Nowadays the global economy is weakening rapidly and experiencing a credit crunch. A lot of major companies – especially in the real state sector – have openly admitted failure. They have fired a large number of their employees and made many more redundant. Therefore, every entrepreneur will think carefully before establishing a new project. Despite major frustration, some people are still optimistic about the future of the world economy. Others, however, are entirely pessimistic about the likelihood of much improvement in it.

There's only one way to make us both happy.

I'm happy because, in two days time, I'm going to a concert in Mexico with my sister and nephew. I'm so excited. I would like to meet the bands and have a great time with them.

Currently, computers play a vital role in our lives. Personally, I couldn't live without them. However, not everything should be replaced by computers. In particular, in this essay, I am going to state the reasons why books should continue to be an important tool in the learning process. Firstly, computers and books can coexist perfectly. I think that computers can be a perfect complement to books, so there is no need to choose between them. Secondly, it is said that reading on screens may be harmful to our eyes and can cause headaches. In contrast, reading on paper hasn't any disadvantage. In my case, reading on paper makes me calm and peaceful, so I would recommend it to everyone. In conclusion, computers are very useful for learning and to improve our skills. Nevertheless, books shouldn't be neglected because they have been the main way to study throughout human existence .

Well, this has been a very enjoyable outcome to my query. Giulio, now when someone explains to me that it's 'pomodori' I'll thank them for the knowledge and then ask for some Ficodindie. It should be fun watching them try to explain both words as one argument will counteract the other :) Marcin, I can well imagine that Bona Forza would have been influential when you look at what was happening in Italy at that time. Outside of Italy we hear only about the Medici and what was going on in Firenze but if you look nearby at Ferrara and the d'Este family there it gives you an idea of the scale of the Renaissance beyond the obvious school history books. It's fascinating how quickly 'loanwords' immerse themselves into a foreign language. Unfortunately, because they are not understood, there are often annoying consequences. Here in Ireland if you ask for pepperoni on your pizza you'll get salame piccante, if you ask for a panino they waitress will say "you mean a panini" and the plural of capuchino is capuchinos.