Sarah the Guilder

Mario and Luigi! and lots of Italian children

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February 11th 2007
I just thought it was interesting that the first man I met was named Mario, and my next little story is about a funny little old man named Luigi. I love Italy! (play super mario theme song now). Last tuesday my Italian class met at the Piazza Pitti (south of the Arno and one of my favorite spots) and we were told we were going to an Artist's workshop. This little man then led us away past al ... read more

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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