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È facile pensare che la grandezza sia riservata solo a pochi eletti, ma spesso sono le storie della gente comune a lasciare un segno indelebile. In questo podcast avrò il privilegio di intervistare persone che hanno vissuto esperienze straordinarie nella loro vita.Non alzeremo il naso in aria per cercare celebrità o personaggi noti, bensì ci concentreremo sulla gente comune, proprio come te e me.Parleremo con coloro che hanno vissuto momenti di estasi ed euforia, ma anche con chi ha provato dolori e difficoltà, pur mantenendo una forte resilienza e determinazione.Metteremo a fuoco le loro...

Background, ce sont des séries de récits documentaires en podcast, pour prolonger la programmation trimestrielle de Ground Control.Ground Control, c'est un lieu libre et curieux dans le 12e arrondissement de Paris (Gare de Lyon), mais aussi un média et un studio de podcasts.Un podcast de Ground Control, en collaboration avec SoniqueRédaction en chef : Christophe Payet Production : Sonique - Le studio Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

After five DWI's landed me prison, something had to change. One day I got into a fight and I spent eight days in solitaire confinement thinking about my life and the decisions I had made that led me to that dark place, literally. I came out of the hole a different man with a different heart, mind, soul, direction, and outlook on life. I got mentored by a couple of inmates who eventually made parole but within a year they were both back in. This confused me and ticked me off. I wondered how I was going to make it out there. Then I had a dream of opening up a transitional house for men so they ...

The Battle of Karbala is a pivotal event in history, resonating deeply within the hearts of millions around the world. Our book delves into the political and social landscape leading up to this significant event, shedding light on the complex factors that culminated in the tragic confrontation.

The United States has one of the most technically sound criminal justice systems in the world. Mostly derived from English common law, the U.S. Constitution explicitly lays out when and how a citizen can be searched and arrested, as well as their other rights to trial. But, as with many of the Constitution’s powers, the experiences of the colonists at the hands of the British shaped our legal system’s criminal procedure laws.

Bask in glorious descriptions of Italy as Edith Wharton travels through the Pennine Alps, Tuscany, Rome, and Milan, often using the backgrounds of great paintings and sculptures to enhance the experience.

In 2019, Turkey’s incursion into northeastern Syria and acceptance of components for a Russian S-400 surface-to-air defense system brought bilateral tensions to crisis levels and contributed to the possibility of sanctions or other actions from Congress. Events in Syria and a 2016 coup attempt in Turkey appear to have led Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to act more independently from the United States and cultivate closer ties with Russia and its President Vladimir Putin.

This first volume of the series supplies a needed link between the history of Europe and the history of early America; for whether it came through a Spanish, French, English, Dutch, or Swedish medium, or through the later immigrants from Germany, from Italy, and from the Slavic countries, the American conception of society and of government was originally derived from the European. Hence the importance at the outset of knowing what that civilization was at the time of colonization.

As one of two FBI agents posted at the White House to perform background checks on appointees, FBI Special Agent Gary Aldrich intended to close his eventful career in peace and dignity. But what he witnessed during the Clinton administration left him deeply troubled, then alarmed, and finally, so outraged that he felt compelled to leave.

This is a combo of two titles, which are about the following topics: The Partition of Ireland: The Federal government of the UK of Great Britain and Ireland segmented Ireland into two independent polities: Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland. The Irish Potato Famine: The year 1847, at times called "Black '47", was the absolute worst year of the period. Around one million people died and over a million left the nation throughout the Great Cravings, triggering the nation's population to come by 20 percent to 25 percent.

Starting from the two iconic dates of 753 BC (according to legend, the founding of Rome) and 476 AD (the deposition of the last Western Roman emperor Romulus Augustulus), the history of the Roman Empire spans more than 1200 years. This was not only a long period of time, but also an eventful one - after all, the inhabitants of the city on the Tiber River conquered an empire that, at its greatest expansion in 116 AD, encompassed most of Europe as well as parts of North Africa and Asia Minor.

Common Sense inspired average Americans to evolve from being neutral about the American Revolution to being backers of it. Thomas Paine, an ordinary man himself, brought his intelligence and emotions to bear, inspiring Americans as 500,000 copies were sold. This analysis describes its historical influences, its background, Paine's personal history, his quotations, and his importance worldwide.