Alexandra’s diary

Education in Italy is regulated by the Ministry of Education, University and Research, in different ways according to the legal form (public schools, private schools, private schools). Vocational training, on the other hand, depends on the regions. Overall, at least according to the reform legislation in force, we pass from an education obligation that ends at 16, to a right, duty, or educational obligation, which lasts until the age of… Read More »School

We know a lot about coffee: we know the places where it is produced, the qualities we prefer, the local alternatives such as, for example, the Argentine cortado. But are we sure we know everything about the beloved drink that accompanies us every day from waking up? For example, not everyone is aware of the origin of the word cappuccino or the word espresso, why Bach or Goldoni loved it… Read More »Cappuccino

A “road” is defined as the area for public use intended for the movement of pedestrians, vehicles and animals. ” The road can be one-way or two-way and includes sidewalks, cycle paths and quays, as you can see from the figure above. It can be divided into several carriageways if separated by traffic dividers and each in turn can be divided into one or more traffic lanes. As mentioned, therefore,… Read More »Road

The radio was born in the last years of the nineteenth century, after the theoretical studies of the physicists of the time on electromagnetism. The patent is from the Italian Guglielmo Marconi, a physics student at the University of Bologna. The young Marconi became interested in electromagnetism and proposed his idea to his professor, Augusto Righi. He believed it was possible to transmit a signal over a very long distance… Read More »Radio

Combustion is a chemical reaction that involves the oxidation of a fuel by an oxidizing agent, with the development of heat and electromagnetic radiation, often including light radiation. The “fire triangle” consists of the three elements that are necessary for the combustion reaction to take place. These three elements are: fuel: it is the substance that is oxidized in the combustion process. It can be of various types, for example:… Read More »Fire

Joy is a pleasant emotion of high intensity that we feel when we believe, with certainty, that a very important goal has been achieved for us. As Lucretius says, however, the emotion of joy is never a pure emotion, but is always troubled by a dark fear of losing it: when we hold the coveted object in our hand, we perceive its precariousness and transience. Joy is in fact very… Read More »Joy

Emotions are fundamental in our life. However, we are often led to consider some emotions more adequate than others: some “positive”, others “negative”; some “right”, others “wrong”. In reality this labeling is incorrect. All the emotions we feel are important, even sadness: they were fundamental for the evolution of our species and still perform indispensable functions for our survival and quality of life. For example, they provide us with information… Read More »Sadness

The balcony, also less commonly called a balcony, is a projection of a building that extends from one of its facades. It is characterized by the presence of a parapet or railing, which have a protection and safety function, but also an aesthetic one. It is an architectural element added to the main body of the building and, as we said, protrudes from the external wall. Due to its characteristics,… Read More »Balcony

The lake is a mass of fresh, brackish or salt water, of very variable dimensions and depths, which rests for a more or less long period in a natural depression completely surrounded by emerged lands and without direct communication with the sea, whose area central is always kept free from vegetation. The ratio between the substances that contribute to its salinity is very variable, while it remains constant in the… Read More »Lake

Using words as synonyms for years and then discovering that they have different meanings or uses could come as an unpleasant surprise. In this article we will analyze the nouns day, day and day … are you sure you have always used them in the right way? The day is made up of the day and the night and lasts for 24 hours. It is the period of the diurnal… Read More »Day