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Italy; the land of awesomeness A portrait of the country through food, sports, animals, and art. By; Mystique, Morgan, Taya, and Maddie C.
2012
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Italy is a country where art has dwelled for thousands of years. The Mona Lisa, The Last Supper; this chapter is all about Italian art. In Italy, art is a main factor in Religion. Most Italians enjoy art of Jesus and Mary, so you can imagine what the art is like in a
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cathedral. Paintings, Sculptures, brassware, and beautiful wood-work adorns the halls of a common Italian cathedral. Most Italians are Roman Catholic, so art in Churches and Cathedrals is usually of Jesus and/or Mary, Saints, and numerous Priests. Did you know that there are over 423 different cathedrals in Italy? And those are just the major ones! So, when you get down to it, Italy is a very religious country. An important factor of art in Italy is sculpture. Famous painters like Leonardo Da Vinci and Michael Angelo also created some sculpture as well as paintings.
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Most Italian paintings are of people; heroes, children, women, saints and priests. However, you might find one or two famous sculptures of animals. Some very famous sculptures in Italy include: “Il Marzocco” by Donatello, “David” by Michael Angelo, “The Thinker” by Rodin, and “Flora” by Leonardo Da Vinci.
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Sculptures can also be found on famous Italian monuments such as gargoyles and elaborate scenes, and this leads us to our next topic on Italian Art; Architecture. Architecture has been Italy’s strong-suit for thousands of years. However, most methods they probably got from the Greeks. Some examples of monumental Italian architecture are “The Leaning Tower of Pisa”, the “Colosseum”, and the Milan cathedral. The Colosseum
was made in 50 A. D. and it was used for gladiator fights in which the participants would fight with lions, tigers, and sometimes other men. They were to the death. http://www.roman-colosseum.info/
Art in Italy can also be influenced through their festivals and celebrations.
Some festivals such as RADUNO, involve puppet shows. This festival is celebrated by Sicilians on the last three days of May. It celebrates a great victory won
by ninth-century emperor Charlemagne over the Moors. Puppets with elaborate costumes And props about the booths set up streets.
dance many along the
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Art in Italy has influenced numerous other countries as well as our own. To learn more about the history of Italian art, go to: http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories. asp?historyid=ac87
Italians play a wide variety of sports. One of the most popular, and successful sports is soccer. Behind soccer, racing is another popular sport. Italy also holds the Tour of Italy. And those are just some of the main sports.
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Although soccer isn’t the most popular sport in America, it’s the most popular in Italy, and the world. Italy is currently the second most successful soccer team in the world. The team has won four FIFA World Cups, one of them being in 2006. In Italy, they call soccer futbal. Italians of all ages play soccer.
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Racing is another successful and popular sport. Scuderia Ferrari is the oldest surviving team in Grand Prix racing. They have made a record of 15 drivers’ championships, and 16 conductors’ championships. They are also the most successful team in history. The successes have made racing a big sport in Italy.
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People from all across the world come to see the Tour of Italy. The Tour of Italy is a bike race. It is held every May. Cyclists from all over the world come to bike the entire length of Italy, from Sicily to Milan, in three weeks. The Tour of Italy is a popular event in Italy.
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There are many other sports that they play, like volleyball, basketball, fencing, rugby union, tennis, athletics, winter sports, and water sports. In Rome, Italy’s capital, crowds came to the colosseum to watch gladiator fights. The fights date back from A.D. 80 to the 400’s. The colosseum is still in modern Italy today! Italy plays so many other sports, and they are a big part of the Italians lives.
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Italy’s Animals In Italy there are many fantastic animals to be found. Here are a few facts about the animals in Italy. Paragraph one is “The animals found in Italy’s National Parks”. The second paragraph has facts on “Things that Italians will do for their pets”. The seconded to last paragraph will be on “The animals you can find in the great big Mediterranean Sea”.
