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Niccolo Machiavelli watched as French‚ Spanish‚ and German armies wreaked havoc on Italy in 1469-1527. He became convinced that political unity and independence were ends that justified any means. Machiavelli meant by “the end justifies the means”‚ that the end result of an action was justified by the actions you took to get there. This famous quote is relevant in leadership today by examples of Harry Trumans dropping of the atom bomb‚ Hitlers final solution‚ and the attacks of 9/11. “The end justifies
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Machiavelli said that: “A ruler should be feared rather than loved” explain how he supported his statements using specific examples from the text. PRINCE ESSAY Machiavelli was harsh in his tactics‚ but they were not only effective by successful. When the Medici family was run out of Italy by the French invasion‚ there was a period of time where the Italian government didn’t know what to do‚ so they didn’t operate effectively‚ if they operated at all. Italy’s power began to grow weaker until a
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There are many similarities and differences between the Byzantine Empire and medieval Western Europe. There are also many factors that have contributed to their changes. The reign of these emperors and traditions of these empires had led to important historical developments and has also taught us on how political leaders should have ruled. The reign of Byzantine emperor Justinian I from 482–565 C.E. was of both glory and destruction. Justinian reconquered much of the former Roman Empire while creating
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Vincent Freeman shines‚ as Niccol conveys the importance of maintaining individuality in those qualities which deem his protagonist unique. Throughout the film Niccol criticises those who conform and contribute to this‚ while simultaneously he praises those valids who do rebel in order to emphasise how pivotal it is that the human race does not succumb to lead the existence portrayed by this "not to distant future" society. From an early point in the film‚ Niccol depicts the environment of
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In the film ¡°Gattaca¡± directed by Andrew Niccol‚ several themes such as the impact of technology‚ discrimination and reaching goals are portrayed throughout the film Niccol hypothesise the future of our planet in the ¡®not too distant world¡¯ as a world where technology plays a major part in our everyday lives. He shows the impact of technology through character. The second after Vincent‚ the protagonist‚ was born‚ the doctors took a blood sample from Vincent. After analysising it‚ a vast quantity
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Gattaca Essay Through his film Gattaca‚ Andrew Niccol shows that the ‘not-so-distant future’ of genetic engineering is not as superior as it seems. A time where children are engineered from conception is imminent. An obvious benefit of such a world is the ability to eliminate all genetic flaws from diseases to deformities. While this may seem like a utopian society Niccol suggests that the more technologically advanced man becomes‚ the more human spirit is lost. He also implies that man can never
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The science fiction thriller film ‘Gattaca’‚ directed and written by Andrew Niccol‚ set in the “not too distant future”‚ it portrays a society in which genetic engineering has created an advanced yet dystopian world. In this world‚ we can clearly see that people have secrets and they are willing to lie‚ cheat and even kill to get where they want to be and to be their very best. No one is who they seem to be and everyone has something to hide. Throughout the film‚ there are 3 main characters that
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“de-gene-rates”. Contradictorily‚ Niccol attempts to demonstrate to the audience that nature‚ with its flaws‚ is preferred over an error-free‚ genetically engineered society. Niccol does this by contrasting the natural and scientific worlds through the overarching techniques of setting‚ and characterisation and other filmic specific devices. Niccol’s juxtaposition of the natural and
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ENGLISH ESSAY Science fiction is a genre of fiction revolving around science and technology‚ usually conveying the dystopian alternative future context‚ the pessimistic resultant of society. Ray Bradbury ’s Fahrenheit 451 (1953) and Andrew Niccols Gattaca (1997) both explore the values and concerns of human existence. Despite the difference in context‚ Gattaca and Fahrenheit 451 both extrapolate the relationship between man and machine in a metaphorical sense. Both pose similar dystopian concepts
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