The film “La Ciociara” is a wartime portrayal of citizens in Italy. “La Ciociara” begins with the two women, Rosetta and her mother, Cerisa, who are in the city of Rome when a bomb goes off. The historical context of the bomb is the Allied bombing of Rome during World War II. During World War II, Italy joins Germany part of the Axis powers to fight against the Allies. In the reading by Merriman on WWII, we learn that, “Benito Mussolini had already signed a pact with Hitler on October 1936 forming what the Italian dictator called an ‘Axis’” (Merriman, 1050). This pact would soon serve importance between the two sides that formed during the global war that spread on an “unprecedented scale” (Merriman, 1065). The film takes place while Europe is an uncontrolable battleground of WWII. At the beginning of the film, Rosetta is scared because of the violence of war and she she is cries in her mother's arms. Subsequently, Cerisa declares that they will leave Rome to seek safety. Cerisa has her friend watch their house while she escapes Rome to find shelter …show more content…
The two women are raped in a church by French-Moroccan soldiers, who see no sympathy whatsoever for the women. After the soldiers leave, the two women look beaten down and traumatized. Cerisa holds Rosetta in her arms, but she has absolutely no emotion in her face, the soldiers have hurt her to the point where she is unable to address her feelings. Instead, she rebels against her mom by going out late at night on their way back to Rome. While her mother thinks that she is going to find Michele, Rosetta has really gone out own her own to explore. Subsequently, Cerisa beats her, but the film does not end until Cerisa informs Rosetta that Michele has died. At this moment in the film, Rosetta reclaims her emotions and begins to cry hysterically in her mother's arm as the camera zooms out on the two women and the film draws to a dramatic
From a proud Conquistador, to a castaway, a slave and trader, and then medicine man, Cabeza de Vaca was the first European to explore much of the southern coast of Texas. Cabeza was a 37 year old military veteran in 1527 when he left on the Narvaez Expedition to find gold and colonize the Gulf Coast. He was the expedition’s treasurer. Cabeza de Vaca was enslaved by Indians in 1528 when one of the rafts the crew made crashed on present day Galveston island, he then escaped in 1530 and joined/was enslaved by another tribe called the Charrucos until his escape with 3 other survivors in 1534. He then walked to Mexico City. Cabeza survived this ordeal because of the incredible patience he had, his skills of diplomacy and goodwill, and his amazing wilderness survival skills.
...ow Italian’s felt towards Mussolini himself, from the thousands of newly exposed unpublished documents from the ‘sentimenti per Il Duce’ private secretariat archive. The content of the various letters and diaries within the book are very intriguing, however, the historical background of Italy is very immense making the book challenging to read. The audience for which Christopher Duggan appeals to, is the intellectual scholar; desiring to learn a great amount of fascist Italian history and “ the feelings that ordinary people articulated in Mussolini’s Italy, and what these feeling might tell us about the regime.” Duggan convinces the reader of his prose substantially with his vast amount of research and analysis of over 200 primary documents. This novel truly being an ingenious addition to the era of Italian Fascism facilitates how fascism gained support in Italy.
Ginsborg P (1990). ‘A History of Contemporary Italy: Society and Politics: 1943-1980’ Published by Penguin; Reprint edition (27 Sep 1990).
Coonawarra is the oldest vineyard in Limestone Coast. In 1890, the first vines were planted in Coonawarra. The entrepreneur John Riddoch starts the Penola Fruit Colony which John Riddoch changed the name to Coonawarra Fruit Colony was producing large quantities of an unfamiliar kind of wine. The main grape that produced were Shiraz, Carbernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay. In 1897, Riddoch cellars was the first vintage that had made and the building now named as the Wynns winery. Other entrepreneur which are Redman and Brand families, Lindemans and Mildara realize the potential of Coonawarra wines. In 1900 to 1970 they had planted Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvigon, Chardonnay and Riesling.
Cabeza de Vaca was born in 1490 in the Spanish town of Jerez de la Frontera,near the port at San Lúcar de Barrameda, from where Magellan sailed in 1519 to become the first man to circumnavigate the globe. It was from San Lúcar de Barrameda that Cabeza de Vaca was to begin his first adventure in 1527.