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The Animals You Can Find in Italy’s National Parks. There are a lot of different species of lizards and snakes that inhabits a few of Italy’s national parks. Only 400-500 wolves live in a little of the national parks in Italy. Some of the national parks have chamois (gazelle), black bears, foxes, ibex (goat), roe deer, and also wolves live in the mountains of Italy’s national parks. Italy’s national parks have a lot of animals, but there are more than I have told you.
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Things Italins will do for their pets. In 1998, Bau Beach opened its doors for both man and K-9. Also in 2010 an ice cream store was opened with ice cream for dogs and humans because humans were buying ice cream for them and their dogs, so “Doghissima” was formed from the traditonal Italian ice cream. Animals in Italy speak Italian from their owners like wolf means“lupo” in Italian, snake means “serpente” and cat means “gatto”. Animals in Italy have a anamazing life style in their own homes.
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Sea Animals in the Mediterranean Sea around Italy. White sharks and swordfish are hard to find, but you can see them if your lucky. The small little fish in the Mediterranean Sea that the Italian’s like to eat are the sardines and anchovies that scater. The larger fish that the Italian’ like to see out of the Mediterranean Sea are octopi and tuna. Italy’s Mediterranean Sea animals that they eat and like to see.
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You learned all about the fantastic animals in Italy. Here is a breif summary. Animals in Italy’s national parks. Pets in Italy have a fantastic life with their owners. Italy’s sea animals in the Mediterranean Sea. Italy’s animals are fantastic, but there are many more than these ones that I told.
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Introduction Ever wonder how Italian food came to be? You can find out now. Italian food actually comes from a variety of countries and regions. Why they call it Italian I don’t know. Their meal plan is very different from ours. Italy’s most famous foods in my opinion are really good. I don’t know about you but I think they are delicious. In all, Italian food comes in a variety of styles. http://www.google.c om/sear ch? tbm=isch&h l=en&s ourc e=hp&biw=1280 &bih=827 &q= italy+ food+ map&gbv =2&oq=it aly+f ood+ &aq=5 &a qi= g10&aq l=&gs_l=img.1.5.0l10.43 70l12699l0 l15567l13l1 3l1l0l0l0 l152l1031l7j4l11l0. frgbld. &surl =1&saf e= activ e#hl= en&saf e=act ive&gbv=2 &tbm=isch&sa=1 &q=ita lia n+food&oq=ita lia n+food&a q=f &aq i=g10&aql =&gs_l= img.3..0l10.11834l206 83l2l21849 l21l21l3l1l1l0 l187l2288 l1j16l17l0.fr gbld.&b av=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_ qf.,cf.os b&fp=15d3d669 a58ec3fe&biw=1280 &bih=827
Where Italian food Originated Like I said before Italian food comes from different countries and regions. The discovery of the “New World� brought potatoes, tomatoes, bell peppers, and maize (Which is just ground corn). Italians also get black truffles, which are the fruiting bodies of an underground mushroom, from Norcia. Furthermore, the cuisine has a heavy influence from Etruscan, ancient Greece, ancient Rome, Byzantine, and Jewish. Lots of different countries brought lots of different foods to the Italian cuisine.
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Eating Habits The American culture of eating has a very different way with their meals compared to Italians. At breakfast they usually only have a croissant and a cappuccino. Their main meal is either lunch or dinner. They start their main meal with an appetizer, then soup, then a plate of pasta, then a salad, and finally fresh fruit. Desserts are usually only eaten on Sundays and special occasions. AS well as our American culture of eating, Italy has a very different way with their meals.
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Favorites in America Their most famous food in America is pizza. Another famous and favorite food is pasta. It comes in hundreds of different shapes. Lasagna is a famous food but it has changed into many different recipes through the years. Another is gelato which is a thick ice cream that comes from Italy. In fact, there are lots of famous foods in America that come from Italy.
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Conclusion To sum everything up Italy has many differences and similarities to America. Italy’s cuisine comes from different countries and regions. Our main meal is usually dinner but their main meal is usually lunch. Some of our most commonly eaten foods come from Italy. In conclusion, that is the history and present day of Italian food.
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