|Italy is located in Europe and is part of the European Union. It is located along the borders of France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia. Italy is located 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, making individual towns self-sufficient. This isolation leads to a city-to-city mistrust that still exists today. (Miss) Italy's national image was fragmented in the past and remains so today. According to the Neapolitan historian Luigi Blanch, “The patriotism of Italians is like that of the ancient Greeks, and it is love for a single city, not for a homeland; it is the feeling of a tribe, not of a nation. Only thanks to foreign conquest were they united. Leave them to themselves and they will split into fragments.” (Koellhoffer) In “Identity conflict is part of Italy's history”, Patriarca, who grew up Piedmontese, says: “The Northern League attacked the idea of Italian unity by arguing that the South is different and weighs on the population. " Patriarca agrees with Blanch that there is no unity and places the blame on the North of the country. He states that the North is responsible for the division of the nation after the Cold War due to economic differences. (Sassi) However, there has been some unity .Unity can be achieved by a strong leader like Machivelli or Dante. Many people still don't join even the strongest political leader to support their country because... middle of paper... it's illegal, but occasionally it comes. excessive force is used against immigrants or citizens with psychological disabilities. There is a law that directly criminalizes torture, but one can be found guilty of violence under an article of the penal code. This, however, is only if the criminal is reported by the victim (US Department of State) Italy may be one country, but it has many different regions, which are different in dialect and views of the country (D'Alessandro) Throughout the country there are rarely moments of unity and often instead there is hostility between the cities. (Sassi) This non-unity could hinder the necessary changes to transport infrastructure and services. Another thing that could lead to more economic problems is the long court trials that cause many criminals to be detained longer than necessary and therefore spend more money on them..

Topic > |Italy is located in Europe and is part of the European Union. It is located along the borders of France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia. Italy is located 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, making individual towns self-sufficient. This isolation leads to a city-to-city mistrust that still exists today. (Miss) Italy's national image was fragmented in the past and remains so today. According to the Neapolitan historian Luigi Blanch, “The patriotism of Italians is like that of the ancient Greeks, and it is love for a single city, not for a homeland; it is the feeling of a tribe, not of a nation. Only thanks to foreign conquest were they united. Leave them to themselves and they will split into fragments.” (Koellhoffer) In “Identity conflict is part of Italy's history”, Patriarca, who grew up Piedmontese, says: “The Northern League attacked the idea of Italian unity by arguing that the South is different and weighs on the population. " Patriarca agrees with Blanch that there is no unity and places the blame on the North of the country. He states that the North is responsible for the division of the nation after the Cold War due to economic differences. (Sassi) However, there has been some unity .Unity can be achieved by a strong leader like Machivelli or Dante. Many people still don't join even the strongest political leader to support their country because... middle of paper... it's illegal, but occasionally it comes. excessive force is used against immigrants or citizens with psychological disabilities. There is a law that directly criminalizes torture, but one can be found guilty of violence under an article of the penal code. This, however, is only if the criminal is reported by the victim (US Department of State) Italy may be one country, but it has many different regions, which are different in dialect and views of the country (D'Alessandro) Throughout the country there are rarely moments of unity and often instead there is hostility between the cities. (Sassi) This non-unity could hinder the necessary changes to transport infrastructure and services. Another thing that could lead to more economic problems is the long court trials that cause many criminals to be detained longer than necessary and therefore spend more money on them..