When Farinta says “That noble city, with which in my time perhaps I was too harsh” He refers to the city of Florence as a noble city, so what he meant by that it is the place that born in it and it looks like utopia in his In his eyes. Also nothing will get wrong in the city of Florence. The city can be noble because it has the nobles, the merchant's, the tradesmen, and workers. The nobles own most of the city. He is showing how much it is important to him. When he says “Perhaps I was too harsh” He does not recognize that he was harsh. He wants to redeem himself after the struggle between the Ghibellines as their leader and the ut he didn’t do anything to stop the fight and that made him be harsh on the Guelphs because if he had stopped the fight the city of Florence will not be lost. …show more content…
When Farinata refers to the two times when he had to drive the Guelphs out of Florence. He says “I had to scatter them not once, but twice” When Farinta uses the word “Scatter” he means that he made them made them separate because if they met in one place they could plan to attack him because of what he did to them. Also he makes the news spread everywhere about their story, especially the people who deal with him and that if they saw the Guelphs together in one place they should tell him immediately. He is proud of himself because he did something no one has done it before forcing people to leave everything that they have behind them he not only did it once, but twice. Also because he was the leader of the Ghibellines and always the leaders are proud of themselves. He also didn’t have the choice of what he did because when he says “I had to” There are Ghibellines involved in the decision of ether to let the Guelphs leave peacefully or fight until they
When Antonio first became homeless, an older man tried to steal one of his belongings, which was a simple hot plate. His first instinct was to attack the man and take back his property. While doing so, Antonio thought, “We have almost nothing, and this man wants to take it from us” (43). In addition, he mentions how, “It felt good to hit this man… For a moment, he felt strong and free; fury was a much better drug than self-pity.” (43). When Antonio discusses about the old man and his crimes, he may be alluding to Longoria and what he did to Antonio’s family. The man who tried to take away part of Antonio’s possessions is referring to Longoria and how he took away Antonio’s family. The act of beating the old man refers Antonio’s eventual act of revenge against Longoria and the satisfaction he experiences afterwards. Both acts demonstrate Antonio’s willingness to sacrifice and harm other in certain scenarios where it is necessary. The significant difference between Longoria and Antonio is the intention behind their actions. Longoria killed hundreds in cold blood for his own selfish desires and beliefs, while Antonio only harmed a total of two people to get revenge and to enforce justice in the only way he could. As mentioned before, Longoria’s actions are evil because he commits them for selfish reasons and without remorse. In contrast, Antonio’s actions are seen as necessary evils. A necessary evil is defined as an act of evil (as perceived by society) that is committed in a certain scenario where it follows a utilitarian approach; an approach in which the action does more good than harm. When Antonio beat up the old man, he was merely protecting his belongings and enforcing the law. More importantly, when Antonio killed Longoria, it was for his wife, his son, and the hundreds of other innocent lives that Longoria had claimed; Antonio did an act of
“Everyone loves free expression as long as it isn't exercised” (Rosenblatt 501). In the article, We are Free to Be You, Me, Stupid, and Dead, Roger Rosenblatt argues for the people’s right to freedom of speech and expression, that is given by the U.S Constitution. Rosenblatt argues that freedom of speech is one of the many reasons the Founding Fathers developed this country. For this reason, Rosenblatt believes that we should be tolerant and accepting of other’s ideas and beliefs. Even if one does not agree with someone else, they need to be understanding and realize that people have differing opinions. Everyone has the right to free expression, and this is what Rosenblatt is trying to get across. The necessity of freedom of expression and the important values it contains is a main foundation for this country, therefore, Rosenblatt’s argument is valid.
But if any one transgresses, and does violence to the laws, or thinks to dictate to his rulers, such an one can win no praise from me. No, whomsoever the city may appoint, that man must be obeyed, in little things and great, in just things and unjust; and I should feel sure that one who thus obeys would be a good ruler no less than a good subject, and in the storm of spears would stand his ground where he was set, loyal and dauntless at his comrade's sid...
Florence, for his sins, even though he stood up to all his peers to do so. When
...for success, he robs his audience of the right to make certain determinations about characters such as Tarquin Superbus and Romulus because of his bias toward the motivation behind their actions. Livy’s The Rise of Rome was a grand effort and an amazing undertaking. Cataloguing the years of Roman history consolidated rumor and legend into fact, creating a model for Rome to follow. Livy’s only error in this vast undertaking was in imprinting his own conception of morality and justice onto his work, an error that pulls the reader away from active thought and engaging debate. In doing so, Livy may have helped solidify a better Rome, but it would have been a Rome with less of a conception of why certain things are just, and more of a flat, basely concluded concept of justice.
