Milan

in popularity in the 20th century. Two consecutive world wars turned the world upside down, and people lost their grasp of life and humanity. Thus, this philosophy, utterly concerned with human existence, influenced writers such as Franz Kafka and Milan Kundera. The latter’s novel, ‘The Unbearable Lightness of Being’ shows clear traces of this philosophy in Czechoslovakia during the Prague spring. The characters struggle to define their lives amidst harsh times: “man is nothing else but that…

He moved there for three years and produced several operas, among which was Tito Manlio.In 1721, he was in Milan, where he presented the pastoral drama La Silvia. Vivaldi wrote the Four Seasons, four violin concertos depicting scenes appropriate for each season. Three of the concerti are of original conception, while the first, "Spring", borrows motifs from…

Zach Dockter is an engineering support manager, and his job description is designing electrical control systems, and integrating them into hydraulic solutions to be implemented on a mobile crane. He attended the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) to study engineering. He first started in Electrical Engineering, but finishes in Mechanical. He became interested in his career field his senior year when a speaker came into his pre calculus class, at Brainerd High School, and talked about how…

largest basilica of Christianity, Saint Mark’s Basilica, Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Uffizi Gallery, an art museum, Vatican Museums, Doge’s Palace, Sistine Chapel, the Grand Canal, Lake Como, Trevi Fountain, Piazza San Marco, The leaning tower of Pisa, Milan Cathedral and many many…

Old St. Peter’s Basilica St. Peter’s History Saint Peter. Often referred to as “Rock” due to the exchange with the Savior in the Gospel of Matthew stating, “… thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church…” Peter is revered as one of the greatest men that has walked this earth. He walked on water with the Savior, he was present for many of the most sacred events that take place in the New Testament, he was chosen by the Savior to hold the keys of the kingdom on earth, in his calling…

Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana, and Versace are some of the most famous Italian fashion houses that have resonate globally for its luxury goods throughout the last century. Their authenticity in products, differentiation in style, quality of luxury goods and expertise in the field has made them stand out in the fashion industry and led to serve as inspiration source to other designers internationally. The fashion industry evolves to continuously and requires to quickly come up with new trends and ideas…

people and commerce merchandise along the roads and seas enabled the expansion of ethical rituals, scientific knowledge, and sacred ideas. Constantine claimed the throne to the empire, and lived from 306 to 337 C.E. Constantine announced the Edict of Milan, stopping the unjust mistreatment of Christians and assuring the privilege of glorification to Christians and others. Romanization was the expansion of Latin and Roman cultures primarily in the western cultures Romanization signified the…

The Feud That Sparked the Renaissance: How Brunelleschi and Ghiberti Changed the Art World is a 2002 exposition by Paul Robert Walker detailing the artistic phenomenon known as the Renaissance. Predominantly set in Florence, Italy, The Feud centers on the tense relationship between two revolutionary artists—Filippo Brunelleschi and Lorenzo Ghiberti—and the active Italian world around them. Widespread disease, interstate war, and financial conflict trademarked the era dominated by the…

Napoleon is known as one of the world’s greatest military leaders. He helped France to expand to an Imperium but he also leads France into a war, in which he occupied big parts of Europe. But did he only impact Europe or did he also boost the North American economy and helped the United States of America to expand their impact on the world trade? Napoleon was born in Corsica, which was occupied by France at that time. His parents gave him and his brother Joseph the possibility to get an…

As I mentioned before in the intro, Antonio betrayed Prospero to better himself and take Prospero’s place as the “Duke of Milan”. In Act I, Scene ii, Prospero explains why he has set up the storm that had caused the shipwreck, “Being once perfected how to grant suits, how to deny them, who t’ advance, and who to trash for overtopping, new-created the creatures that were mine…