Italy began as a parliamentary government under the reign of King Victor Emmanuel. ... The majority of people living in Italy are Roman Catholic. ... These are the two sectors with the most jobs in Italy. ... If I were to open a small business in Italy, I would most likely need an Italian-speaking partner. ... Since Italian food consists mostly of pastas and red gravy, I believe a little variety would draw in the curiosities of the Italians. ...

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The majority of Italian-Americans speak English and have a sense of the Italian language. ... Italians and Italian-Americans are also recognized for using hand gestures while speaking to emphasize their words. ... Religion: Italians and Italian-Americans are devout Catholics. ... Italian-American cookbooks are possibly the most popular Italian-American literature sources to be found. ... Italians and Italian-Americans have a strong belief in superstitions. ...

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During the Italian Renaissance meaning 'Rebirth', which started at around 1350, many changes were brought upon society. These changes influenced society positively. These new styles of art, music, politics, and medicine brought forth many advancements as society soon emerged. Conditions in soc...

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During the time period between 1850 and 1880 most Italian immigrants were from the northern regions of Italy. ... There was then an increase in immigration from Italy. ... Padroni are Italian Americans who took advantage of other Italian immigrants by contracting them out or having them work for them. ... In 1910 11% of northern Italians were illiterate while 52% of the southern Italians were illiterate (Pretelli, 2013). ... Most Italians were Catholic. ...

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Why was the city of Florence at the forefront of the early Italian Renaissance? ... Some say Florence had wealthier families than other Italian states. ... However, it is not enough reason why renaissance happened in Florence Italy. ... Roman Catholicism also played huge role in renaissance art in Italy. ... His humanism was learned and taught for many years in Italy. ...

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The type of immigrants that came from Italy was mostly artisans and peasants and they mainly came from Mezzogiorno, Southern Italy. ... Craftsmen also emigrated from Italy to the US but only a small population of them. 1913 was the highest amount of Italian immigrants the US got; most of them came from Northern Italy. Poverty was a big reason on why Italian emigrated from Italy and came to the United States. ... About 80% of the Italians that emigrated from Italy were big on agriculture and had known it their whole lives. ... A decade after that there were more than two million Italian immigra...

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In fact so Italians argue that there are only 21 letters in the Italian alphabet. ... Most Italian words end with a vowel. ... The first document in Italian is called the "Vernacular Italian," or "Placito Cassinese.... The first dictionary for Italian was edited in 1612 by the Accademia Della Crusca, an Italian society for scholars and Italian linguists established in Florence. ... This being in the 16th century Italy was defined as Italian by the linguists. ...

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The context will be youth unemployment in Italy. ... How should Italy exactly decrease the youth unemployment rate? Youth Unemployment in Italy The number of young unemployed people in Italy is getting higher and higher. ... In order to understand how the Italian government should deal with youth unemployment, one first needs to understand some characteristics of the Italian labour market. a) Regional differences Italy is a country that has substantial differences between its regions. ... Italy lacks an efficient recruitment system. ...

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Why did the Italian revolutions of 1820 and 1830 fail? After the defeat of Napoloen, things for Italy were about to change due to treaty of Vienna. Italy was forced to abide by the old Government and rules as well as having being split up into seven seperate areas. ... Italy had no hope of winning. ... Many people, especially the Great Powers were against Italy uniting and becoming a contitution. ...

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Italy is probably the most diverse nation in the world. ... Italian Studies is the study of this diversity. ... It can entail pretty much anything within, from, or about Italy. ... The next author to give me an insight on Italy was Dante". ... Italy became a republic in 1946, and the king was exiled. ...

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In Northern Europe, as in Italy many artists were sons of craftsmen. ... Contrary to Italy, the North had many peasants. ... Art in Italian Renaissance was one of a kind. ... Humanism in Italy had a lot more affect than it did in the North; which caused many Italian artists, writers, and philosophers to study classical antiquity. ... Frescoes paintings were only produced affectively in Italy. ...

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The Italian Renaissance was influenced by many cross-cultural influences resulting from political conflicts and alliances between Italian city-states and from other influencing countries such as Spain and France. ... Italian Weavers produced elaborate brocades, velvets and other decorated textiles. ... There are very clear differences within costume styles between the Northern and Italian Renaissance. ... Men's Garments - Italian Renaissance Men's styles of dress within the first half of the Italian Renaissance developed very little from the late Middle Ages. ... Women's Garme...

