Category Archives: Differenze culturali

The War of the Statues

Posted on October 5, 2017 by babbityjean

In September 2017, the bronze statue of Father Junipero Serra was decapitated and smeared with red paint at the Santa Barbara Mission.  It’s not the first time in California.  Several weeks before, monuments of confederate general were destroyed in southern … Continue reading →

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If Dante had been born in Sicily…

Posted on June 8, 2017 by babbityjean

In school in Orvieto, my teacher taught me a lot about the evolution of the Italian language and the role and history of dialects.  We read together an interview of professor Gian Luigi Beccaria, who is a linguist and historian of … Continue reading →

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L’Italia è il posto in cui essere

Posted on May 11, 2017 by babbityjean

Il Bloomberg Global Health Index ha classificato l’Italia numero uno su 163 paesi per una vita lunga e sana.  Ogni paese nell’indice è considerato in base a diverse variabili: aspettativa di vita, cause di morte, rischi per la salute come … Continue reading →

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