R. g. wight et al., "a multilevel analysis of urban neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage and health in late life," social science medicine, 66 (4) (2008):

answer: fact: italy has over 300 islands ranging from extremely small uninhabited islands to the huge island of sicily.

explanation:

opinion: italy has way to many islands

the answer is solomon northrup. he was a free-born african american, abolitionist and professional violinist that was drugged, kidnapped and sold as slave in 1841 and remained in captivity until 1853 where he regained his freedom with the of the then-governor of new york, washington hunt. he wrote and published his memoirs "twelve years a slave" in 1853, and in this text, he tells the story of his escape thru one of louisiana's swamps (the great pacoudrie swamp) in which he ended up covered in green slime from crossing the surface of the dead water.