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soldier Cesare Borgia, who was at that time engaged in enlarging his holdings in central Italy (pp. 443). Much of what Machiavelli...

difference in the way that religion is practiced and interpreted. Growing rapidly in popularity, Islam is in fact spreadi...

plot progresses, Richard allows things to develop till there is virtual defiance of his royal will. This intolerable situation o...

Athens up as the shining example of democracy saying: "Let me say that our system of government does not copy the institution of o...

consider here is the power a manager has over the disputants" (Viswesvaran et al, 1995, 249). THE FOLLOWER-LEADER RELATIONSHIP ...

Wiccans typically meet with a coven that usually has no more than 13 members (US Army Chaplains Handbook: Excerpt on Wicca). It i...

the same economies of scale but they have a lower level of risk, selling to the consumer markets, which has been aided by the acqu...

accompanying their masters into combat, carrying their shields and armor as needed (Nance, 2003). The purpose of such individuals,...

man was right" (Kellerman, 2004, p. 29). This is the dilemma which, Kellerman argues, no one wants to acknowledge: that bad, even ...

the centuries has seen a rather constant existence, with Buddhism establishing itself as a primary staple of belief and stimulatin...

controversial issue in the sixteenth century, as ecclesiastical and state authorities viewed the ritual of infant baptism as repre...

murder should be ignored, a modern ruler might consider keeping local laws, and living in the land that over which one rules. The ...

path in life. His father had died when he was only five, in fact, and the Chinese military seemed to offer him the most immediate...

quest to break the Austrian-Sardinian alliance where Napoleon decided the previous directions given to predecessor General Scherer...

This essay responds to several issues concerning King David. What was the Davidic covenant. Since David sinned, why is he consider...

This book review is on Stacy Schiff's fascinating biography of Cleopatra, which relates the life narrative of a woman who was an i...

This book review is on Bill Hull's text The Complete Book of Discipleship, On Being and Making Followers of Christ. The report pe...

did happen, as Hatshepsuts rule illustrates (Hillard and Wurtzel 25). A particularly interesting aspect of her rule is the way in ...

as a "sweet moral blossom" for the reader (James). Hawthorne thus identifies the story at the outset as a parable that is designed...

For her part, Antigone - sister of Polyneices and daughter-in-law of Creon - chooses to ignore the self-importance of Creon and ad...

the Catholic Church is the one true church if the person really believes that it is (Beliefs, doctrines and practices, 2007). If t...

Herbert felt, were much smarter than himself. In particular, Herbert relied on his political adviser Carl Wanderer and his second-...

is to preserve the "state," that is the authority of the state, as opposed to having genuine feeling for the welfare of the people...

that Piagets theory of child development is "so simple that only a genius could have thought of it." Piaget, very simply, proposed...

also stand in testament to the fact of the existence and power of a central government and a strong social stratification. The ru...

that what is done is not as important as the character of the leader nor of his ability to lead. At the same time, unlike a preach...

noble. Socrates was doing the right thing. Today, as people wrestle with unjust rules and laws, there are some who simply follow ...

the physical in a dramatic and practical way. While Aristotle saw the heart as just a physical organ, he had an idea that seemed t...

if he has acquired the knowledge he could not have acquired it in this life, unless he has been taught geometry; for he may be mad...

off than those who remain in the cave. Before delving into an analysis, it pays to explore the allegory as laid out by Plato. Wh...