own way of unifying. For example‚ after a war between Austria and Prussia‚ the Italians gained control over Venetia. The new Italian state became an ally of Prussia in 1866. After the Austro-Prussian war‚ Prussia won and Italy was given Venetia. But in 1870 during the Franco-Prussian war‚ French troops withdrew from Rome. Due to the withdrawal the Italian army was able to take in Rome on September 20‚ 1870. The Italians made Rome their capital and Italy was finally unified with the help of the Franco-Prussian
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The Italian Renaissance occurred from 1550 - 1700. The rapid economic growth in Italy during this time made it possible for the more wealthy citizens to endulge in alternate forms of entertainment. Wealthy families such as the Medicis began a system of patronage‚ in which they would finance artists to produce art in many forms. Italian theatre used the plays of ancient Greek and Roman theatre (dramas) as well as mediaeval theatre (religious plays) as a foundation. Commedia dell’Arte The main style
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“Language is the road map of a culture. It tells you where its people come from and where they are going.” (Brown‚ 1989) The Italian American dialect prevalent in popular culture like movies and television shows is born of the shifts that occurred in the Italian language from the early days of immigration from Italy to the Americas. Settling by and large in the upper eastern section of the the United States‚ enclaves formed in most large cities‚ often referred to as Little Italy. The immigrants learned
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wanted to go to Italy. I had always heard stories from my parents and grandparents about their trips to Italy and how much fun they were and all the things they did while they were there. I wanted to go and see what a different country had looked like and all the family members I had never seen or talked to before. I arrived home from school one day and my mom was anxious to tell me something‚ but she waited for my sister to get home before she did. My sister Christina at the time was twelve years old
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Event: The Italian Renaissance begins Cause People like Petrarch who were obsessed with ancient Greece and ancient Rome; felt that the middle age was a “Dark age”‚ so they recovered the Latin text such as some of Cicero’s work. Fall of Constantinople‚ which Greeks scholars fled to Italy with Ancients texts. Plato’s work was translated in Latin. Another cause is humanism which is the prominent works of Greek‚ Roman‚ and biblical literature. Petrarch is called “The father of humanism”. The Printing
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Carolina – Chapel Hill Course: ENGL 105: Kitchen as a Writing Craft Professor: David Ross Parth Patel English 105 Mr. David Ross Paper 2.4 My Quest for Authentic Indian Food Born and raised in India‚ I have had quite some experience with authentic Indian food‚ whether it may be my mom’s cooking or local restaurants. Since we moved to the United States nine years ago‚ my family and I have made monthly visits to Indian restaurants in search of the authentic‚ traditional taste that we enjoyed back home. In
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Ben Jonson I. Background The poet‚ essayist‚ and playwright Ben Jonson was born in 1572 in London‚ England. His father‚ a minister‚ died shortly before his birth and his mother remarried a bricklayer. Jonson was raised in Westminster and attended St. Martin’s parish school and Westminster School‚ where he came under the influence of the classical scholar William Camden. He left the Westminster school in 1589‚ worked briefly in his stepfather’s trade as a bricklayer‚ then served
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Italian Americans and Discrimination Matt Johnson ETH125 February 27‚ 2011 Frederica Banning Italian Americans and Discrimination It may be hard to tell by my name‚ but I am from Italian descent and have a hard time relating to my heritage. I have never had a problem with this fact until this assignment‚ and now I truly want to find out more about the culture and heritage that I come from. After doing some research‚ it is plain to me that even Italian Americans face discrimination and prejudice
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Italian Immigration in Australia | By Milly Graham – 10A | The history of Italian Immigration in Australia and future proposals to further improve it. | | Italian Immigration in Australia Pasta and pizza the two words are brought to mind when you think of Italy. The last thing that you think of is immigration. We see and hear about it nearly every day but it is usually Africa or Singapore. This essay will talk about the Immigration from Italy‚ Why they immigrated‚ how they got here
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protection against cancer. Carlo La Vecchia‚ a Milan-based epidemiologist said‚ "Pizza could simply be indicative of a lifestyle and food habits‚ in other words the Italian version of a Mediterranean diet." A traditional Mediterranean diet is rich in olive oil‚ fiber‚ vegetables‚ fruit‚ flour‚ and freshly cooked food. Disadvantages In contrast to the traditional Italian pizza used in the research‚ popular pizza varieties in many parts of the world are often loaded with high fat cheeses and fatty
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