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The Response to the Pandemic:  Italy vs. America

Posted on July 30, 2020 by babbityjean

In the following post, I have borrowed generously from an opinion piece in the New York Times from July 2020, and I have added my own thoughts and observations. Italy was the first Western nation to experience a major wave … Continue reading →

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Eleonora Vieri, Parte III: “Lezioni di italiano”

Posted on April 30, 2020 by babbityjean

Questo è il terzo e ultimo articolo di una intervista, in tre parti, alla mia insegnante di italiano e curatrice dei miei post, Eleonora Vieri. Nella Prima Parte, ha fatto un resoconto di prima mano sulla pandemia in Italia.  La … Continue reading →

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Evolution of a statue

Posted on February 6, 2020 by babbityjean

It was a December night in 1989 when the Italian sculptor Arturo Di Modica, equipped with cranes and trucks, placed a 3.2-ton sculpture in front of the New York Stock Exchange.  He had worked tirelessly and at his own expense … Continue reading →

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