|Italy is located in Europe and is part of the European Union. It is on the borders of France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia. Italy is on the Italian Peninsula, which means it is surrounded by water on three sides. The seas surrounding Italy are the Mediterranean Sea, the Adriatic Sea, the Ionian Sea, the Ligurian Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea. The islands of Sicily and Sardinia which are part of Italy are also located in the Mediterranean Sea. In the past, due to the rugged terrain, there were few major roads between towns, which allowed each town to become self-sufficient. This isolation led to distrust from town to town that still exists today. (Signoretta)Italy's national image was disparate in the past and remains so today. According to the Neapolitan historian Luigi Blanch, “Italian patriotism is like that of the ancient Greeks: it is the love of a single city and not of a country; it is the feeling of a tribe and not of a nation. It was only through foreign conquest that they could be united. Leave them alone and they will split into fragments. (Koellhoffer) In “Identity Conflicts Are Part of Italian History,” Patriarca, who grew up in the Piedmont region, says: “The Northern League attacked the idea of Italian unity claiming that the south is different and a burden on the population. » Patriarca agrees with Blanch that there is no unity and blames the northern part of the country. She claims that the North is responsible for dividing the nation after the Cold War due to economic differences. (Sassi) However, there was occasional unity. Unity can be achieved by a strong leader like Machivelli or Dante. Many people still won't join the strongest political leader in supporting their country because... middle of paper ......shment is illegal, but sometimes excessive force is used against immigrants or citizens suffering from psychological disabilities. No law directly criminalizes torture, but a person can be convicted of violence under an article of the penal code. However, this is only possible if the criminal is denounced by the victim. (US Department of State) Italy may be one country, but it has many different regions, which differ in their dialect and views of the country. (D'Alessandro)Throughout the country there are rarely moments of unity and, on the contrary, hostility often reigns between cities. (Sassi) This non-unity could hinder necessary changes in transport infrastructure and services. Another factor that could lead to more economic problems is the length of court proceedings, which forces many criminals to be detained longer than necessary and therefore spend more money on them..

Essay / |Italy is located in Europe and is part of the European Union. It is on the borders of France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia. Italy is on the Italian Peninsula, which means it is surrounded by water on three sides. The seas surrounding Italy are the Mediterranean Sea, the Adriatic Sea, the Ionian Sea, the Ligurian Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea. The islands of Sicily and Sardinia which are part of Italy are also located in the Mediterranean Sea. In the past, due to the rugged terrain, there were few major roads between towns, which allowed each town to become self-sufficient. This isolation led to distrust from town to town that still exists today. (Signoretta)Italy's national image was disparate in the past and remains so today. According to the Neapolitan historian Luigi Blanch, “Italian patriotism is like that of the ancient Greeks: it is the love of a single city and not of a country; it is the feeling of a tribe and not of a nation. It was only through foreign conquest that they could be united. Leave them alone and they will split into fragments. (Koellhoffer) In “Identity Conflicts Are Part of Italian History,” Patriarca, who grew up in the Piedmont region, says: “The Northern League attacked the idea of Italian unity claiming that the south is different and a burden on the population. » Patriarca agrees with Blanch that there is no unity and blames the northern part of the country. She claims that the North is responsible for dividing the nation after the Cold War due to economic differences. (Sassi) However, there was occasional unity. Unity can be achieved by a strong leader like Machivelli or Dante. Many people still won't join the strongest political leader in supporting their country because... middle of paper ......shment is illegal, but sometimes excessive force is used against immigrants or citizens suffering from psychological disabilities. No law directly criminalizes torture, but a person can be convicted of violence under an article of the penal code. However, this is only possible if the criminal is denounced by the victim. (US Department of State) Italy may be one country, but it has many different regions, which differ in their dialect and views of the country. (D'Alessandro)Throughout the country there are rarely moments of unity and, on the contrary, hostility often reigns between cities. (Sassi) This non-unity could hinder necessary changes in transport infrastructure and services. Another factor that could lead to more economic problems is the length of court proceedings, which forces many criminals to be detained longer than necessary and therefore spend more money on them..

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