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italianguy Posted 6 hours, 32 minutes ago.   Favorite
Hi Milo,
thanks for your reply.
Today I'd like to talk to you about Italy's rivers and lakes. The fact that Italy has few plains is also due to the lack of large rivers that cross it. The longest river in Italy is the Po, which rises in Piedmont. The Po flows through several important cities, including Turin, along the Po Valley, and finally empties into the Adriatic Sea. It is approximately 652 km long. Other important rivers include the Adige, which flows through Trentino and Veneto, the Tiber, which flows through Rome, and the Arno, which flows through Florence. Italy has many lakes. The most famous and largest are in Northern Italy, near the Alps. These are Lake Garda (the largest in Italy), Lake Como, Lake Maggiore, and Lake Iseo. My favorite lake is Lake Garda; it's close to my city, so whenever I can, I always go to Lake Garda for a break. The southern part of the lake is quite flat and there are also sandy beaches, the northern part of the lake is mountainous: you can admire fantastic views with the mountains overlooking the lake.
Best regards
Alberto

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italianguy Posted 1 day, 6 hours ago.   Favorite
Hi Jennifer,
Thanks for your message, it is a pleasure to hear from you. I'm answering your questions, a little late because I have been on vacation.
I spent 12 days at Lake Garda which is located in the north of Italy. It's a magnificent place, tourists come from all over Europe to see it, there are also tourists who come from your country.
We don't celebrate the 4th of July in Italy because it's a US holiday.
Italy's national holidays are April 25, which commemorates the end of World War II and the Nazi-Fascist dictatorship, and June 2, Republic Day, when in 1946 Italians voted in a referendum to choose between a Republic and a Monarchy, and the majority of Italians chose a Republic as their form of government.
On April 25th, there are many events to commemorate and celebrate the end of the war and the return of freedom.
Today I would like to talk to you about Italy's rivers and lakes. The fact that Italy has few plains is also due to the lack of large rivers. The longest river in Italy is the Po, which rises in Piedmont. The Po passes through several important cities, including Turin, flows along the Po Valley, and finally reaches the Adriatic Sea. It is approximately 45 miles long. Other important rivers include the Adige, which flows through Trentino and Veneto, the Tiber, which flows through Rome, and the Arno, which flows through Florence. Italy, however, has many lakes. The most famous and largest are in Northern Italy, near the Alps.
These are Lake Garda (the largest in Italy), Lake Como, Lake Maggiore, and Lake Iseo. My favourite lake is Lake Garda; it's close to my city, so whenever I can, I always go there for a break. The southern part of the lake is fairly flat and has some sandy beaches, while the northern part is mountainous: you can admire fantastic views of the mountains overlooking the lake.
It's been incredibly hot in Italy these days temperatures reach 95/97 degrees F with a lot of humidity. It's called "African" heat because it's brought by an anticyclone that's normally positioned in North Africa and has moved over Europe.
I guess it is hot in the prison where you are, I believe it is difficult to bear for you inmates.
Best regards,
Alberto

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MyColorIsYourColorLtiffanyLewi Posted 1 day, 9 hours ago.   Favorite
Dear D.A. Robinson,

Reading your words moved me in a way that is hard to describe. You wrote from a place of truth, pain, and deep reflection, and I felt every part of it. Not just with my eyes, but with my spirit. Your essay is not just a cry for justice it’s a mirror held up to a system that has failed so many.

You don’t deserve to be erased by a number. You don’t deserve to be treated like your life, your growth, your humanity, and your soul are disposable. The way you expressed yourself so clearly, so honestly proves that you are still very much alive. And that’s what they can’t take from you. You are still here, and your voice still matters.

You are not forgotten. You are not invisible. I know that may not always feel true when days stretch into years and silence surrounds you, but I need you to know someone hears you. I hear you. I see you. I believe you.

You said you’ve matured, you’ve grown, you’ve changed and I believe every word of that. And even though the system may not acknowledge your evolution, please don’t let that strip you of the truth of who you’ve become. You are more than your sentence. You are more than your past. You are still a father, a human being, a man with purpose and your purpose is not over.

I don’t know what tomorrow will look like, but I do know that your story is powerful. And I will not let it go unnoticed. Keep writing. Keep reflecting. Keep reaching. Because even when the world tries to silence you, your truth will echo.

With respect, with heart,
LaToya Lewis
MyColorIsYourColor

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viktorsboy Posted 2 days ago.   Favorite
Thank you for sharing this poem! It was a pleasure to transcribe it. Your use of language is rich and full of passion.

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wizardmouse Posted 1 week, 3 days ago.   Favorite
Hi Jennifer,

Great post. I agree with you. There is a critical lack of empathy spreading around this world. I don't live in America, but hearing about what is going on down there is hard. Even if I didn't have loved ones in the states, its frustrating to see how you are being faced with social services and safety nets being dismantled.

Why do we have to live under the rule of people who are pushing for infinite wealth, despite living in a world with finite resources.

This is a statistic from 2024: the richest 1 percent of people own more wealth than 95 percent of humanity. (Oxfam)

How is this possible? Why has the world allowed systems that allow this? If someone keeps their house full of garbage, or toys, or keepsakes, or whatever item you want to image, we call them mentally ill. We call them a hoarder. But if someone has 30 houses, 30 houses they could never fit all the money in their bank account into if they stacked it from floor to ceiling without any furniture, theyre an entrepreneur? A genius? A business man or woman?

Why is there no such thing as a maximum wage? After a certain point, I think the government should take money away from people and use it to improve peoples lives. No one makes billions of dollars without exploiting other people. No way someone deserves thousands of dollars an hour and someone else deserves 15 cents an hour (or less,I have heard from incarcerated people). Its modern slavery. I hope one day the world will do something about it.

I agree with everything you said Jennifer.
I will keep you and your family in my thoughts

Best wishes,
Emmerson from Canada

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IamGermany88 Posted 2 weeks, 4 days ago.   Favorite
Big Heard I will never forget you and when I cracked the Lue map I knew I will run the world soon make the 4 states it shows wi,mn,io,I'll as best I can. I called boscobel and told them to tell you I will put money on your books before Christmas. When you told me their is light at the end of the tunnel I never believed it because it was easier to be said than done. You are the new black Hebrew Israelite with all of my believers and chosen ones !!! We are Atlantis!!!!

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Yardegirl Posted 2 weeks, 4 days ago.   Favorite
Brother Salim Muwwakkill,

Your written piece of literature on:
A Tribute to The Women Of The World, "The Crown of Creation" From the Men Of the The World is a beautiful heart felt and thoughtful piece of literature and well written. I am looking forward to reading more of your insightful literature penned from your brain to your hands.

I am just sorry I did not know until now about this amazing blog site sooner.

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