The Word Of Jeff: The Italian Job

There are several definitions of patriotism that must be considered before deciding whether or not to agree or disagree with Jensen’s position that American patriotism needs to die out. I believe that critique is closer to real patriotism than blind loyalty, as by critiquing the war people are using their right to express their opinions and safely disagree with government policies. As the world gets smaller and people can reach each other more easily, it becomes more and more important for people to feel pride in their planet and everything living on it. In order for this problem to be fixed, people need to become globally patriotic as Jensen suggested, and start becoming conscious of what is going on outside of our borders.
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I took several photos of the clinic, the park outside the clinic and statues in the park of the Mayo brothers, their father and the Franciscan Mother who partnered with them to create the clinic.On March 19th, I received the following e-mail from Italy:I'm an italian philosopher and I'm interested in the history of medicine and others health-related subjects.I'd like to insert some of your interesting Flickr pictures about Mayo Clinic (particularly, those about monuments to Mayo brothers and father) into a non-commercial site I've created on this subject.Expecting your answer, I send you many thanks in advance,Luca BorghiI replied the same date:Hi Luca, Thank you for asking. If you want to give a glance to the preliminary result, please go to http://himetop.wikidot.com/the-doctors-mayo-monuments Best wishes from Italy and have a nice Sunday, LucaReceiving a request all the way from Italy (I SO want to visit there someday and tour the art museums and visit the great works of architecture) was a real charge and especially from someone as nice as Luca which made it twice as enjoyable.If you have the time, go take a look.
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