Culture of Italy

An encyclopedia can be classified as a secondary source. In this New World Encyclopedia article we have three categories used to describe important achievements throughout the Renaissance. The categories are background, characteristics, and evaluation. In the background section the authors highlight important dates such as, the time period the Renaissance extended through. The characteristic category has the most information, the sub categories are tradition, arts, science and technology,…

The ‘Prince’ was a 17th century literary work written by Niccolo Machiavelli. The book discussed about politics, on how to secure and maintain political power. It consisted of 26 chapters sharing author’s view of how great leader should be or the code of conduct for the princely government. Machiavelli’s intention behind writing the ‘Prince’ was to get the support and appreciation from the Medici family. In this essay, we are going to discuss about some sections and specification of the book,…

known as the medieval period, was a time in European history that began in the fifth century and lasted until the fifteenth century. The Renaissance era was a period that expanded from the fourteenth to the seventeenth century. This era originated in Italy at the end of the Middle Ages and eventually expanded across Europe. The era is known to many as a time of modern findings and the renewal of humanism. During this time, cultural progression was occurring throughout Europe. The Renaissance era…

The American and Italian Government The world is full of many governments that have different types of structure. The Italian and the United States structure covenidarilly have the same fundamental. Even with that they run their government uniquely. The United States and the Italian Legislature and individual rights are similar but do differ from each other. The citizens of the United States religion does not affect the government or the citizen rights. In the United States they have a the…

In 1860 Alessandro Blasetti uses historical fiction to assist Mussolini in his effort to prop up the fascist regime of 1930s Italy. To do this Blasetti takes historical facts regarding the unification of Italy in the 1860s and contorts the history to romanticize it in such a way that manifests a strong sense of nationalism for fascist Italy. The film looks at the battles for Italian liberation from a strictly Italian perspective, hardly paying attention to the French and Austrian enemies of the…

Italy Ciao! Benevento! Italy is a wonderful country that has influenced the world. Their cuisine, fashion, and arts have affected the world. From their many different fabrics used in their designs to the types of art they influenced Italy has effected the world in one way or another. First, Italy is known for their world- renowned fashion. Italian fashion has influenced many countries and cultures. Italy is known for the fabrics used in their designs. The types of fabrics…

Mary Jane Dempsey Enzo Traverso ROM 6350 30 September 2017 Book Review: Equivocal Subjects: Between Italy and Africa—constructions of racial and national identity in the Italian cinema by SHELLEEN GREENE In her most recent work, Shelleen Greene attempts to present a multifaceted depiction of mixed-race roles in Italian cinema. Her book, Equivocal Subjects: Between Italy and Africa—constructions of racial and national identity in the Italian cinema, published in 2014, uses twenty-four films,…

The Italian culture is one of the most historical and elegant cultures arguably in the world. It is for this reason I take pride in learning about the values of my ancestors and even of my parents. Similar to what we explored in Beppe Severgnini’s La Bella Figura, there is a defining line that proves your Italian simply by the way situations are handled. This comical yet very true narrative explains how certain environments in Italy are very different from what we expect. Having been fortunate…

Italy is a place where a lot of people live and visit because of it’s famous artwork and food. Italy has a lot of people living in famous cities and that means that it is densely populated. Italy birth rate / death rate shows a big difference between then and now. Italy had an impact on their country that affects their people and it was a disease. Italy’s demographics are so different compared to all the other countries in so many ways. Italy’s population is densely populated and that…

This essay will examine the citizenship laws of Italy due to the exclusion they have of the children of migrants. Foremost, I discuss the principles of citizenship through establishing what jus sanguinis and jus soli are, and give examples of countries that have laws based on these. Subsequently, I explain how Italy uses jus sanguinis as its basis for its own citizenship laws. However, because of being based on jus sanguinis, migrants and their children are excluded. Therefore, I then use the…