bad of what a leader has done. Every leader has their good side and their bad. Everyone always looks for the intentions that a leader can give out. Presidents will explain what they would do if war was to happen. Leaders should not want war like Machiavelli did and think more about peace about like Lao-Tzu. Lao-Tzu believes that war‚ violence‚ and weapons are not the answer. He states that “weapons are the tools of violence; all decent men detest them”(Lao-tzu 19). He is trying to say that if one
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Virtue’s significance in society has changed over time and its relevance can be used to contrast differing social and cultural contexts. The prescribed non-fiction text‚ “The Prince‚” written by Niccolo Machiavelli in 1532‚ is a didactic explanation of the political struggles of Renaissance Italy. Similarly‚ William Shakespeare’s play‚ “Julius Caesar‚” composed in 1599‚ depicts the historical events surrounding Julius Caesar’s assassination. The ideas of manipulation and fate versus free will are
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Written in 1511‚ Machiavelli’s masterpiece‚ Il Principio- The Prince‚ was very relevant to leaders during that period. However‚ almost all of these leaders up until that point‚ and hundreds of years after‚ were men. In the handbook‚ Machiavelli does not often mention women‚ and one of the few mentions is brutal: “Fortune is a woman and if she is to be submissive it is necessary to beat and coerce her. Experience shows that she is more often subdued by men who do those than by those who act coldly
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originated in Italy during the early 20th century (ITALY‚ MSN); on the other hand in America artists were more focused on Realism during this time period. Futurism was made famous by Filippo Marinetti who condemned all traditional art to be too static (MACHIAVELLI 61). One of the styles that emerged out of futurism was called cubism (ITALY‚ MSN). Religion is a major part of Italian culture. The main religion in Italy today is Roman Catholicism. However‚ in America Christianity is the main religion.
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republics or principalities‚ Machiavelli noted‚ their people will be accustomed either to managing their own affairs or to accepting the leadership of a prince. (For that reason‚ the safest princes are those who inherit their rule over people used to the family.) A wise leader‚ however‚ will be able to assume problems long before they actually arise‚ using virtù to forestall what would otherwise be great difficulties. Whatever vitality a former republic may have‚ then‚ Machiavelli counselled that it either
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George F. Cabrera October 6‚ 2013 The Prince and The Discourses and it’s similarities. Reading the books of Machiavelli’s: The Prince and The Discourses I noticed there are many similarities to one another. Machiavelli explains the concept of an ideal ruler that he thinks would be able to govern with great power and adversity from his observation of previous rulers. The Prince is a book written about Tyrants while The Discourses is a book written by lovers of liberty (The Prince‚ Introduction-
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Lao Tzu idea and concept of what makes a proper leader and how the government should work is extremely different than Niccolo Machiavelli. Lao Tzu’s view is the ruler believes that to gain respect and love from people‚ you should give them their freedom‚ don’t force rules on them or even act powerfully. But at the same time Machiavelli’s view of the good leader is that the prince should maintain his power by having a powerful and structured government and strong rules so he could have an overall
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list for years. He has killed 2‚996 people in one day. This man‚ this tyrant wanted to make the world one whole Islamic state. This tyrant’s name is Osama Bin Laden. He used fear instead of love to control the people around him. He is similar to Machiavelli the humanist which invaded people’s minds and he thought if you didn’t get your way wage war. There are multiple things that make Osama Bin Laden a feared commander in history‚ his potential attacks‚ and his attacks he has already afflicted on the
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Peter. Steve Jobs: He Thinks Different. 1 Nov. 2004. BusinessWeek. 08 March. 2008http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/04_44/b3906025_mz072.htmDuprey‚ Rich. Steve Jobs: The Prince of CEOs. 10 Sept. 2007. The Motley Fool. 08 March. 2008 Machiavelli‚ Niccolo. Part 1: Ancient to Pre-Industrial The PrinceProject Gutenberg‚ 08 March. 2008Schlender‚ Brent. The Power of Steve Jobs. 27 Nov. 2007CNN: FORTUNE. 08 March. 2008http://money.cnn.com/2007/11/21/news/newsmakers/power_jobs.fortune/index.htmSellers
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been an easy endeavor and very few rulers have been able to accomplish this. "This leads us to a question that is in dispute: Is it better to be loved than feared‚ or vice versa?" (Machiavelli‚ 51) An effective ruler would be one that relies upon fear without hatred‚ rather than love‚ as described by Niccolo Machiavelli in his book The Prince. In a perfect world all people would be good-hearted‚
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