Agu 1 Vanessa Agu Professor Zampirini Italian History 41W 2/17/14 Weekly Response #1 Leopard “Death of the old Kingdom” symbolizes the Prince’s position in aristocracy. His social status is declining. Even though the prince is prestigious‚ his rule/power is coming to an end. A prince cannot have power forever. When it’s time for prince to “retire” another heir will take over. As the prince gets older‚ his power will diminish. The Italians fighting for unification was a representation
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How the Italian culture has influenced the United States Italian culture is ever present in today’s modern America. From the trending name brands that people obsess over to gourmet dishes served around the country to the countless aspiring artists who gathered inspiration from the one of the most artistic countries in the world‚ Italian culture has had a profound effect on America. Italian Americans are the fourth largest ethnic group of European origin but their visibility and impact on popular
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Think Italian fashion and the names Armani‚ Versace‚ Prada‚ Gucci‚ Dolce & Gabbana and Valentino come to mind. Women as well as men in Italy take their fashion very seriously. Both Italian women & men are known all over the world for their impeccable fashion sense! Being well groomed and having a chic style of dressing is just the basics of Italian fashion. Italians are known to be perfect right down to their footwear. Quality clothing worn with loads of attitude…that’s Italian fashion
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has allowed me to realize a lot about the process of integration of the immigrants in Italy. For me‚ the process of immigration in this country is very reflective of both the Italian people’s attitudes towards immigration as well as the current state of their governmental affairs. What I have realized is that while the Italian people are generally opposed to the influx of foreign people and cultures‚ the disorganized state of their national government is not capable of keeping these immigrants out
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“The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned the period roughly from the 14th to the 17th century” (Renaissance History‚ 2008). It is a French word for rebirth. It also a revival of the classical art and intellect of Ancient Greece and Rome. The art in the Renaissance time was more life-like and contained perspective. (Interactive Schooling‚ 2013). It was perceived as a "rebirth" of ancient traditions‚ and later on it was a tradition. Some famous artists from the Renaissance were Leonardo
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ours‚ this is a wonderful life. If you can get through life like this and get away with it‚ hey‚ that’s great. But it’s very‚ very unpredictable. There’s so many ways you can screw it up” (“Famous Mob Quotes.” 1). Despite public misconception of the Italian Mafia‚ it has not always been the murderous‚ cold-hearted killers known today. The Mafia actually began as a way of protection. When the government took advantage over the common people‚ the Mafia would take the law into their own hands. The organization
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Renaissance Essay The Renaissance period was that of the rebirth of old values as well as the formation of new cultural and intellectual ideals. These novel ideas shaped the standards and outlooks of European society in many ways. Several of these ways included new tendencies towards secularism‚ humanism‚ and classicism. Through famous political writings and literature of the time‚ such as Oration on the Dignity of Man by Pico della Mirandola‚ The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli‚ The Decameron by
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American derivations of the Italian Mafia‚ such as The Sopranos and The Godfather‚ we will explore the ways in which customary perspectives of the family have molded the Mafia and other criminal organizations. The Mafia evolved over hundreds of years in Sicily. In the mid-nineteenth century‚ Sicilians joined together in groups and began to rely on "family ties" to protect themselves‚ keep themselves safe‚ and carry out their own justice in a place where the Italian government was just recently
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Italian Architecture Abstract Nowadays‚ under the effect of industrial civilization‚ more and more modern cities choose towering skyscrapers as their landmark buildings‚ and tend to build in the city centers practical but tedious buildings‚ which made all the metropolis looks very similar. However‚ in Europe‚ a lot of countries committed to conserve their heritage of domestic old-style buildings. Among them‚ Italy acts as bellwether. This essay takes into consideration three typical masterworks:
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The Italian Lira is a fairly new currency with roots that lie deep within Italian culture. The word "lira" is actually derived from the Latin word "libra"‚ meaning pound‚ making it a distant cousin to that of the British pound sterling. The lira was a monetary unit long before it existed as a coin or note. The lira made its first appearance in the hands of bankers‚ merchants and consumers in Venice in 1472‚ put in place by Doge Nicolas Tron. The Venice lira set a trend for large silver coins with
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