Essays on Italy

The history of Italy can be characterized as two periods of unity separated by a millennia and a half of division. In the sixth to third centuries BCE the Italian city of Rome conquered Peninsular Italy; over the next few centuries this empire spread to...

Traveling is an experience very many get to do, but very few enjoy it. Most visit destinations for personal reasons more than just visiting to see. Yet, those that visit for pleasure get to see sights that wouldn’t be possible within an average day. It’s...

The Italian civilization hosted different arts for ages , it was the home for discoveries and sciences and most importantly for buildings. Through the previous centuries architecture was developed and many styles were created. Taking into consideration the renaissance period and the baroque one. Renaissance...

Italy, a beloved, historical, and tourist-filled nation in the south of Europe has long held the world’s attention when it comes to their distinctive cuisine and their long history of wine-making. In a sense, food and wine define Italy. Sipping rosé while sitting along the...

Nationalism in Italy Nationalism is described as “loyalty and devotion to a nation” (Merriam-Webster). In places like the United States, the sense of pride in the American people is apparent. However, countries in Europe did not start showing a sense of pride until 1800’s like...

Italy is a country of south-central Europe, occupying a peninsula that juts deep into the Mediterranean Sea. Its longitude is 11. 255814 and latitude is 43. 769562. Italy has been described as one of the most beautiful places in the world and it also often...

Italy is one of the largest wine producing country in the world, it produces more wine in hectolitres than any other country in the world. The country is full of different regions, producing high-quality wines. Most of the vineyards in Italy has a rich and...

The tower that has been leaning for hundreds of years is actually falling. Have you ever wondered why as we keep adding blocks to the tower of toy blocks it gets harder to keep it from falling? As we all know, all objects have mass...

Italy has had a very interesting relationship with social democracy. After World War II it seemed that social democracy was really going to persist in all of Europe and solve all the problems that European nations had. However, Italy was a State that had figured...

After three despondent operas in Sydney’s cold winter – a conventional Lucia Di Lammermoor, a solemn Rigoletto and a dazzlingly dark Aida – a breath of fresh air is brought into the Sydney Opera house with an unusual rendition of Gioachino Rossini’s least remembered operas....

My culture informant was born in in Italy and raised by her parents. She moved to the United States at the age of 10 but still visits Italy every chance her family can. She is now in her third year of college and still talks...

Part A Lifestyle The Italian lifestyle is all about sunshine, rich culture and traditions, historical heritage around every corner. Most small towns in Italy markets at least once or twice a week, while in the larger cities you can find markets almost everywhere. Italy is...

The differences in infrastructure, housing, poverty, and quality of life are clear to the eye as one travels down the Italian peninsula. Both to native Italians and to foreigners alike, it seems that Northern Italy is better off economically than Southern Italy. This is not...

I had the pleasure of interviewing my boyfriend’s father: your real-life, modern-day, Renaissance man: he was born in Belgium, but grew up living in Italy. Like the United States, Italy is made of up different regions, what we would call states. Similar to the different...

Dominos has been a key player in Italian and fast-food industry since 1960 running nearly 11000 franchises all over the world. This famous pizza joint has nearly achieved leadership in the market for expanding globally across 70 countries and more than 4 continents. They have...

Italian campaign Allied forces (including Canadians) invaded Italy in July 1943 which opened up a new front in Southern Europe. They captured the island of Sicily and advanced up mainland Italy By the fall of 1943 the advance was slowed down by determined German resistance....

The Italian Film Festival was founded in 2000 by Antonio Zeccola who, in one of Australia’s many migrant success stories, built Australia’s only national boutique cinema network, which now encompasses more than one hundred screens nationally.Eighteen years ago, Antonio realised that Australia had other film...

The five days of Milan was a time of intense street fighting in Milan, a city in Italy, between the people of Milan against the Milanese and Austrians. The Milanese and the Austrians fought under the command of the old marshal, Radetzky. This fighting resulted...

Maria Montessori (1870– 1952) Montessori was by any measure a phenomenal person. She at first opposed going into showing one of only a handful couple of callings accessible to ladies in the late nineteenth century and rather ended up plainly one of the primary ladies...