Italian cuisine

During my first three years of learning Italian, I unfortunately did not get a chance to use my Italian outside of the classroom. Although both my grandfather and father are Italian, since my grandfather had immigrated to the United States as a child, he only knew bits and pieces - not enough to have a conversation - so although I have Italian blood, I never knew any of the language until I entered high school. This past year, I finally got my chance. I am a competitive figure skater. Unlike…

that Mussolini himself proclaimed that by this time the state owned nearly three-quarters of the Italian economy via stock. However, they remained private enterprises, with the only small concession that some banks were converted into so called “public bank”, though that simply meant that their stock was owned and registered by Italian citizens. In other words, while the state held a majority of Italian companies, they operated unfettered by the state, who’s role was to assume the risk and…

My reasoning for selecting Italy as my study abroad destination can be attributed to my love for genealogy. My research on the well-known Ancestry.com website dates back to 2012 where there has since been an addition of over 1000 members to my family tree. After learning that my maternal second great-grandfather moved to the United States from Italy in the late 1800 to early 1900’s, my interest has broadened to learning more about my ethnicity. Results from an AncestryDNA test further promotes…

Tommaso Masacchio was created by Leonard Baskin around nineteen seventy (“Tobey”). Leonard Baskin was born on August fifteenth, nineteen twenty-two in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He laid to rest in two-thousand and two in the town of Leads Massachusetts. Baskin’s artistic interest began at an early age when he watched a clay sculpture be created. A few years later, Baskin went to Yale on a scholarship when he discovered William Blake’s work, which made him very fascinated to become an artist…

My family migrated to the United States in 1998, and decided to settle down in Little Italy Downtown. Growing up in this neighborhood I have witness new renovations taking place and people moving in and out. Reflecting back to my childhood I remember Little Italy as a small neighborhood with a small population , but over the years the number of young educated adults has moving in has increased drastically. Today Little Italy is made up mostly of restaurants, shops,art galleries, and residential…

Fascism was founded in Italy by the famous dictator Benito Mussolini. After World War I Italy was angry because despite being on the victorious side they did not benefit from the Treaty of Versailles. Mussolini promised that he would bring Italy glory in the form of a strong government. Instead of bringing a strong government he promised, Mussolini brought a totalitarian form of government. A totalitarian form of government is a government that aims to control the political, economic, social,…

Many political commentators have made allegations that President Trump is comparable to a fascist authoritarian ruler. Although there is no clear definition of Fascism, we have seen a strong political behavior which displays a nationalist-militant style of leadership. In Europe, Fascism rose to power due to the current economic and political crises of the twenties and thirties after the World War and Great Depression. It is interesting that Donald Trump has rose to power in the U.S. during…

Benito Mussolini Throughout history, leaders have led their nations through uprisings and downfalls. Some leaders have even turned against their countries by putting their citizens in compromising situations. Benito Mussolini can be seen as a leader who brought many victories to his country. Overtime, this growing power began to affect the ethical decisions he made for his nation. Being greedy, egotistical, and power hungry was a recipe for turmoil. Although Mussolini did many helpful and…

am part Italian and I wanted to learn more about my roots. Italy can be a fantastic place you just have to learn about their facts, culture, and their government and you would understand how they work. Italy has a lot of interesting things about it. Capital of Italy is Rome in fact Rome is Italy's most major city. The area of Italy is 116,348 square miles. Italy's population is 61,680,122. Roman Catholic is the most practiced religion in Italy. Italy's most used language is Italian. The…

Dante Alighieri “From a little spark may burst a flame-Dante Alighieri”("Dante Alighieri Quotes."). Dante Alighieri’s life experiences affected his writing. The way Dante’s life was affected in his writing was that he used people in the real world that he knew personally and made them a character in one of his poems. Such as Virgil, the ancient roman as his guide in Inferno ("Dante."). Beatrice, his love of his life also being a guide for him through heaven in Paradiso ("Dante."). Also, Virgil…