Giovanni Sforza

The nineteenth-century offers us a significant number of cases when opera was linked in some way to politics. Opera played an important function in Italian society during this period. One of the best-known examples is Verdi’s relationship to the historical movement for Italian independence known as the Risorgimento, which dominated Italian politics in the nineteenth century. There are many questions among the scholars regarding his operas if they were purely national and patriotic, or political.

The Decameron BOCCACCIO, GIOVANNI Born in 1313, Giovanni Boccaccio is one of the greatest figures in Italian Literature. He was born in Paris, France by a French woman who remains unknown, but on many occasion he speaks very highly of her. His father is an Italian; they are part of the middle class. As for their professional status, they were Merchants / Bankers. Although, Bocaccio was born out of wedlock, his father legitimized him and took him to his house, provided him with

Call Me By Your Name is a coming of age film by Lucas Guadagnino, following the romance of 17 years old Elio, and Oliver, his father’s American graduate student. Is an exploration of desire and the power of your own impulses towards one and other. Desire was not just a theme, is the narrative that drives the movie. This is conveyed by Guadagnino’s attention to the setting, his camera style and philosophy of not cutting away from the camera, even when is uncomfortable. Guadagnino is a master sensualist

Science is very important to our life. It helped us to understand many things in our world. Many of the famous scientists were Italian, Giovanni Battista Venturi is one of the italian scientists that influence us to understand how our world work. He had proven to us that his theory is true and reliable. Venturi also proved to us that he can use his physics knowledge to create his works. His works helped to created vacuum, pump, and valve. That can be very helpful nowadays. However, it wasn’t that

Air Trajectory: Gravitational Energy and Projectiles Brian Kim and Andrew Lee Centreville High School Abstract Science Olympiad is set up as a competition in the same way a track competition is set up. Competitors extensively train for each of their events for several months beforehand in order to perform well on competition day. There are 23 events that cycle through each year to accurately represent the scientific challenges society faces today. For example, there are many events for renewable

Myths contain the archetypes that dwell upon the deeper, much more significant human patterns of characterization, action, and circumstance; to maintain their essences despite manifold variations. Both the literal and figurative coexist with great comfort and both have meanings that transcend time, and are simultaneously embedded in a particular time-a standpoint moment- at a particular place. It truly makes one wonder whether it is truly fate or just a game of the subconscious mind, where the focus

order to placate her, he would have to sacrifice his own daughter. Without Iphigenia’s willing sacrifice, Artemis would make Agamemnon’s troops unable to set sail to fight Troy and defend their honor. In the painting, The Sacrifice of Iphigenia, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo uses the tragic sacrifice of Iphigenia to portray that selflessness is

The Grunt Padre by Father Daniel Mode is a book that tells about faithful hero Father Vincent Capodanno. He is a faithful hero because of everything he has done for his faith. Not only was he sent to be a missionary; he was also a military chaplain during the Vietnam War. Father Capodanno was very much devoted to his Christian faith. He died as a martyr for his faith. For these reasons, Father Vincent Capodanno can very much be considered a “role model” to the Christian faith. Vincent Capodanno

Over time, historians have interpreted the use of animal imagery in western folk and fairy tales as a means for providing entertainment and moral lessons to western society. However, many historians have different ideas about how animal imagery and stereotypes actually affect a society besides keeping away from wolves and bears and such. Dr. Jack Zipes, a professor of German and comparative literature, promotes in his paper, "What Makes a Repulsive Frog So Appealing: Memetics and Fairy Tales,” that

shift - to one where there were many codes and a questioning of earlier beliefs. Setting Written in 1604, Measure for Measure is another of Shakespeare’s drama on justice and mercy. Set in Austria, Vienna, the story is taken from the Italian writer Giovanni Battista Giraldi who wrote The Hundred Tales (in Italian and later translated) under the pseudonym