The short surrealist film Un Chien Andalou (1929) created by Spanish artists Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí stands out in film history as one of the most influential and shocking films of all time. It was one of the first films described by Andre Breton as a true surrealist film (Edwards, 2005). Early surrealists praised the film for defying conventional filmmaking particularly concepts of narrative, they saw it as an assault of commercial filmmaking of the time (Lang, 2012). The film is not linear and the narrative is disjointed, there appears to be no narrative progression throughout the film, though many critics have searched for one. Narrative structure and making sense of a film tend to be two concepts that come hand in hand however with the ambiguous narrative it is not clear whether any meaning can be drawn from the film. Buñuel admitted “No idea or image that might lend itself to a rational explanation of any kind would be accepted” (Buñuel, 1983), therefore the filmmaker’s intentions from the outset was to take the viewer on an illogical journey. Buñuel and Dalí came up with the ideas for the film out of their own dreams
Gracia Mendes Nasi was one of the most influential women of Europe during her time. She lived during the time of the Portuguese Inquisition and was determined to help her Jewish neighbors. Gracia created a secret network with her brother-in-law, Diego, that provided help to the escaping Jews from anti semitic places. During her time in Ferrara, she became known as La Senora or Ha-Geveret because she was viewed as a friend and savior by many Jews. From the years 1510 to 1590, Gracia Mendes Nasi was an amazing Jewish woman in the Sephardic communities
Benito Mussolini enacted his population policy to place emphasis on the power and prestige of the homeland, having a high population to counteract the losses in the first World War. To begin, he enacted parliamentary decrees, calling for a personal tax on bachelors to fund the Protection of Mothers and Children (Doc 1). The emphasis on protecting the mothers and their children shows Mussolini’s need to reinvigorate Italy through a higher population. With the women and children surviving, Mussolini created a way for his population to keep rising. In a speech by Il Duce himself, he states that the working woman lowers the birth rate, thus depriving men of work and dignity (Doc 5). A tenet of fascism is the belief of masculinity, an idea that would be challenged by the notion of the working woman, which Mussolini did not believe in. In order for the man and the masculinity to be emphasized, they must not stick to the wayside of the working woman. Another notion of “female insubordination” that is addressed is shown in document 8. In this document, Paolo Orano describes how the working women resist the notion of marri...
Throughout the readings of both Aristotle and Augustine, each philosopher represented their views on the nature of happiness and their means for achieving that happiness in this life. Aristotle was a Greek philosopher who spent the majority of his life either teaching, studying, and writing known for positioning the majority of the groundwork for western philosophy along with Plato (“Aristotle’s Ethics”). Additionally, he touched on areas focused primarily on biology, physics, morality, and politics which were described in detail in his numerous philosophical treatises. Augustine, who is normally referred to as Augustine of Hippo, wrote an abundance of works which were also groundbreaking for the development of Western philosophy (“Saint Augustine”). His main focus was on the teachings of God as well as directing individuals to find peace with God because in order to achieve happiness, he believed finding peace with God was the first step. Traditionally, humans believe that happiness is achieved through the fulfillment of human nature and accomplishing a specific task or goal, and both Aristotle and Augustine defined this happiness and flourishing state in similar yet distinct ways. Aristotle and Augustine each developed separate views on the nature of happiness and the path to achieve that happiness; however, the best human life and highest fulfillment of happiness are achieved through Augustine’s approach to human flourishing.
This somber conclusion to the film seems to be an expression of hopelessness for Italy's future. By 1948, the country had gone through a series of tumultuous historical events, caused by the inadequacy of its political and economic system. The disillusionment of its citizens with the system and in fact with the very concept of their nation was taken to its limits by yet another failure to achieve true social change after World War II. The transformismo of the Christian Democrats and the attendismo of the Communists offered no hope for Italians, appearing as just another stage in the country's endless cycle of political and social failure.
Benito Mussolini’s Battle for Births encompassed the core of Fascist Italy. The soul of an immense fascist population is uncompromising nationalism. As a dictator, he not only seized control of economic, political, and religious affairs of Italy, but also of the social affairs, intervening with the idea of an “ideal family”. Mussolini did not manage to salvage the plummeting birth rate that tailed World War I, or to reconstruct his prized ancient Rome, or to strengthen his army with this battle.
What are the similarities between the plot of Cinthio’s work and Shakespeare’s Othello? (the main themes and conflicts)
During early modern era, from 1650 onwards, there was a sustained growth in the population of Europe. Between 1660 and 1800, the population of Europe almost doubled, increasing from a level of 100 million in 1660 to 187 million by 1800. The sources which can inform us of this population increase include censuses, parish registers, and legal documents such as wills, amongst a number of other things. Although recently historians have focussed on areas such as birth rates, marriage rates, and the age of marriage as an explanation for this substantial demographic growth, this essay will focus on the falling death rates as a driving force behind the ever increasing European population during the early modern period. At the start of the period under question, the situation for the population was dire. Life expectancy was low, with the average male and female life expectancies amongst the privileged nobility being 28 and 34 years respectively, and with one fifth of English children dying within their first year of life. Famine was also prevalent, as well as diseases such as the plague and smallpox. However, throughout the early modern period, these hinderances on population growth began to be gradually removed, thus leading to an overall decline in death rates, which in turn facilitated a natural increase in the population of Europe. These factors included agricultural improvement, new foods from recently discovered lands such as the Americas, the disappearance of the plague, and medical advances. Therefore, these changes allowed the population to become much healthier, thus causing an increase in life expectancy, allowing other factors such as marriage rates and birth rates to further contribute to the population increase.
The world we live in today is full of an exceptional variety of animals. The time it took to conclude to the various sorts of species seen today has been throughout a period of millions of years. The vast majority of these animals are accredited to evolutionary advancements. When the environment changes, organisms have become accustomed to changing to fit their environment, to ensure their species does not die off. These physical changes have resulted in different phyla, ranging from basic structures, like sponges to advance systems, like that of an octopus.
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