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Why ITALIAN should be a Top Choice for language learners

Why ITALIAN  should be a Top Choice for language learners

So you’re thinking of learning a new language? That’s great! Where do you begin? By selecting a language. But which one? There are so many languages around the world however, one of the most influential languages, both currently and historically,

ValentinaCaprio November 6, 2020November 6, 2020 BLOG Read more

APPs vs TUTOR

APPs vs TUTOR

The debate is clear: what is better for learning a new language, an app or a personal tutor? Phone apps are generally most popular with the younger generation, who have adapted their lives to all the technology around them. However,

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Benefits of learning a Second language

Benefits of  learning a Second language

At a glance, the world around us today has a wide variety of highly developed cultures, societal customs, and linguistic skills for us to learn from and incorporate into our own lives. If you’ve never thought about learning a second

ValentinaCaprio September 11, 2020September 14, 2020 BLOG Read more

Lettere a Zoe – 2019

Lettere a Zoe – 2019
ValentinaCaprio March 6, 2019March 6, 2019 Translation Read more

“Caesar and Cleopatra” by George Bernard Shaw – my review

“Caesar and Cleopatra” by George Bernard Shaw – my review

(Play/drama) Genre: History / My rate: 3 stars *** Despite the words in rivers and the looooooong speeches of the two characters, I found some parts to be CRAZY fun!! Despite from the overturning of traditional values ​​and a sort

ValentinaCaprio March 30, 2018March 6, 2019 Literary Critiques Read more

“DOLLFACE: A novel of the Roaring Twenties” by Renée Rosen – my review

“DOLLFACE: A novel of the Roaring Twenties” by Renée Rosen – my review

Genre: historical fiction / My rate: 3 stars   America in the 1920s: the wild fun of jazz, the Prohibition and the speakeasies, and a new kind of woman—the flapper. Vera Abramowitz, 18 years old, is determined to leave her

ValentinaCaprio September 25, 2017September 25, 2017 Literary Critiques Read more

La Cabriolet (English title “The last convertible”) by Anton Myrer – my review

La Cabriolet (English title “The last convertible”) by Anton Myrer – my review

Genre: historical fiction / My rate:  3 stars   It’s the story of five Harvard men, the women they loved and the elegant car that came to symbolize their romantic youth. It is also a summation of the American experience

ValentinaCaprio September 25, 2017September 25, 2017 Literary Critiques Read more

“Zoë ” by Garrett Buhl Robinson – my review

“Zoë ” by Garrett Buhl Robinson – my review

Seated behind a small table full of booklets on a small chair which disappears beneath his imposing figure, in front of the Fifth Avenue Public Library in New York City, a big, blond boy greets anyone who meets his gaze

ValentinaCaprio September 19, 2017December 9, 2018 Literary Critiques Read more

“Cultivating Humanity” by Martha C. Nussbaum – my review

“Cultivating Humanity” by Martha C. Nussbaum – my review

Genre: Socio-political/Education/Non-fiction; My rating: 3 stars.     Cultivating Humanity appeals to classical Greek texts as a basis for defense and reform of the liberal education. The author takes inspiration by the Greek cynic philosopher Diogenes’aspiration to transcend “local origins and group memberships”

ValentinaCaprio September 19, 2017September 27, 2017 Literary Critiques Read more

‘The Elegance of the Hedgehog’ by Muriel Barbery – my review

‘The Elegance of the Hedgehog’ by Muriel Barbery – my review

Genre: Novel/ Fiction – My rating: 1 star…if possible, zero! Citing Caryn James of “The New York Times” that summarize with: “ ‘The Elegance of the Hedgehog’, a best seller in France and several other countries, belongs to a distinct

ValentinaCaprio January 25, 2016September 27, 2017 Literary Critiques Read more
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