Sicily

“A criminal organization that originated in Sicily and was brought to the United States by Italian immigrants in the late nineteenth century”(“Mafia”). They dominated the game in bootlegging, such as speakeasies during the prohibition era in the United States. “The Mafia built its power through extortion…

the seeds for the emergence of Italian food in the United States. During the period between Year 1880 and 1920 many immigrants especially from Sicily and Naples brought with them ideas about preparation of Italian food in the US, which changed significantly the American ways of dining. Majority of the immigrants were from the rural areas of Campagna and Sicily, they barely knew nothing about of restaurants. They had a tradition of simple and enthusiastic preparation, which they continued to keep…

Remus and Romulus, twin sons of Mars, the god of war, founded Rome. Placed on the Tiber in a basket to drown, they were rescued by a she-wolf. The brothers defeated the king of nearby Alba Longa and founded their own city on the riverbanks. Later, Romulus murdered his brother and became the first king of Rome. In the Latin Plain of Central Italy, Rome, a single city-state grew into an empire that ruled the entire Mediterranean coastal region. The Roman rule can be divided into two…

its way to Europe in 1346” (History). In October of 1347, Italian Merchants came back from their trip to China and along with them came the plague (Middle Ages). The plague spread like wildfire, it spread so rapidly and infected all of the people of Sicily and its surrounding countryside within days. Because of the plague, many people quickly fled the city, but a lot of them already had the plague, so they infected others. To describe how quickly and deadly the plague was an Italian writer and…

It is often believed that the Romans did not achieve empire until there were emperors in place in the government. This theory is far from true. The transformation began when the Roman Republic began to turn to places outside of Italy. This sparked the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire . However, the Romans achieve empire far before any emperors took rule in society. The rise of the Roman Empire transpired not due to an offensive move, but rather a defensive strategy.…

The Italian Renaissance in fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Italy was the upbringing of several new ideas and concepts that many Europeans were not familiar with at the time, as well as the transition from medieval to modern times. As stated by a Swiss historian in the nineteenth-century, the Renaissance was the “prototype of the modern world.” Humanism was introduced and spread by Francesco Petrarch, the “father of humanism,” as well as several other humanists. Platonism was briefly revived,…

The Peloponnesian War by the end of the fifth century before the common era commenced with Sparta’s fear of Athens’ rising power. Sparta a primitive, economically challenged land power, led the independent states. In contrast, Athens an advanced, economically wealthy sea power, oversaw alliance states. Even though they both were state super powers, there was a noticeable difference in their culture, economic background and how they led the subordinate states of government. As well as, Sparta’s…

The fourteenth century in Europe was a time of calamity and disorder for the medieval system. At this time, the cultured High Middle Ages had come to an end and the “crisis of the fourteenth century” was beginning. This ‘crisis’ included the multitude of factors which greatly contributed to the dissolution of the medieval way of life. Originating around Italy, various types of embroilment made their way across Europe, leading to unrest and changes in thinking. The ultimate fall of medieval…

20 he was an upstanding citizen. In 407 he was geared toward politics when faith happened. He met a street speaker named Socrates and was captivated by new thoughts. After the death of Socrates, Plato took to places such as Magara, Cyrane, Italy, Sicily, and Egypt. In 12 years he toured and search for new experiences and meanings. He then returned to Athens and founded a school known as The Academy. This school lasted about 1000 years until its closing Although Socrates was an old man, and not…

Criterion 4: Demonstrated Wider Learning from Wider Field Experiences Together with my husband and twin boys, we spent three and a half years exploring the world as a family on our sailing catamaran "Por Dos", from June 2012 to November 2015. We had fantastic experiences on our adventure exploring the culture and countries of the Atlantic, Caribbean, Mediterranean and South Pacific. During those three and a half years I home-schooled my twin sons through grades 6, 7 and 8. I will describe in…