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    “What are the greatest lessons learned by Filipinos from their colonial experiences? Explain?” Being brave‚ well-disciplined‚ helpful and also love for their country are some of the lessons they had learned. They fight for their own freedom. They not allow their selves to be under controlled by other races. They learned to love their country because if they will allow it to be conquered‚ they will lose their own home. They will be slaves forever. Filipinos learned to be strong‚ not to give up

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    Niccolò Machiavelli suggested in The Prince that a ruler should behave as both a fox and a lion‚ being both loved and feared. There are clever rulers who were strategic‚ courageous rulers who were effective‚ and successful rulers who possessed both qualities. Elizabeth I of England and Henery IV of France were two great rulers from Europe that were able to personify Machiavelli ’s advice. Elizabeth I of England was able to act as a "fox" by preventing England from being torn apart over matters

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    Machiavelli Machiavelli wrote a novel titled The Prince‚ in which he gave advice to princes of that time and of princes to come on how to be a successful ruler. Machiavelli introduces human nature and how a Prince’s actions can frame his success if Machiavelli’s advice was followed. He believed it is better to be a feared prince‚ rather than a loved one. These actions would lead to great success if the Prince instills fear‚ but not hatred. A prince must be viewed by his people as virtuous for them

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    Machiavelli has given plenty of advice in his book The Prince- here I will point out what I believe to be the top ten advices he has given. Chapter IV: Do no let anyone become too powerful as they will end up becoming the reason of your destruction. Machiavelli points out that once the prince is in place he cannot be as foolish as to leave of others in power or to let anyone come to be as powerful as he is. Instead he is either to destroy their power or make it impossible for one to come to

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    Machiavelli teaching upholds the “prudent” man as the New Prince who‚ through the extensive study and imitation of history‚ acquires the adaptive skill necessary to combat the destructive unpredictability of life‚ virtù. Machiavelli deprecates all notions of hereditary based principalities as well as glory attained by fortune‚ giving higher esteem to those achieving it by their own guile. Machiavelli diminishes the religious context‚ instead associating virtù with the physical and mental capacity

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    222-02 Midterm To Become A Prestige Prince In 1494‚ Florence‚ Italy was overtaken by France. There the Princeleader of Florence at the time was the third generation Medici. Given to him was a series of chapters of The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli written in 1513. Niccolo Machiavelli was known for his vast knowledge in politics and literature. Thus after being exiled from Florence by the French‚ he wrote from experience and vast knowledge to the current prince so he would know how to rule. In

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    1. When Machiavelli discusses that there are two kinds of combat‚ one with laws and one with force‚ what he is really talking about is that for a prince to be successful he must learn how to manage both. Machiavelli uses the lion and the fox example in order to make a metaphor out of the entire situation. A fox is cunning and smart and is therefore immune to traps. However‚ a fox cannot defend itself against a larger and more powerful animal such as a wolf — that’s where the lion comes in. A lion

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    neither of those. These states are upheld by religious institutions who keep the princes in power‚ not matter how they live or act. These princes do not defend their states. They have subjects but do not rule over them. Even so‚ these states are live happily. Before Pope Alexander VI‚ kings in Italy did not respect the popes and their authority. After him‚ other popes continued to increase the power of the church. Machiavelli suggests Lorenzo de’ Medici to make his position great through his goodness

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    Ideal Leader Mason ______ _______ University Author Note Mason ________‚ Department of ________‚ __________ University Correspondence considering this paper should be addressed to ___________‚ Departement of ________‚ _________ Univesity‚ (area‚ areacode) Email: (Write your email id) Abstract This paper provides insights on student’s ideal leader and the qualities of the selected ideal leader of the student. I have tried to explain this via my own choice of ideal leader “George

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    loved or feared leader can make a person question on which viable choice is the most suitable for a leader. The Prince‚ written by 14th century Italian writer Niccoli Machiavelli answers this question (in chapter 17)‚ the concept of whether to be feared or love is answered by Machiavelli‚ and that is fear. The answer of why fear is the better option is detailed as a set of guidelines which come in the form of authority‚ public emotion‚ and logical reasoning‚ stated by Machiavelli that to be a good

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