vernacular style to bring Italian a literary language. In this letter‚ Petrarch offers advice on how to rule as an effective leader. He uses various examples and sources to support his theories of how a good ruler should rule by laying out a good model. Petrarch emphasizes the first quality of a good leader should be friendly to the good citizens. He believed that nothing was worse for the state than to use fear and cruelty to maintain power. He used the case of the barbaric emperor by the name
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possession to potentially attack again. We not need these weapons laying around‚ but to be dismantled and done away with entirely‚ which is why I affirm the resolution that states: Resolved: States ought not possess nuclear weapons. For clarity‚ I present definitions and observations; States; independent nations. Ought; used to express obligation‚ advisability‚ natural expectation‚ or logical consequence Observation One: To have possession of a weapon is signifying the ability‚ preparation
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NON-NUCLEAR STATES IN CRISES 54 NUCLEAR ADVANTAGES DO NOT PROVIDE A COERCION BENEFIT VIS-À-VIS OTHER NUCLEAR STATES 54 NUCLEAR WEAPONS DO NOT DETER OTHER WMD 55 ANY ACCIDENTAL USE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS WILL BREAK DOWN DETERRENCE 55 DETERRENCE FAILS DUE TO THE POTENTIAL IRRATIONALITY OF STATE LEADERS 55 GROUPTHINK MAY COMPROMISE LEADERSHIP RATIONALITY 56 DETERRENCE FAILS DUE TO THE RISK OF UNAUTHORIZED USE 56 NUCLEAR DETERRENCE STILL ENCOURAGES PHYSICAL COERCION BETWEEN NUCLEAR STATES. 57
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Affirmative Case Resolved: States ought not possess nuclear weapons. The affirmative value for this case will be Human Life. Human life is defined as a personal life‚ the course of an individual’s life‚ especially when viewed as the sum of personal choices contributing to one’s personal identity. Being secure is ones right to live in the fundamental need of humankind. Life is a value‚ and without it‚ we cannot fully engage in the pursuit of other‚ secondary societal values‚ such as justice‚ equality
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State under a Machiavellian Ruler vs. Utopian State By Donald Collett A Machiavellian society is ruled by a princedom in which peasants worked most of the occupations. Nobles did not perform any physical labor. And the military is strong and follows the prince. In a Utopian society there is a community of senior phylarchs who discuss state issues. Everyone spends time in the farmlands for two year periods. The Utopians despise war and at all costs do not get involved in war. In Machiavellian
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How did Charlemagne Build and Govern his Empire? Charlemagne was one of the most successful rulers of his time period. How did he build and govern his empire the way he did? He used a combination of his personal charisma and intelligence‚ the feudal system‚ the Church‚ and war in order to create the greatest Empire since the time of the Romans. His dislike of corruption‚ and his power in battle all contributed to his success as Emperor. Charlemagne himself was the key to his own success. He himself
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decentralized power and centralized power continues to exist. Support this argument by explaining how one of the following demonstrates the continued tension. ◦Environmental policy ◦Gun control ◦Disability access Answer: A. Decentralization brought up a lot issues because as we all know that a house divided by it self cannot stand. And so if the states kept on doing everything separately and for their own interest instead of the interest of the
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Several examples in which there was “failure to govern” were surrounding the time when the federal exchange was preparing to launch. While interviewing several different individuals who were working on the launch of the federal exchange from the Department of Health and Human Services‚ CMS‚ and the White House‚ Brill notes that they all had different responses as to who was in charge. Moreover‚ there were several instances when new individuals stepped in to take charge‚ which resulted in miscommunication
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The Inevitable Weakness of a Philosopher Ruler as President In his work‚ The Republic‚ Plato argues that justice is attainable by a civilized society governed by philosopher rulers‚ men who possess infallible wisdom and a love of truth. In this ideal city‚ the standard of knowledge as a basis for political rule survives only if all requirements are met such as the division of society into economic classes‚ strict specialization and a limited population size. Plato’s concept of a just society
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and quite frequently absolute monarchies. These types of government can either help and strengthen a nation or harm and divide it. Autocrats dominated Europe form the 1500’s until the 1700’s‚ some of the most notable autocrats were Henry VIII and his daughter Elizabeth I of England‚ Philip II of Spain‚ Charles V of the holy Roman Empire‚ and Shin Huangdi Of China. Peter the Great of Russia and King Louis XIV of France are two of the most famous autocrats that ever lived because they made their nation
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