In the article " Don't Blame The Eater" By David ZincZenco he expresses his bad eating habits growing up as an American child. David explains how his mother worked extended hours at her job , and didn't have the time to prepare home cooked meals.In consequence to eating bad foods David resulted torpid and obese at the age of fifteen. David blames the little knowledge he had on the health effects caused by fast food; if he knew better ; he would of made wiser choices. Today in America the epidemic of obesity has increased dramatically due to bad eating habits .One of the results in cosequence to those who follows an unhealthy diet high in sugar and fat ;has been the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes . Unfortinitely, type 2 diabetes has increased by 30 percent in children suffering from obesity, and not to mention the medical costs to treat diabetes has increased to 100 billion a year . However, such deseases can be cured if fast food restaurants stated the health risks involved if such foods are consumed just like the tabacco company states the health risk involved when smoking.If David had known then the damage he was causing to his body he wouldn't have risked his health by eating bad food at such a
When Farinata refers to the two times when he had to drive the Guelphs out of Florence. He says “I had to scatter them not once, but twice” When Farinta uses the word “Scatter” he means that he made them made them separate because if they met in one place they could plan to attack him because of what he did to them. Also he makes the news spread everywhere about their story, especially the people who deal with him and that if they saw the Guelphs together in one place they should tell him immediately. He is proud of himself because he did something no one has done it before forcing people to leave everything that they have behind them he not only did it once, but twice. Also because he was the leader of the Ghibellines and always the leaders
you did perfectly right in promising a gladiatorial combat to our good friends the citizens of Verona, who have long loved, looked up to, and honored you; while it was from that city too you received that amiable object of your most tender affection, your late excellent wife. And since…. you were so unanimously pressed to do so that to have refused
To fully understand this passage you must first have an understanding of what exactly brigandage is and according to the Webster’s dictionary it is one who lives by plunder usually as a member of a band or essentially a bandit. With the background knowledge from our first honors seminar and an understanding of the dynamic of Alaric and his gang bandits that eventually sieged Rome we can find several significant details in this passage one is the crucial meaning of the message as well as the significance it would have had in the time period indirectly referencing those who destroyed the Romans well loved city. Around the world and throughout different societies there are several different working definitions of a justice system but while all
When southern speaks of the growth of government he speaks of a system which advantages were based on geography. “It was no accident that after the confusion of the 10th century the strongest governmental units appeared where there was least in the way of marsh, mountain or forest to separate one community from another – … which added to his misery in one way – saved him from the misery of organized tyranny.” The governmental set up of early Italy although run by tyrants like Frederick II seemed to be set up as our modern government is today. The tendency to encourage an individualistic personality and break off one’s self as an individual resulted in many kinds of self-expression some of them even aggressive. In these times it was obvious that the Italian peninsula had a great deal of tyrant rulers. Burckhardt adds a quote that “Absolute power, with its temptations to luxury and unbridled selfishness, and the perils to which he was exposed from enemies and conspirators, turned him almost inevitably into a tyrant”. The despots Burckhardt speaks about were not granted the freedom of individuality. Starting in the fifteenth century however the character of the despot began to be
Florence, the home city of Dante, was particularly rife with political strife from the city being dominated by two rival factions, the Guelphs and the Ghibellines. Dante, coming from a “nonaristocratic but respectable family” (Moss, Wilson p. 175), originally supported the Guelphs, who “represented ordinary citizens and were aligned with the papacy” (Moss, Wilson p. 174), but later moved more towards supporting the Ghibellines, who believed in a united empire under which Florence would be stabilized, rather than the current state of fracture and dissension among the various groups. Both groups desired greater rule, b...
... it dispels all doubts about its greatness and converts former disbelievers to the truth” (27a). There are obviously many reasons why Florence is a wonderful city, but according to Pitti and Dati there is nothing about the city as amazing as Bruni makes it out to be. Bruni never truly speaks of the “combination of misfortunes--wars, internal upheavals, pestilence, famine--which seriously damaged the economy” (Brucker 13). Pitti and Dati were not writing for the sole reason of praising Florence, but they also do not go out of their way to mention its many qualities. Unfortunately, Bruni never writes directly about money or business, whereas most of what Pitti and Dati write about are only those subjects. Overall, Bruni offers a much different perspective of Florence in his Panegyric to the City of Florence, than the views Pitti and Dati offer in their diaries.
Florence, Italy was a city just like any other during the Renaissance. It was city of 50,000 people, less than there were in Paris and Venice but more than most other European cities. The busiest parts of the city were the Ponte Vecchio, a place lined with markets and houses, the neighborhood of the Orsanmichele and Mercato Vecchio, or the Old Market. Florence was a place of beauty and leisure. A Venetian visitor once said, “There is in my opinion no region more sweeter than that wherein Florence is a placed for Florence is situated in a plain surrounded on all sides by hills and mountains…And the hills are fertile cultivated, pleasant…” (Unger, pg. 1). Florence was a very prosperous city; it made fortunes off of wool and banking trades. A certain Florentine family contributed to the vast wealth as well. The Medici family was no doubt the foundation of prosperity for Florence.
passionately invokes the idea of his Italy brought back to life in the Exhortation, his motives are
“Well done is better than well said” is an aphorism by Benjamin Franklin. This means our demonstration of something is better than our explanation. I personally agree with this particular aphorism because I believe we should all live putting our words into action and never procrastinating any task at hand.