In common language we often tend to use words like in an interchangeable way like totalitarianism, dictatorship and authoritarianismbut in reality they exist important differences Among the three terms. When we talk about non -democratic political regimeswe refer to systems in which power is not exercised by the people, or at least not in a free, pluralistic and transparent way. ...
Inevitable in every self -respecting school book, together with the jagged coasts and the fertile crescent, and the undisputed protagonist of our former Questions of geographywe cannot fail to think about the sugar beet with a certain nostalgia. Let’s talk clearly: we all went through. Who hasn’t happened to raise their hand at least once to answer “sugar beets” and ...
Playing a tool along the arch of life helps keep the brain younger. This is what emerges from a study recently published in the magazine Plos Biologywho analyzed how much to study a musical instrument in the course of life would help to preserve the cognitive performance and the brain functionality in tasks related to listening in old age. The ...
Å in the Lofoten, Norway; Credits: Ximonic (Simo Räsänen), CC By -Ssa 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons I am Three cities whose name is made up of a single letterand which are therefore in all respects the cities with the shortest name in the world: TOfishing village in the Lofoten islands, Norway, whose name means “small river”; Then Ysmall locality in ...
Those who play sports, especially with the heat, know that after a race or a game you need to drink. But there are those who, instead of water or drinks for sportsmen, choose one beer, widespread habit, especially among friends. But is it good or is it just an excuse to toast? Several studies, in recent years, have tried to ...
A visual representation of what is called “liquid society”, in constant change. In the 2000the Polish sociologist Zygmunt Bauman published Liquid Modernity To describe modern society, opening a new interpretative chapter that would have influenced generations of scholars, philosophers, journalists and curious readers. Bauman claimed that modernity “solid”that founded on institutions stablestrong identities, lasting careers, consolidated social ties, was now ...
As absurd as it may seem, a Canadian man in 2006 managed to barter a Simple red graffette from office for a real two -story house. Was it a scam? Actually no: the protagonist of the story, Kyle Macdonald, He began to perform a series of exchanges online, trying to obtain objects with an increasingly high value every time, finally ...
Although the tobacco be widely associated, in the collective imagination, al American continentit soon became a product a planetary diffusion. Already in the colonial era, the Europeans contributed to his overseas marketing and to the creation of a flourishing industry stimulated by the strong growth of his demand derivative products (cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, just to name a few). With ...
Fifa, UEFA, FIGC: acronyms that sports enthusiasts feel often named, but what is their exact role and how do they interact with each other? The world of soccer It is not governed by a single entity, but by a system in which each organization has specific tasks worldwide, continental and national level. While the Olympic Committee (CIO) holds the ethical ...
When it comes to “staff”many people confuse i Two symbols very different between loco, accounted for only by the name and reference to number five. On the one hand we find the musical pentagramthat is, the set of five parallel horizontal lines use to write music, on the other the esoteric pentagramor the five -pointed star traced with a single ...