Answers. 1  The actions of Pope Julius II and the ideas of Niccolo Machiavelli signify a new era in Italian civilization by being the originators of the idea of a political pragmatism that says the end justifies the means.. ChaCha!
Turns out, yes, there was once an actual pug hill. Right there in Central Park, near the Alice in Wonderland statue. But, once Alison Pace wrote about pug hill in her book, the pug lovers pulled the pug â oops, I mean plug â and stopped going. Thatâs right.
Central Park. Located in Manhattan, Central Park is the nation's first major urban public space, attracting 25 million visitors every year. Covering 843 acres of land, this magnificent park was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1963.