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Italy is one of Europe's most visited tourist spots. ... The prevalent language is Italian. ... Italians are also family oriented individuals. ... Daily life in Italy may appear to be relaxed, but in actuality Italians are serious about business. ... Political Environment Italy's form of government is known as the Italian Republic. ...

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The first and starting place of the Renaissance was Italy. ... In 1494 the France began to attack Italy. French kings soon became fascinated in the Italian art and fashions. One king arranged for some Italian artists to work for him in France. ... There is much more to learn from the Renaissance in Italy. ...

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In the first part of the twentieth century, Italy was an absolute mess. ... These aspects were creating something significant, a gulf between "Real Italy" and "Legal Italy"-basically, most thought Italy was not their country, merely the force that made them pay taxes and join up. This gulf was what sent Italy into total crisis in 1890. ... As the war was raging, Industries in Italy were actually expanding. ... Italy was ready for a stage of post war-turmoil, in...

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During its reconstruction after World War II, Italy saw many new advances in their economy and society. After being completely ruined and crippled, Italy slowly began to make its way up the ladder and started to become a unified nation once again. ...

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Benito Mussolini was born on July 29, 1883 outside the village of Dovia di Predappio in Italy. ... When World War I began in 1914, he did not want Italy to join. ... This infuriated the Socialists who were against Italy's entry into the war. ... After the war, Italy was in complete turmoil. ... After his rescue, he set up the Italian Socialist Republic in German-held northern Italy, with himself as its leader. ...

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Arriving later in Italy about 500 years ago, where some changes were made to the design and colors. ... In fireworks there are two types of shells, Oriental and Italian. Oriental shells are shells that originated in China while Italian originated in Italy. ... Italian shells are a cylindrical shape, which allows it to perform many bursts. ... The Italians were the first to begin adding new colors to the shells. ...

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During the Renaissance, Italy had political, cultural and economic dominance over Western Europe. ... Also, the Ottomans were a huge threat to the Italian influence in the spice trades. ... The myth of Italian power was disproved in the Italian wars, which were partially due to the Ottoman Empire. One of the sad things is, the Italians might have not fallen prey to the Ottomans if they had united. ... One could say that the Ottoman Empire caused the demise of the Italian supremacy....

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In Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell To Arms, set during World War 1 in Italy, this is clearly evident. ... Catherine, an English nurse stationed in Italy, and Frederick, an American ambulance driver, feel desolation because of the endless fighting; however, these characters find salvation from the war in the form of love. ... We especially see this when Frederick recounts the establishments he visited during his journey across the Italy: "I had gone to no such place but to the smoke of cafés and nights when the room whirled and you needed to look at the wall to make it stop, nights...

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Italians drew all their games and hardly made it to the second round. ... Germans won 3-1 and went on to the final, where they faced Italy. ... Italian midfield leader Antognoni was injured in the semi-final against Poland and wasn't available for the final, however, it didn't change the fact that Italy was the Favourite. ... Italians have won their third title in the history. ... Unbeaten teams: Italy, Cameroon, and England. ...

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Leonardo Da Vinci Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452 in Vinci, Italy and died on May 2, 1519 in Amboise, France. Leonardo lived in between France and Milan in Italy during his lifetime. He was an Italian polymath, painter, sculptor, architect, and more. ... Michelangelo Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was born on March 6, 1475, Caprese Michelangelo, Italy and died on February 18, 1564, Rome, Italy. He was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, poet, and engineer of the High Renaissance that influenced the developmen...

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The dawn of the Renaissance in Italy was a time of distinct contrasts. ... Plumb's book, "The Italian Renaissance," there are many statements made about the beginning of the Renaissance in Italy, and how society as a whole, was affected by the widespread sickness and death of the bubonic plague. ... On page nine of Plumb's, "The Italian Renaissance," it states, "A new death rather than a rebirth seemed Europe's prospect. ...

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History Assignment While the unification a Italy did effect world war one slightly, it had not nearly as much effect as Germany's unification. ... This may have been due to the very different ways in which Germany and Italy were unified. ... Italy became neutral as the war stared giving up on the alliance with Germany, as they saw them as a danger to the peace. ... This group involved Germany, Austria and Italy. Italy however, declared neutrality at the outbreak, leaving Germany with only Austria. ...

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Before Italy became Italy it was broken up into different states that belonged to different nations. In 1800 Italian nationalists attempted to unite Italy. ... Mazzni lead Young Italy during the revolution in the 1840's to throw out other European nations that controlled Italy. ... Northern Italy was much wealthier, educated, urban, and industrialized while southern Italy was poor, uneducated and rural. Southern Italy felt that northern Italy looked down on them, which caused a long lasting conflict. ...

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