remove meat. Carnival takes place just before Lent‚ the forty days that mark a season of sorrowful reflection‚ fasting and abstinence from fruit‚ eggs‚ meat‚ and dairy products. Carnival has so many different meaning for not only the Venetian people but to people all over the world. There are different variations of carnival all around
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EXAMINE HOW SHAKESPEARE PRESENTS THE TREATMENT OF PORTIA BY MEN IN THE MERCHANT OF VENICE Written in the late 16th century‚ The Merchant of Venice’s Italian setting and marriage theme are typical of Shakespeare’s earlier comedies. The characters‚ however‚ raise this play to new heights‚ especially that of Portia‚ Shakespeare’s first great female protagonist. Her character often contradicts that of the typical subservient Elizabethan woman as Shakespeare develops her into the most dominant character
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painter‚ Kees van Dongen‚ in the early twentieth century‚ created fauvist portraits for the French upper class. In his painting The Quai‚ Venice‚ Kees depicts a simple abstract portrait of Marchesa Luisa Casati waiting along the Venice Grand Canal. Kees van Dongen takes advantage of elements of contrasting colors‚ rich color‚ and the style of Fauvism. The Quai‚ Venice elegantly portrays the Italian woman‚ Marchesa Luisa Casati‚ who is quite familiar to the art world. Marchesa Luisa Casati is said to
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Tyler Every March 25‚ 2013 Written Commentary 6: Venice by Jan Morris The author’s purpose is to describe the setting by contrasting her culture to Venice and by using irony to display the people‚ surroundings and daily life. A mother who just started living in Venice is telling us about the setting and her life in Venice. She uses irony‚ humor and contrast to build the imagery of the city and people. Throughout the passage the author uses irony to convey the surroundings and the image
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Xenophobia is certainly a big problem in modern society. Every continent‚ country‚ and citizen of the world has to face this problem every day. Many actions are taken by organization anti-racism and anti-discriminations‚ but unfortunately not everybody is as open-minded as the members of these groups. The close contact between people from different cultures or different ethnic groups has always a different outcome‚ depending on how open minded the two or more people are. Most people think that
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Emma Fisher Brother Williams English 251 Transformation from Apollonian to Dionysian Writers often bring mythology into their writing to give the storyline and characters more depth and complexity. In Death in Venice by Thomas Mann‚ Mann uses the gods Apollo and Dionysus and the struggle between opposites to demonstrate the ultimate downfall of the novella’s main character‚ Aschenbach. Often times‚ a writer creates a character as a representation of the Apollonian character and another separate character
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The Moor of Venice Abhimanyu Prathap Group 4.2 Roll No. 86 English (Hons) Year 1 The Tragedy of Othello‚ the Moor of Venice is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare in approximately 1603‚ and based on the Italian short story Un Capitano Moro by Cinthio. The work revolves around four central characters: Othello‚ a Moorish general in the Venetian army; his wife‚ Desdemona; his lieutenant‚ Cassio; and his ensign‚ Iago. A thrilling tale of deceit‚ Othello is fooled by his ‘trusted’
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The city of romance‚ the city of water or better known as Venice‚ Italy. Why should someone visit Venice? The better question is why anyone wouldn’t want to visit Venice? It is supposed to be one of the most beautiful places on earth. Venice has many attractions to bring the masses to her doors. Doge’s Palace‚ Gondola’s‚ Rialto Bridge‚ Canal Grande‚ carnival time‚ fresh markets‚ art museums and so many more places and things to see. Venice sits in an archipelago (a group of small islands) and all
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I agree that with better leadership‚ the decline of Venice could have been prevented. This is because the corruption in the government contributed to the decline of Venice. Many incapable men run the government and they were able to get hold of this position through bribing governments. The governments were bribed because during the wars with the Ottoman‚ there was financial problems. Salaries of civil servants were not paid and thus‚ they accept bribes and let incapable men run the government.The
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