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    The failures of 1848-9 could be blamed on the poor leadership of Individuals such as Charles Albert and Mazzini. However there are other contributing factors that should be taken into account. Although Charles Albert seems to be successful in uniting the states of Italy to strengthen his campaign‚ for example‚ by joining Lombardy and Venetia with Piedmont and merging their armies into one in 1848‚ and aiding the rebels in Lombardy‚ his poor leadership effected the outcome of the 1848-9 Revolutions

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    Mount Vesuvius What? – Mount Vesuvius is a stratovolcano located near the bay of Naples in Italy (at the convergent boundary where the African Plate is being subducted beneath the Eurasian Plate)‚ and it is mostly known for its eruption year 79 A.D. that buried the city Pompeii under a thick layer of volcanic ash. Although the destruction of the Roman cities Pompeii and Herculaneum is mostly mentioned when talking about the eruption‚ Mount Vesuvius also affected other cities such as Oplontis‚

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    Why Is Luciano Important

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    Luciano’s luck did eventually run out. In May of 1936‚ he and eight members of his vice racket were brought in for facilitating prostitution. The evidence against Luciano wasn’t strong‚ as he had no ties to prostitution‚ but during the trial he was disastrously cross-examined by Dewey ("Charles “Lucky” Luciano"‚ 2009). Dewey questioned Luciano for four hours‚ and one of the questions asked was how Luciano lived so well on a reported income of $22‚500. Luciano’s actual take was about $10 million.

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    . Contrasting Regions • Does Prospero conform to the ideals of the court or the pastoral world? With which world would he most likely align himself? • Where does Miranda fall in the pastoral/courtly divide? Is she prepared to be Queen of Naples? • It’s clear through the actions of the play that courtly laws aren’t suited for the pastoral setting. Or can they be? How would the laws of the pastoral world hold up in the environment of court? • Are there principles that differentiate courtly

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    To what extent had the provisions of The Vienna Settlement (1815) relating to Italy been overthrown by 1849? In 1815 there was a meeting of the great powers – Britain‚ Russia‚ Austria‚ Prussia and France – to consider the future of Italy after Napoleonic rule had ended. Metternich‚ the leader of Austria at the time‚ had various main aims regarding the situation of Italy‚ the majority of which revolved around stopping French influence and not allowing liberalism which could lead to wars and revolutions

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    Bagas‚ Camille Anne A. BSIT-3A *Singapore - (May 3‚ 1882) During the voyage he carefully observed the people and things on board the steamer. - There were sixteen passengers. He was the only Filipino and the rest were Spaniards‚ British‚ and Indian negroes. - The captain of the ship‚ Donato Lecha befriended Rizal. - To kill boredom of the voyage‚ Rizal played chess with his fellow passengers. He then defeated them many times‚ for he was a good chess player. - On May 9‚ the Salvadora docked

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    ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. A) Cellini B) Michelangelo C) Bosch D) Fra Angelica Points Earned: 4.0/4.0 Correct Answer(s): B 4. This city is most closely associated with Giorgione and the late Renaissance in Italy. A) Venice B) Pisa C) Naples D) Genoa

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    the disease as being brought back to Europe when his crews were returning back from America in 1492. It was shortly after this time that the first epidemic of syphilis was recorded in Naples. “In 1495 an epidemic of a new and terrible disease broke out among the soldiers of Charles VIII of France when he invaded Naples in the first of the Italian Wars‚ and its subsequent impact on the peoples of Europe was devastating – this was syphilis‚

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    It Couldn T Be Done

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    There are many characteristics‚ including talent and intelligence‚ that make a person successful. However‚ the most essential characteristic that makes a person successful is perseverance. Perseverance is defined as the continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties‚ failure‚ or opposition. Perseverance can be shown by J.K. Rowling‚ who got rejected by twelve major publishers but worked hard to publish her book and sold over 120 million copies of it‚ and Elizabeth Blackwell‚ who

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    study anatomy at this time. He returned when lorenzo’s succesor‚ Piero de Medici invited him back. This is when Michelangelo started working on larger marble Pieces. In 1494‚ Piero had promised the French that he would help them occupy the city of Naples‚ but the French armies also occupie Florence. Michelangelo had left Florence a month before their arrival and moved rist to venice and then to bologna. In Florence an angry Florentine mob drove the Medici leaders into exile and then declared a republic

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