logistically. We leave September 20th which is a Thursday at 4:00 pm.. 1 stop only 13 hrs total of flying from LAX to Vienna, Austria. Land Friday at 2:40 pm We depart Sunday October 7th at 9:15 from Rome, Italy to LAX Nonstop arrive at 1:50pm Countries Visiting: Austria Switzerland Italy Germany Czech Republic Airline Cost: $1254 pp Train Cost: $653 pp (15 day first class Euro Global Rail) Estimated Hotel Costs: $850 @ average nighty rate of $200 equated currency conversion
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ITALY COUNTRY PROFILE INTERNATIONAL RETAILING (INT 322) Contents Background Background Italy, officially the Italian republic is a Unitary Parliamentary Republic situated in South Central Europe. It borders other European giants such as France, Switzerland and Austria. The territory of Italy covers some 301,338 km2 (116,347 sq mi) and is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. With 60.8 million inhabitants, it is the fifth most populous country in Europe, and the 23rd most populous
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is the holiday season when the true influence is evident. While food is important aspect of any culture, I feel that this is truer of the Italian ethnicity, as it is commonly stereotyped. My great grandparents emigrated from different regions of Italy, primarily Sicily and Naples. Their families found each other in and around East Haven, Connecticut, the fourth most Italian-American community in the United States. As did scores of immigrants, they upheld many of their cultural behaviors while
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Dear Potential Sponsor, (Leadership Growth Confidence) We (Unite FC) recently asked your organisation (NAB) for sponsorship towards our elite football tour to Brazil. Unite FC was established in 2010 and since its inception the team toured Spain in 2011 and 2012 . July 2013 Unite FC team will tour Brazil to participate in the 2013 Brazil Cup which is being held in Poços de Caldas, MG and so far we have been able to raise $52,000 for the cost of our flights. We still require a further
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Society & Architectural Design Architecture is defined as the complex or carefully designed structure of an object. In this case architecture can apply to a variety of different examples that are not just buildings, or objects, but as a reflection upon the thoughts and ideas of the time period in history. In this essay I will be discussing the dramatic impact that architecture has had on the major civilizations throughout time by being able to display them in their works, which not only was
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Unit 3 Individual Project Art Appreciation HUMA 205 June 25, 2013 Abstract I will attempt to compare and contrast two pieces of art work from the renaissance period. Out of our textbook I chose a piece by Masaccio, The Holy Trinity. The piece of art I chose from a website is from Leonardo da Vinci called Madonna and Child. Both pieces of art are masterpieces of the early renaissance period. Renaissance Paintings and the Artists For many Europeans the renaissance was a period
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considered by historians to be the beginning of the modern age. Renaissance actually means rebirth, a very practical name for the period considering the modernization in science and art. The Renaissance era dates from 1400-1550 deriving from Florence Italy. The art started in the center of a wealthy community deeming it was necessary to fund the cathedrals that were garnished by the most prestigious artist in the area. Most works of Renaissance art are from the religious background but also included
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Raphael’s Process for Painting ARTS/230 August 6, 2014 Raphael’s Process for Painting Italian painter Raffaello Sanzio (1483-1520), or "Raphael", was a painter that lived during the High Renaissance period and was greatly influenced by Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael are considered one of the three great painters of their time. Although you may know Raphael by the beautiful paintings he produced, he particularly gave great importance to his
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The Role of the Church in the Development of Modern Medicine throughout the Middle Ages During the Middle Ages, the culture and society of Europe and the Western world was under the control of the Church. The religious aspects of medieval European peoples were a great consideration in the matters of the body and health care. The majority of medical knowledge and research was under the influence and followed the expressed ideas of the Church. As the hold of the Church on society began to
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Renaissance Humanism encompasses the philosophy that people are capable of truth and goodness. Much of this ideology and philosophy representing art and literature, whose roots are deeply planted in classic Latin, came to the forefront in the Fifteenth Century. Art and literature in the Fifteenth Century were a revival of “Greek and Roman studies, which emphasized the value of the classics for their own sake, rather than for their relevance to Christianity” (Hunter & Payne, 2003). Humanists
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