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    Italy stands as the embodiment of unique cuisine, fashion, industry, and culture. Italy holds a long and rich history, starting from how it became one country during ancient times. For thousands of years, people have lived in Italy, relying on its vast amount of assets and resources. There was no established group of settlers to arrive first, because the chief pioneers entailed many different types of people who spoke different languages. Italy was at first preceded by several non-Italian cultures

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    You would think that a country like Italy with over 10,000 years of history compared to a country like Canada that has only been around for 150 years would be totally different, right? Well, Italy and Canada actually have quite a few similarities. Firstly, they are both democratic countries, meaning that they get to select their representatives of the government. Secondly, both Italy and Canada are bordered by oceans from east to west, while also having a dramatic mountain ranges. If scenery is what

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    of this definition, it is possible to state that Italy adopted a realist strategy in non acting against Libya. In the lack of reaction and in not taking a strong line of action towards the African country, the aim of the Italian policy makers was to preserve the country’s own interests. Policy-makers emphasized the abstention from opening fire on Libyan forces as part of Rome’s strategy of smoothing its role in the Libyan intervention. Although Italy was involved in the U.S.-European intervention

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    people believe that Europe has the best ones. For example, Italy is such an amazing place to go to, either for vacation or to live there. There are many mesmerizing things in Italy that can catch anyone’s attention, such as going to museums, or go sightseeing. The weather changes throughout the year, but it’s still marvelous for tourist to go out and do activities. There is many different types of things a tourist could do while in Italy. If the tourist likes to visit museums while they are in vacation

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    waiting to exit the plane into the Milan airport was kind of like sitting in a bubble of America in the middle of Europe. I hadn’t experienced any of Italy yet and I didn’t fully grasp the fact I was there. Because

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    The Unification of Italy (1815-1871), is one of the most debatable periods of Italy’s modern history. The Risorgimento (in Italian) was the governmental movement of the Italian Peninsula that combined the different states of the Italian Peninsula into one governmental and cultural state known as the Kingdom of Italy. What sparked the beginning of the Italian unification movement was the Congress of Vienna (1814-1815), an assembly of ambassadors that’s purpose was to reform Europe, after the effects

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    The Unification of Italy Before Unification Before unification, Italy was made up of several small countries. These separate countries seemed to share a common culture and language. From these similarities many people wanted to unify in nationalism. Napoleon had invaded Italy in 1796, so unification was not possible until he was defeated in 1814. A map of Italy before Unification. After Napoleon’s downfall Italy was made up of: Kingdom of two Sicilies, The Papal states, the Austrian empire

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    for three months, but it’s amazing here. The food, the sports, everything and everyone is kind and awesome. Italy is a very small country as it’s about as big as arizona, with a population of 61,016,804 people. If you haven’t heard, Italy is a peninsula, therefore it’s covered by water on three sides. We live in an apartment, like a lot of Italians do, with a tiled roof. If didn’t know, Italy is shaped like a boot. We live on the tip of the boot and have a perfect view on the Mediterranean sea. Usually

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    economic situation in Europe, which includes a description of current trends, a description of the crisis in the economically strong countries in Europe. Most detailed information is presented on the state of the hotel industry in Europe and Italy in particular. This material

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    see, Little Italy. Little Italy is a general name for an ethnic enclave populated primarily by Italians or people of Italian ancestry. These enclaves became known for their ethnic associations, and cities with "Little Italy" blossomed, becoming the icons they are today. The city I’m going to talk about is the region with the greatest amount of Little Italies in America, the New York City. Thus, the topic today is Italian Americans in NYC. Before World War One, people in Southern Italy had a hard

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