The current Italian constitution came into effect on 1st January 1948 and it was integral to Italy’s progression away from Fascism. After years of totalitarian rule under the dictatorship of Benito Mussolini‚ the clear aspiration of constitutional change was to create a ‘viable democratic regime that would embrace all citizens’ (Pasquino‚ 2000: 71). The new constitution‚ therefore‚ paid particular attention to democratic practices and put in place necessary checks in order to guarantee them. This
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“How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!” Says the character John Proctor in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. Probably the most powerful line the entire play‚ it is apparent that the idea of the importance of “names” is the central theme of this great classic. The author begins to develop this idea early in the play beginning with the conversation between Reverend Parris (a fearful reverend who instigates the witchcraft panic when he finds his daughter‚ Betty
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Italian unification l Background l After Napoleon‚ the Italian states were controlled by France. l Effect: l 1. They experienced the unity under the rule of an efficient government. l 2. They felt that they disliked being ruled by foreign countries‚ therefore nationalist feeling was aroused. l After the Congress of Vienna in 1815-16‚ they were divided into 8 states and the northern part of Italy was controlled by Austria-Hungary. l Again‚ they disliked the alien rule and
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century and lasted until the 16th century. It brought about a historically gran period of achievement and triumph in all aspects‚ particularly cultural. One major area of development during this era was artistic expansion. Art evolved during the Italian Renaissance due to changes in lifestyle‚ the emergence of new artists‚ and along with them‚ new art styles. Many things were changing during the renaissance‚ including the way people lived. New forms of philosophy came about‚ such as Humanism. As
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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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Name Discrimination i Name Discrimination Effects of an Ethnic Name on the Application Process Human Resource Management/Employment Law Class Ms. Gwen Babb‚ Instructor May 14‚ 2012 Name Discrimination ii Abstract A job applicant ’s skills‚ education and work experience are not the only determining factors in an employer ’s hiring process. An applicant ’s name can greatly influence an employer’s decision to review the resume or invite an applicant for an interview. In spite of
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because there were so many dialects. The condition of Latin made Italian immerse. Writers of Italy played a key role in spreading the Italian language out into Europe. It became the first language to be written in a literary work. Dante Alighieri played a major role in the Italian language with his famous works. The thing that made Italian so popular was the use of printing. Italian was the best language to use. Even in the arts Italian was used because it was the easiest to understand.
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The Italian resonance stared during the 1300. This included the movement from Medieval to the modern Europe we see today. The Italian Renaissance had many changes which included cultural change as well as the works of artists‚ writers‚ and architects. One of the main people during this time period would be Francesco Petrarch
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by a very instable and fractioned government‚ without a reliable majority. VAT taxation in Italy is now 21%‚ while fiscal pressure on corporates is around 52%. In 2012 Italian government has invested 800 million euro in digital infrastructures‚ considered an enabling factor for industrial development. In the same year‚ the Italian Digital Agenda has been instituted‚ with the aim of filling the digital divide‚ by directing and monitoring the ICT development. The consequent improvement in connectivity
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www.pwc.com/it The Italian NPL market Why investing in Italy? April 2011 PwC Foreword & Content Foreword Given the recent increase in activity on loan portfolios in a number of key banking jurisdictions across Europe‚ including Italy‚ and the complexity of the Italian NPL market‚ we thought useful sharing the main features of the current market and the reasons on why this market might be interesting from an investor perspective. As per our extensive experience in advising both buyers
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