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Architecture in Context

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February 4th 2011
So Architecture in Context is the class that I really don't care for. The first class got me so pumped! I was so excited! and that, my friends, was a false alarm. I like the professor, I like the syllabus, but the actual class is a waste of time. At the beginning of the semester, there were days when I sat in class, near tears, out of shear frustration. Now that I know better, I just do my Italian ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more