Sicily

let alone from Milan to Naples. (Gardaphe, 2004). When Italians immigrated to America, a new and foreign land, they lucidly came together as one. It was only once they had arrived that Italians gained this sense of pride and identity. Those from Sicily, Lazio and Tuscany, who would likely never have seen eye-to-eye in Italy, would now be brought together in America. Over many years, this developed into…

The Divine Comedy Questions Background information: How did the great Roman Empire come to be divided between East and West? When Charlemagne was crowned the Holy Roman Emperor, offending the Byzantines and was fully recognized to split in 1054. Why were the years after the split in the western empire called the "Dark Ages"? Because nearly all forms of organization present due to the presence of the Empire fell apart, sending Europe into disarray for hundreds of years. What was the basis…

Aetna in Sicily, before the mouth of a large cave. Odysseus has become lost on his voyage home from the Trojan War and stops at Mt. Aetna. His first encounter is with Silenus and a chorus of satyrs who have become enslaved by Polyphemus. Odysseus asks Silenus for…

Ancient Rome and modern day United States have a lot of similarities, just many, many years of difference. Though Rome is only as big as North Carolina today, several modern day ideas lay in Rome’s ancient days. Much of our history comes from ancient Romans or is slightly similar to their ways of life. Despite varying differences, many of their ways are very closely related to our society. Things such as government, laws, and warfare resemble ours today. The American republican system started…

Elias Martinez Jenna De La Cruz February 16 2017 The most powerful mobsters of the 1920’s When we think of tailored suits, cigars, fedoras, and tommy guns, the first thing that tends to come to mind are the powerful and notorious mobsters of the 1920’s. Who held the title to be the most notorious and powerful of all mobsters during that time period is highly debatable to some, but clear to others that Charles “lucky” Luciano's early life of mugging, shoplifting, and extortion had prepared him…

Introduction Essential oils (EOs) are aromatic volatile liquids obtained from plant materials whether they are vascular plant or nonvascular plants including; buds, flowers, fruits, seeds, leaves, twigs, bark, wood ,roots and herbs. Citrus plants constitute one of the main essential oils sources (Burt, 2004; Hammer, 1999). They belong to Rutaceae family, which originated from tropical and subtropical south-eastern parts of the world (Sawamura, 2010). Citrus species were cultivated in China long…

cultivatable land. These initial colonizers would later lay the foundation for colonial expansion throughout the Mediterranean (Gwynne, 1918:92; Hodos, 2009:226; Pomeroy et al., 2004:66). By 733 BCE the colonial settlements of Syracuse on the island of Sicily and Corcyra on the island of Corfu were established (Figure 4; Cabanes, 2008; Graham, 1983; Hammond, 1992:31; Hodos, 2009:226; Lafe, 2003:75; McIlvaine et al., 2013; Pomeroy et al., 2004:66; Snodgrass, 2000:120; Stallo, 2007; Wilkes,…

The search for the legendary lost island known as Atlantis has been grabbing the attention of explorers, historians and philosophers for over 2,000 years. People to this day still argue about its location. Plato, the Greek philosopher, wrote about this ancient civilization in two of his dialogues. Although some argue that this place is fictional, there are scientific and geographical explanations as to why the city would have sunken. Also, there have been relics that were found that suggest they…

Whether it’s to know your weekly weather, to stay up to date on citywide information, or to be the source of any and all information when disaster strikes, the news is where people go. The Columbia Broadcasting System, or CBS, began in 1927 and continues today as an active news television network. For years CBS has been keeping their viewers up to date on all of the information they need to know to help them get through the day. The end of every day became special because the CBS Evening News…

The speaker begins to inform us on the Sicilian tradition of planting a fruit bearing tree when the first born son in the family is born. It is illustrated in the first line of the poem the importance of being the first born son in Sicily, where we learn the speaker to have been from. Planting a fruit bearing tree in honor of the first born child is an act carried out to provide balance to earth. I imagine this was first done as an act of thanks to the earth for providing fertile soil…