Alexandra’s diary

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“Turn your face towards the sun …” Alessandra Trotta

There was a time when the weekend lasted only one day: the time to sanctify the holidays, as per the religious commandment. And for some it still is, although the idea that the weekend lasts two days is now accepted everywhere. But how did we go from one to two days off per week? Setting aside one day a week for rest and religious worship is an ancient tradition, traces… Read More »Weekend

Black lies, that is to say untruth to gain advantage for oneself, are universally condemned. On the contrary, white lies, that is, lying to please or not to hurt the sensitivity of another person, are seen as an innocent part of daily interactions. Does this mean that they have no negative consequences? In everyday life people sometimes tell “black lies”, and sometimes “white lies”. For both types of lies, the… Read More »Lie

Generally, when we talk about pension in a generic way, we refer to the so-called old-age pension, a pension that is paid upon reaching a statutory age set by law, in the presence of a contribution that is normally not less than 20 years. The peculiarity of the old-age pension is therefore a contribution requirement that is not excessively severe in the face of a much more stringent personal data… Read More »Pension

The actor is an artist who plays a role for theater, cinema, television. The roles covered vary greatly depending on the production: an actor can make a brief appearance in a television series, have a secondary role in a play or be hired to be the protagonist of a film. The main purpose of the actor is to play a character, to entertain, arouse emotions and tell stories: the representation… Read More »Actor

Pizza is the popular food par excellence typical of the made in Italy gastronomic tradition: more than a dish, it is a true historical symbol of the beautiful country, and in particular of Naples. Its notoriety has made possible the birth of many variations of preparation all over the world, even if the most famous types of pizza are the Neapolitan pizza and the Roman pizza, or rather high and… Read More »Pizza

Ziti, tagliolini, fusilli, spaghetti, cavatelli, orecchiette, penne, shells, linguine, macaroni… There are so many pasta shapes, impossible to list them all. Of all the types of pasta (fresh, egg, stuffed, dry), the dry one accounts for 80 percent of consumption in Italy. Its ingredients are simple: durum wheat semolina and water. For this reason it is essential that they are both genuine and of the highest quality, worked to the… Read More »Pasta

From the second post-war period to today we have witnessed a very rapid demographic growth that has brought us up to almost eight billion people. The United Nations projections estimate a further growth of up to almost eleven billion by the end of the century, which however is increasingly slow and still diversified between countries: this has political, social and economic consequences. Things are much more complex than this and… Read More »Demography

The types of strength, muscle work, muscle tension and the differentiated character of the latter are extraordinarily numerous and are influenced by many factors. Therefore, an explanation aimed at defining the concept of force can only be possible if it is related to these types of manifestations of force. In principle, it must be established that force, or its various forms of manifestation, can always be treated under the aspect… Read More »Force