In particular, the vulgar spoken in Florence and nearby was chosen to be standard Italian. What was the exact reason behind this historical linguistics choice? Why not other local versions of vulgar Latin?
What is more Italian than a pizza? Sure, maybe pasta with tomato and basil, but pizza means so many things. It means the Italian esprit exported all over the world, it means sociability, sharing and simplicity; it solves domestic issues by bringing the North, Center and South of the peninsula together in agreement. We could have chosen the Colosseum to represent us, or he Milan Cathedral, the Tower of Pisa, San Marco in Venice, the Valley of the Temples, the Abruzzo trabocchi, polenta concia, or the Three Peaks in the Dolomites! How could we ever choose and decide on one part of the whole?
A catalogue of a well-chosen and capital collection of Italian, Flemish, French and Dutch prints, books of prints and drawings, (part of which was purchased out of the collection of the late U. Price, Esq.) paintings in water colours, music, French horns, &c. belonging to a nobleman going abroad, likewise a curious collection of portraits of illustrious persons the major part proofs, the plates of which were engraved by the celebrated Vertue for particular noble personages in whose possession they now are, which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Christie, on Monday, April 13, 1772, and the two following days.
Cardinal Bertone (l) replaces a fellow Italian, Cardinal SodanoPope Benedict XVI has chosen a close former colleague to become his new Vatican secretary of state.Italian cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, 71, will replace fellow Italian Angelo Sodano as the Pope's number two. Cardinal Bertone, currently archbishop of Genoa, has long been a trusted collaborator of Benedict. They used to work in the same Vatican department.It is the second senior appointment made by the Pope from among his closest former departmental colleagues.Last year, the Pope chose an American cardinal, William Levada, to take over his own former Vatican job.The Vatican secretary of state is the Pope's official deputy, but has no powers to make declarations relating to faith and dogma - he is simply the Vatican's senior administrator. The new appointment confirms Pope Benedict's extremely cautious attitude towards replacing church leaders chosen by his predecessor John Paul II.The only reason why Cardinal Sodano is leaving is that he is already three years past the Vatican's official retirement age of 75.
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Both had their submissions, which had to show a collection of clothes inspired by the word blooming, chosen as prize winners, and their work will now go on show in Florence and on the Accademia Riaci website.
The countries would have gone to war with one another if Britain, France, and other European states had not chosen to tolerate German, Italian, and Japanese aggression. There would have been a lot of blood spilled as well.
If Britain, France, and other European nations had not chosen to appease German, Italian, and Japanese aggression then the countries would have went to war against each other. They would also have been a lot of blood shed. Finally, Germany, Italy, and Japan would have slaughtered the other countries' men like it was nothing because they had the better military.
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Students are required to demonstrate a reading knowledge by passing an examination in German and one other foreign language chosen by the student from among French, Italian or Latin. With the permission of the chair of the qualifying exam committee, a foreign language relevant to the dissertation may be chosen in place of French, Italian or Latin. The language requirement for the MA degree may be applied toward the PhD Doctoral language requirements should be passed as early as possible, but, at latest, during the fourth semester of course work.
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