Italian society is very family-oriented. Parents, elders, children, and extended relatives often gather together to enjoy a home-cooked meal or commemorate religious functions.
The Odyssey was the series of trips between ancient Greece and China
The correct option is B, as the statement is false. According to the text (The Celebrated Jumpling Frog of Calaveras County), the frog contest took place in an old mining camp.
"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" is a tale written by Mark Twain in 1865, his first major success as a writer, which earned him national attention in the United States. It was also published as "Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog" (his original title) and "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County". In it, the narrator tells the story he heard from a bartender, Simon Wheeler, at the Angels Hotel in Angels Camp, California, about a bettor named Jim Smiley. Twain describes him: "If he saw a cockroach go anywhere, he wanted to bet to know how long it would take to get to the point of his destination, and if they took his word he would go after the cockroach to Mexico without thinking about distance or time you would lose".
The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County is also the name of a collection of short stories by Mark Twain. Launched in 1867, the writer's first book gathers 27 stories previously published in magazines and newspapers.
During the 1950's, Joe McCarthy used fear tactics and paranoia to convince American citizens that communism was making its way into the United States. This US Senator accused hundreds of individuals of being communist, fueling what would be known as the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). This committee, ran by the US Congress, called suspected communists or people who worked with communists, into Congress to question them.
One of the biggest targets in these investigations were individuals associated with labor unions. Labor unions were seen as more of a communist/socialist idea. This fear of being associated with a labor union caused a gradual decline in the amount of unions in the US during the 1950's.
