ESAU GARCIA WHAT HAPPENED TO THE LIONS????? BIOLOGY March 5 2012 Mrs Loughney INTRO Extinction is a problem that has been around since the beginning of time. An organism might go extinct for many reasons. Some reasons might be Mother Nature. Man also plays a part as they might over hunt the organism and drive it to extinct. But another cause is natural selection and the belief that only the strong will survive in this game we call life. Many problems can happen because of extinction
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PRINCIPLES FOR LEADERSHIP AND RULE SEEN IN THE WORK OF NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI How far is Machiavelli and advocate of a republic and republicanism? INTRODUCTION The History of Republics and Republicanism has been interpreted in numerous ways leading to the ambiguity seen in the modern world of what a republic really stands for and what are its principles. The same can also be said about Niccolo Machiavelli. His work The Prince has been interpreted in many different fashions since its publication
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1. Look up Machiavelli. What were the circumstances surrounding his writing of The Prince‚ i.e. why did he write it? Niccolò Machiavelli was a diplomat for 14 years in Italy’s Florentine Republic during the Medici family’s exile. The young Niccolò Machiavelli became a diplomat after the temporary fall of Florence’s ruling Medici family in 1494. During this time he earned a reputation for deviousness. When the Medici family returned to power in 1512‚ he was found to be involved in an unsuccessful
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Lions Physical Characteristics Lions have relatively short-legged‚ long‚ muscular bodies and large heads. The male grows on average to 1.7 to 2.5 m (5.6 to 8.2 ft) long‚ not including the tail‚ which is 90 to 105 cm (36 to 41 in) in length. It stands 1.23 m (4 ft) high at the shoulder‚ and it weighs 150 to 250 kg (330 to 550 lb). The mane‚ which covers the head and neck‚ sometimes extends to the shoulders and belly. The mane will vary in color and length; well-fed‚ healthy lions have longer
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achievement of man‚ a progressive and elaborate creation of his free will. The individual‚ the leader‚ the people‚ cooperate in maintaining it." This idea of state was put forth by Niccolo Machiavelli in The Prince‚ which was in essence a ruler’s handbook to governing and maintaining his land. Machiavelli conjured his theories for government by basing his ideas in his belief that men‚ especially men in power‚ tend to follow the same directions‚ and therefore by looking at past leaders and their
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The arctic fox‚ also acknowledged as the polar fox‚ or white fox‚ and Vulpes Lagopus‚ is a miniature fox indigenous to the Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere and prevailing throughout the Arctic tundra biome. This mammal is well adapted in bleak climates. The maintenance condition of the species is favorable‚ except for the Scandinavian mainland population where it is endangered. (“Arctic Fox 2”) In winter‚ the cold season of the year‚ the arctic fox is white. In the summer its fur evolves
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Politics‚ Castiglione‚ and Machiavelli During the Renaissance period‚ many great minds expressed their ideas and talents to their fullest potential. Neither Baldesar Castiglione nor Niccoló Machiavelli were exceptions. In Castiglione?s greatest work‚ The Book of the Courtier‚ he describes the qualities that should be possessed by the perfect courtier in a compilation of made-up conversations between the members of the court of Urbino. In arguably Machiavelli?s best work‚ The Prince‚ he sets a number of
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Machiavelli says that men possess virtu that is challenged by fortuna. On the other hand‚ Wollstonecraft argues that there is no such thing as ‘sexual virtues’. I agree with Wollstonecraft in that there are no ‘sexual virtues’‚ because in my experience men and women are equal. In the excerpts of The Prince‚ Machiavelli outlines the ways a prince should conduct himself in order to rule successfully and maintain power over a state. He first discusses what brings about praise over blame. Specifically
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According to Nicolo Machiavelli‚ fear should play a very significant role when it comes to the world of politics because it is the central driving vehicle to success as well as power‚ control‚ and reliability; it is because of fear that societies agree to justice and security. He believed that fear was an essential aspect to politics because of its relation to love‚ control‚ and hatred. When taking in Machiavelli’s perceptions of both the concepts of fear and love‚ it is clear that fear takes precedence
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This essay will be telling you that cunning is the most important trait to have when you are an epic hero. I will be telling you why cunning is the most important trait to have. I will be showing you examples of how Odysseus displayed these traits throughout his journey. In the paragraph I will tell how the examples displayed him being cunning. My first example of how Odysseus displayed a cunning act is his encounter with the Cyclopes. When he thought to blind the Cyclopes rather than to kill the
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