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people. Machiavelli contends that every ruler does not want to be mean or cruel leader and rather, they want to be merciful (58)....

to use almost any means to achieve his ends that has the most direct appeal to many amoral leaders of today. Some psychologists fi...

design a society that people might like. For example, in terms of sexual repression, Mores Utopia would allow people to see one an...

warning regarding change: "Changes in estate also issue from this, for if, to one who governs himself with caution and patience, t...

the Ten which he maintained until the fall of the republic in 1512 (Kreis). He was heavily involved in the political actions in It...

but rather as things were at the time. That one shouldnt strive for better is insinuated, but with the reality of the throne, come...

A Prince with virtu needed people with virtu in his armies to be able to conquer and control others and to maintain an element of ...

forces which existed during his time. Some of those forces could be interpreted as evil, as could the impact they had on Machiave...

must play. Edward Tudor, a real character, is the Prince of Wales and the son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour. His exchange with To...

that men with their wisdom cannot direct them and that no one can even help them; and because of this they would have us believe t...

can look at contemporary examples to prove this point. For instance, there is something called an intervention in twelve step prog...

the effects of "Original Sin" (Hundersmarck 133). While Machiavelli agreed with this stance, he did not do so because of theology....

He did not believe that methodology was particularly important as different rulers have different styles. Above all, Machiavelli b...

government. In fact, there are many theories and ideologies rendering leadership, and then there is Machiavelli. Much of Machiavel...

Hal was more interested in the gossip at the local taverns than he was in matters of state. Henry IVs cousin, Richard, who became...

something of value that could not be found at home, despite the fact that the home is paradise in many ways. "They go to Cairo ...

seems to possess a great deal of truth. According to Machiavelli, the conventional wisdom is that a prince "should try not to ins...

but weak, and Medici was allowed to return to power (2000). Machiavelli was dismissed but was soon afterward imprisoned, and sub...

the ultimate goal or greater good." In essence, he is arguing, according to Oldham, that the end justifies the means and that any ...

a prince should behave and when behavior is justifiable. The author also to an extent addresses the nature of man. At least one ca...

Concerning war for example, Machiavelli (1515) writes: "With us there is great justice, because that war is just which is necessa...

take a proactive approach, taking Harry to a drug centre where addicts were, taking a very different approach than would have trad...

Dantes (1999) Florentine origin, one first must ascertain the reasons why people are drawn to his work. Is it that poems are enjo...

the most intelligent way to go about ruling a community or a state. But, as indicated in the introduction, there are places where ...

different ways: either by a prince, with a body of servants, who assist him to govern the kingdom as ministers by his favour and p...

and sorrow" (Prince; 1). She was soon sold off to a master and then began to learn about being beaten and abused as a slave. Sh...

character of the leader nor of his ability to lead. The book is essentially about how a leader can be at his best. While it is tru...

toy and so she takes him home. The child learns that he cannot get everything he wants and he is well taken care of as his mother ...

Rather Dionysus, Falstaff is his "Silenus, the fat, old drunken companion...(who) lends humor to Dionysian celebration" (367). Acc...

At the opening of the novel it becomes clear that Tom Wingo is having some sort of emotional or mental crises. This is brought on ...