their entire time surrounded by bodyguards‚ beautiful women‚ and a lot of drug. Despite this scenario could resemble a perfect Hollywood movie‚ the Italian Mafia is all but showing one’s power and wealth. One of the most powerful but at the same time more hidden Mafias‚ is the Ndrangheta‚ the Calabrian one. To reflect briefly on the etymology of the word "Ndrangheta" is not merely an academic exercise‚ but could instead give us important cues on its historical analysis. The most convincing etymological
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The economic situation in Italy 2009 Krisztián Pásztor 5/12/2011 The Economic profile of Itlay Since the II World War Italy has transformed form an agrecurtural society into a world industrial power. The industry is driven by the large state-owned firms and by the large number of family owned businesses. It has the seventh largest economy in the world and the fourth largest in Europe. It is part of the European Union and member of the G8 industrialised nations. The country has a high standard
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The First World War started more by accident than by design’. Discuss. To some extent it is correct to state that the First World War started more by accident than by design. However‚ it can be argued that many nations within Europe had planned for war and some even pushed for war. Despite this‚ those nations never wished for a full scale World War’. They were hoping for a war on a much smaller scale‚ for example‚ the earlier Balkan wars of 1912 and 1913. In this essay I will discuss both sides
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Another‚ hypothesis that might explain why young adults are more likely to experience crime than older adults might be related to the type of housing they live in. 66.5% of young adults were more likely rented property than 30.8% of older adults (x2 = 3137.875‚ df = 1‚ p < 0.001 – Table8). Thus‚ data showed that there was a relationship between tenure and age; young adults were more to likely live in private rented accommodation and less likely own property than older people. The literature says‚ that
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23.2012 Statement: Having money is more important than having friends. Having money is not more important than having friends. What friends can give you is much more sentimental and special. Money can buy you all the necessity in the world; it can even buy you fake friends‚ but they will be fake to you. They will tell you everything you want to hear never telling you the truth‚ except behind your back. Although real friends can do that it’s better than fake friends doing it. Friendship is a
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DOING BUSINESS IN ITALY Appearances mean a lot to Italians; they judge a person based on the way he or she dresses and carries him or herself. The first impressions they form about someone usually are the lasting impressions. For that reason‚ one should always be respectful when greeting italians and attentive to his or her appearance when doing business in Italy. The greetings are enthusiastic‚ but formal. When greeting someone for the first time‚ one should give a handshake with direct eye
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How far did the new German constitution of 1871 establish a democratic form of government in Germany? 1871 marked the start of the new German Empire with Wilhelm I as Kaiser and Otto von Bismarck as chancellor. The National Liberals wanted a democratic constitution‚ which would limit the power of the Kaiser and give more power to the people of Germany by allowing them to vote. Despite his traditional conservative views‚ Bismarck joined the National Liberals in order to fulfil his wish for a strong
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pool from “The Economist” online website Obama and few other governments in the Euro Zone would like to tax the rich more to help pay off government deficits. They have some support from the very rich like Warren Buffett on this approach. Wealthy Germans and French have signed petition in favour of higher taxes. Luca Di (Ferrari owner) says its “right” for the rich to pay more. Three crucial questions the article is asking: What share of tax do the rich actually pay? What has happened to this
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November 2010 Essay Paper World History I Why did Christianity during its rise appeal to the Romans more rather than Judaism? GSD Geneva School of Diplomacy & International Relations GLADYS SHAHTOU Candidate number: 20100943 Picture: Table of contents Why did Christianity during its rise appeal to the Romans more rather than Judaism? Introduction Main Body Paganism Judaism in ancient Rom The rise of Christianity in ancient Rom Growth of Christianity
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members of the floor. I as the 3rd speaker of the negative strongly disagree with the motion for today which is SUCCESS IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN HAPPINESS. As such‚ I am bound by my duty to rebut‚ refute and expose all three points brought forward by the affirmative. After that‚ I will reaffirm the negative’s stand on today’s motion‚ which is “HAPPINESS IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN SUCCESS” Allow me to first and foremost rebut the elaborations made by the third affirmative speaker. Ladies and Gentlemen
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