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The Medici’s wealth surpasses everyone else wealth because of the business with the Catholic Church. The Medici family can deny anyone a loan and not worry about consequences. Both families control geographic areas of Northern and Southern Europe. Dukes of Burgundy owned land from Holland all the way to central France. Philip the Bold, father of Philip the Good, gained large amount of territory through political marriages and other strategies. According to Marilyn Stokstad, Philip married his…

In order to better compete in the world market place the US education system will need to adapt to current world standards and update existing protocols and methodologies. STEM educational criteria outlines the basic pathways for technical education improvements. Working on the foundational aspects of education presented within the STEM approach educators can teach fundamental engineering and technical skills while reinforcing mathematical and science based curricula. Global markets are…

One of the benefits of teaching isn’t really the pay, but the fact that we have a steady salary. A writer for jobmonkey.com stated in their article titled, “The Good and Bad of Being a School Teacher.” That, “While the pay is not six figures, teachers do earn a steady income. With yearly increases, contracted raises, and increases from furthered education, a teacher’s salary continually climbs. Not to mention, it is rewarding to receive paychecks all summer long while on vacation. In addition to…

religion is Roman Catholic. Italy is home to the city of Milan, which is known world-wide for its high fashion, and vivid scenery. Many tourist travel to Italy every year to see historic sites such as the Roman Colosseum in Rome, The Leaning Tower of Pisa in Pisa, The sinking city of Venice, the hometown of Michelangelo and where the world-famous Medici family lived in Florence, and the statues of victims of the Mount Vesuvius volcanic eruption in Pompeii. Italy also has the most volcanoes out…

A few years after, Venice fought a war with the city of Genoa. He was put under arrest. While he was in prison, Marco met his inmate, Rustichello da Pisa, a writer of romance. He told detailed stories of his journeys and adventures to Rustichello, who was fascinated by Marco’s experiences. He later wrote all the stories down and became the coauthor of Macro’s book titled The Description of the World…

Here I am. I am a bag. A red bag. I lay in a closet full of clothes and hats, miniature football helmets and lots of other junk. It’s about this time of year when I become down. I feel sad. I don’t know where to start, so hold on. (tears fill the eyes I don’t have) *sniffs* I am sad because I am only visited once a day, and a boy walks into my room, takes a look at some shirts, and picks one, then he leaves. Day after day, and the same process is repeated, until summer. I think that’s what they…

For my coat of arms, I chose many different symbols that represent the person I am. I chose the Leaning Tower of Pisa to symbolize my Italian heritage because it is one of the most well known landmarks in Italy. The second symbol that I chose was the cross. The cross represents my Catholic faith. A video game controller was the third symbol that I chose.Video gaming is an activity I greatly enjoy and the game controller represents that activity well. The color green is on my coat of arms because…

1-The Eiffel Tower(Paris) It built in 1889.The Eiffel Tower (nickname the iron lady) named with it’s engineer.His name is Gustave Eiffel.It built for Expo 1889 Paris Fair.It has became a global icon of France.It’s three hundred meters high and one hundred twenty five meters wide.It is the tallest building in Paris.Every day millions of tourists visit here and see this wonderful structure. 2-The Great Wall of China Chinese Emperor Si-Huangti constructed the great Wall of the China in B.C(Before…

merchants and musicians. They organized the first society, "L'unione di fratellanza" 2 years after the Civil War. They were based at Columbus Hall on 8th Street, Mama Yolanda's today. Most of these immigrants were from the Northern cities of Genoa and Pisa. There was only a small group from port cities of Palermo and Napoli. By 1880 the number of Italian born in Philadelphia had risen to 1600. During this time we see the rise of mass migration and many laborers came to the US looking for…

visual cortex, the part of the brain that processes visual information, loses the ability to “rewire” itself with age, making it more difficult for adults to recover from injuries and illness, said Claudia Lunghi, a neuroscientist at the University of Pisa and one of the study’s authors. In a study in the journal Current Biology, she and her colleagues asked 20 adults to watch a movie with one eye patched while relaxing in a chair. Later, the participants exercised on a stationary bike for…