than the morals surrounding it. This idea for the brutality of tyrants is used as justification which can be seen throughout Julius Caesar. Shakespeare demonstrates that a successful leader must be expedient‚ amoral (is this the correct term?) and ruthless and this is no better shown then through the character of Caesar who pronounces himself as “dictator for life”. Caesar states that “The gods are showing disapproval of cowardice… Caesar would be a beast without a heart if he stayed home today from
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Vikings in the Middle Ages Take that Christopher Columbus; the Vikings landed in America first. The Vikings were ruthless‚ nomadic‚ people. Despite being known as warriors‚ they were smart inventors. Religion was a tremendous part in daily Viking life. From 800‚ to 1066 A.D.‚ the Vikings raided cities and towns all over Europe. In that time period‚ many Scandinavians left their homelands‚ to seek their fortune elsewhere‚ and joined them. The Vikings were famous for traveling massive distances. Not
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installed. Both Hitler and Stalin were capable of using the current economical situation to help them to power; promising everything the Germans and Russians wanted. Unlike Stalin‚ Hitler was very good at making speeches but they were both devious and ruthless leaders. Neither Hitler or Stalin believed in democracy but they still had very different beliefs. Stalin was a member of the Russian Communist Party. He thought that a country could only progress under this regime where everything belongs to
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Expeditionary Corps were routed at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu. More than 11‚000 French troops were taken prisoner. One tenth of the French Union’s military strength in Indo-China had been wiped out. The Viet Minh had dispatched their colonial rulers. The battle had ended in decisive victory for the nationalist leader and President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam‚ Ho Chi Minh and his brand of Vietnamese nationalism. Ho had successfully sought military aid and financial assistance from
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two undeniable factions‚ the oppressors and the oppressed. Niccolo Machiavelli‚ being a mixture of the two due to his living condition while writing the book‚ gained a middle-ground which allowed him to achieve omnipotent intelligence that so many rulers normally lack‚ first hand experience of what it like to live both lives‚ one as a peasant and the other as a nobleman. This
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multiple reasons to Brutus as to why Caesar shouldn’t be in power‚ Cassius brought up the time when he had to save Caesar from drowning. Caesar’s drowning in Cassius’ eyes shows that Caesar is weak. Therefore‚ this weakness will make him a terrible ruler. He saved Caesar from drowning‚ and now this weak man has become a god while he‚ Cassius‚ who saved his life‚ has to bow to him. Cassius’ remarks clearly show his jealously by him seeing his act of saving Caesar’s life‚ as a more qualified reason for
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demonesses obeying orders from the demon king‚ Ravana. In Rama’s quest to save his wife‚ he gains the support of a great warrior‚ Hanuman‚ who helps in the search for Sita. In Book 5‚ Hanuman reaches Ravana’s palace where he finds Sita imprisoned in the Asoka-grove. She is
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Macbeth’s role as a supporting wife at the start of the play exceeds the duties of a normal’ wife. She is the Eve’ to Macbeth’s Adam’ and is tempted. Although Macbeth hints at the idea of taking the crown in his letter home‚ it is Lady Macbeth’s ruthless determination to make him king that persuaded him to murder Duncan. Did she do this in the interests of Macbeth or was it to fulfil her own ambition? I would argue that it was to fulfil her own ambition because she decided straight away that murder
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becomes a tyrannical ruler‚ as he is forced to commit more and more murders to protect himself from suspicion. The bloodbath swiftly propels Macbeth and Lady Macbeth to madness and death of the two. Throughout this novel‚ Lady Macbeth plays an important role in the development of the story and reveals ambition‚ one of the novel’s central thematic messages. Lady Macbeth‚ a deeply ambitious woman who lusts for power and position. Early on she is the stronger and more ruthless of the two‚ as she urges
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search teams searched for my grandfather for months and found no leads. It has been 18 years and my grandfather still has not been found. I really wish I was able to meet my grandfather and at least figure out what happened to him. Addiction is a ruthless ruler in this world‚ and it does not care what it takes from families. My grandmother told me that my grandfather was involved with a few men that were selling drugs. Before he met these men he never touched drugs before‚ but eventually he began using
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