CULTURA ITALIANA: Niccolò Paganini

Niccolò Paganini, era un musicista e compositore italiano. Dagli esperti è stato considerato il padre della moderna tecnica violinistica. Grazie alle sue straordinarie capacità tecniche e musicali, la sua carriera concertistica si distinse sia in Italia che all’estero, riscuotendo ammirazione e onori.

Tra le caratteristiche speciali che ancora oggi lo differenziano emergono le novità, l’armonia, il ritmo, le trovate strumentali e soprattutto l’eleganza. Paganini è stato identificato come il miglior violinista di tutti i tempi.

Il Due Novembre: La Commemorazione dei Defunti

Letteratura Italiana: Francesco Petrarca

Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374)

Erano i capei d’oro a l’aura sparsi
che ’n mille dolci nodi gli avolgea,

e ’l vago lume oltra misura ardea
di quei begli occhi, ch’or ne son sì scarsi;


e ’l viso di pietosi color’ farsi,
non so se vero o falso, mi parea:
i’ che l’esca amorosa al petto avea,
qual meraviglia se di sĂąbito arsi?


Non era l’andar suo cosa mortale,
ma d’angelica forma; e le parole
sonavan altro, che pur voce humana.


Uno spirto celeste, un vivo sole
fu quel ch’i’ vidi: e se non fosse or tale,
piagha per allentar d’arco non sana.

Personaggi televisivi: Topo Gigio


Virgilio: La salute è la vera ricchezza della vita

Arte barocca: La Fontana di Trevi

La Fontana de Trevi  está ubicada en el distrito del Quirinal en Roma y es conocida como una de las fontanas más  espectaculares del mundo del periodo barroco. Inicialmente La Fontana de Trevi fue diseñada por Gian Lorenzo Bernini para el Papa Clemente XII. Sin embargo, se construyó años después (1732 a 1762), gracias al arquitecto Nicola Salvi. La Fontana se encuentra en la confluencia de tres calles. Estas tres calles (tre vie) dan a la Fontana de Trevi su nombre, la Fontana de las Tres Calles. En el centro, bajo el arco, se alza la estatua del dios náutico Neptuno, arrastrado hacia el mar en su carro en forma de concha tirado por dos caballos alados y tritones (jóvenes dioses del mar). Uno de los caballos es tranquilo y obediente, el otro es bullicioso. Simbolizan las mareas cambiantes del mar.

La Fontana de Trevi utiliza mucha agua. Según la leyenda, una moneda depositada en el agua asegura el regreso a Roma. Si buscas el amor, puedes lanzar una segunda moneda. La Fontana de Trevi se puede visitar tanto de día como de noche, cuando resplandece con una hermosa iluminación. La fama de la fuente se debe en parte a las numerosas películas, entre ellas La Dolce Vita (1960) por Federico Fellini. 

ART: American Architecture

Old Ship Meeting House, Hingham, MA (1681).

This is the best preserved building of the seventeenth-century we can find in New England; although there have been some renovations in the interior.

Old Ship served two purposes:

  1. A meeting location where political and religious issues were discussed;
  2. A place of Puritan worship on Sundays.

The structure austere and sturdy shows no decorations. The architectural style reflects the nature of a culture focused on ethics and the moral values of the society. Clothing and food were drained of tactile and visual pleasure. Only the necessity of food and clothing were accepted. The Puritans extended their attitudes to art. The simplicity of the building was a didactic tool to educate people to form a strong character.

Health and Wellness: What is cortisol?

What is cortisol?

Cortisol is known as the “stress hormone.” It is a steroid hormone produced and released by the adrenal glands, which are part of the endocrine system. They are triangle-shaped and sit on top of our kidneys.

Hormones are chemicals that help various functions in our body. They travel through the blood to carry messages to other organs. The signals received tell our body how to react.

Cortisol is considered an essential hormone as it plays an important rule in our body. It affects almost every organ and tissue, and mostly it helps regulate the body response to stress.

Our body releases cortisol when we experience any type of stress. Higher or lower cortisol levels can be dangerous to our health. Through body receptors it reaches the entire body such as the Immune, the Nervous, the Respiratory, the Cardiovascular and the Reproductive systems. Of course, it is not limited to these as it controls the sleep-wake cycles, metabolism in our muscles, the liver, fats and sugars. If the level of cortisol is not normal in our body we can become very sick. Some unwanted side effects are wrinkles, dark circles and weight gain. Therefore, it is very important to learn techniques to prevent or reduce stress daily. We all deserve to be healthy, happy and beautiful!

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