To what extent is it fair to refer to Cavour as the architect of the Italian Unification? After the failures of the 1848 revolution‚ Count Camillo Benso Di Cavour stepped in as the Prime Minister of Piedmont as the state was considered to be agitation concentration for those who still aimed and fought for the independence and unison of Italy. His liberal leadership philosophies enabled him to contribute in the movement towards the Italian Unification. However‚ is it fair to consider him an Italian
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The Congress System: Great Power Diplomacy 1815-30 “The Concert of Europe is the term used to describe various attempts made by the major powers to co-operate‚ after 1815‚ in settling possible causes of conflict between themselves in order to prevent the possibility of another large-scale war.” Stephen J Lee‚ Aspects of European History The Congress System and the Concert of Europe- -both terms apply to the period of attempted co-operation
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If someone or something was in danger‚ someone who is daring would risk anything to help them. One example of this is a story from a man named Donald C. Copps. Copps was dog sitting his neighbor’s dog. “They were on one of the courses at the North Naples‚ Fla. community of Olde Cypress when [the dog] jumped off a dock to cool off in a nearby lake‚ but unbeknownst to him‚ there was a seven-foot alligator making its way toward the paddling dog.… Luckily‚ Copps noticed what was about to happen and sprang
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loss of 270 killed‚ banished‚ or imprisoned (Hancock 31). Sixtus excommunicated Lorenzo and the Florentines therefore they declared war and allied with King Ferrante of Naples and troops to invade Tuscany. In the battle‚ Lorenzo offered to give himself up as a scapegoat to allow peace for the citizens of Florence. In Naples‚ he presented himself to King Ferrante. The King was impressed with Lorenzo actions that he surrendered war with Florence which allowed for Pope Sixtus to make a peace offering
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The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes‚ Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History is a non-fiction book written by Robert M. Edsel and Bret Witter which got translated in nineteen languages and later got filmed by Georg Clooney‚ who also played one of the main characters. Robert M. Edsel already (co-) published several other works about the preservation‚ protection and restitution of the world’s greatest artistic and cultural treasures. The book deals with the work of the Monuments‚ Fine
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Mr. Dunbar AP European History Chapter 10 Outline: Renaissance and Discovery Section One: The Renaissance in Italy * Section Overview * Jacob Burckhardt‚ a Swiss historian‚ described the Renaissance as the “prototype of the modern world” in his book Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy (1860) * In Italy blossomed new secular and scientific views * People became to approach the world empirically and draw rational conclusions based on observation
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INTRODUCTION The relationship between Prospero and Ariel is one of a master and a servant. In other words‚ a master is someone who controls and executes commands to a servant and a servant is someone who serves and obeys commands of a master. Firstly this paper will provide characteristics of Prospero and Ariel. Secondly‚ it will discuss Prospero and Ariel’s relationship in terms of a master and a servant. Moreover‚ it will discuss the relationship of these two characters in term of the duties done
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The play begins with a ship caught in a dangerous storm. The ship is carrying the King of Naples and his attendants. Frightened‚ the people on the ship prayed for safety. The ship eventually wrecks. On a deserted island not too far away‚ the main character‚ Prospero‚ is introduced. Prospero used to be the well-respected Duke of Milan‚ but was betrayed by his brother‚ Antonio‚ and Alonso‚ the King of Naples. Antonio stole Prospero’s dukedom and exiled Prospero and his 3-year-old daughter‚ Miranda
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The Tempest opens in the midst of a storm‚ as a ship containing the king of Naples and his party struggles to stay afloat. On land‚ Prospero and his daughter‚ Miranda‚ watch the storm envelop the ship. Prospero has created the storm with magic‚ and he explains that his enemies are on board the ship. The story Prospero relates is that he is the rightful Duke of Milan and that his younger brother‚ Antonio‚ betrayed him‚ seizing his title and property. Twelve years earlier‚ Prospero and Miranda were
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because the French government felt that they had less credibility due to the foreign troops on their land. It was then that France was formally admitted into the congress system. Following that was the civil unrest in Spain and Sicily‚ revolt in Naples‚ Spain and Greece. The Troppau Protocol was brought up‚ suggesting that there be “collective resistance to forces of nationalism and liberalism”‚ proposing that the great powers be given the ability of bringing intervention in domestic affairs. The
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