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Pompeii holds considerable archaeological and historical significance due to the thick layering of lava and ash that preserves the city, a result of the violent eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D.79 that allows for extensive research and insight into aspects of ancient Roman life. Sites including Porta Stabia and the Sanctuary of Apollo are significant in the wealth of artefacts and art relinquished by the sites that contribute to current understanding of the cultural, religious and economic…

This epistolary writing, titled “The hush within turmoil”, is an adaptation of the play “The Tempest”, by William Shakespeare. These are a bunch of diary entries by “Miranda” as seen in the original play “The Tempest”. However, she is given the name “Myra” in this adaptation. This story is based on an Indian modern day backdrop as opposed to the Renaissance setting on a Mediterranean island in the original play. The names of some characters are changed due to the change of the geographical area…

In the Metropolitan Museum of Art there is a painting by the name of Esther before Ahasuerus. An artist named Artemisia Gentilesc created the painting on a canvas using oils in Naples, Italy around the 1630s. Esther before Ahasuerus is an image that expresses the amount separation between men in the realm of equality. Although heroes small and large are supposed fight for their cause with a large amount of energy and strength the image displayed by the painter is one completely different. Men…

Francesco Petrarca and the True Restoration of Rome Ever since the fall of the Roman Empire many people and entities have claimed to be its inheritor. From Charlemagne and the Holy Roman Empire and from the Roman Catholic Church to the lowest of Barbarian tribes whose contact with Rome was so minimal that they would even know what a Roman was, everyone claimed they were the society that most deserved the title of the successor to Roman greatness, however one humble Italian man had a different…

Morrison, T. (2012). Qualitative analysis of central and midline care in the medical/surgical setting. Clinical Nurse Specialist, 26(6), 323-328. In 2012 a clinical nurse specialist from Naples Florida did a qualitative study that focused on nurses from a 400-600-bed community hospital with regards to CLABSI’s. The NCH Healthcare System Foundation funded to the cost of in-service production and telephone interviews (Morrison, T., 2012). The purpose of the study was to examine the experience and…

started developing after the fall of the Roman Empire, when they started producing ingredients such a the cheese which is commonly found on pizza, Mozarella. There are three main regions in Italian that are famous for its food. Lombardy for its risotto, Naples for its pizza and Bologna for the tortellini. The Italians have always been adventurous people, especially when it comes to food. This was evident when they shipped ingredients from all over the globe. Over a few yet Italy had imported…

We started with just stones and tools, but now we have the tools that can help us with even heart related diseases. One benefit of technology advancement is that transplanted hearts can now survive longer. Through research scientists have found out a way to keep those hearts alive if possible. Scientists part of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery claims “As the result of recent improvements in technology for genetic modification of pigs, genes that are immunogenic for humans have been…

Heinrich Schliemann: Heinrich Schliemann was born in Neubukow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin on January, 6, 1822. He was a German pioneer of field archaeology. At the age of 14 he was forced to leave the country for ill health reasons, so he became a captain boy on a ship heading from Hamburg to Venezuela. The vessel was wrecked off the Dutch coast; he became an office boy and then a bookkeeper for a trading firm in Amsterdam. In 1846 the firm sent him to St. Petersburg as an agent. There he founded a…

Dante: The Journey And The Mission- How Did The Author Make Use of Females In The Divine Comedy? When studying Dante’s Divine Comedy, it is easy to dismiss the significance and presence of women throughout, due to the domination of men and male characters. It is, however, important to note the significance of women and, in particular, the chosen historical figures the author uses to portray his view of women in general. Female figures are present throughout the three canticles of Inferno,…

Jorge Juan y Santacilia was born on January 5, 1713 in Alicante, Spain. He lived on his grandfather's property, El fondonet. Juan’s parents were Bernardo Juan y Canicia and Violante Santacilia y Soler de Cornella. Both of his parents were widowed and remarried. His father died when he was three years old. His uncle Antonio Juan took charge of Jorge and continued his education. Later on another uncle took charge of his education, Chipriano Juan, and sent him to Zaragoza for a preparatory…