Robin Hood In the past‚ I always imagined Robin Hood to be a calm‚ kind-hearted and noble hero who puts his life in danger to fight for the poor and establish social justice. He does not fear to go against the status quo in order to provide justice and eliminate the oppression of the poor by the rich. Robin Hood is thus considered by many‚ especially the elite class as a rebel and an outlaw. He even went against the teachings of the church. To my surprise‚ Robin Hood is depicted as a violent man
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Jane‚ S. E. (1994). Innocent III: Leader of Europe. New York: Longman Publishing. Summary Jane Sayers takes a large portion of her writing to paint a picture of what was going on with the world of the Holy Roman Empire up to Pope Innocent. She explains the papacy at the time and how it interacted with the modern world. Sayers goes into depth as to how he made all of his power grabs with kings‚ the fourth crusade‚ and his convening of the fourth Lateran Council. The majority of the book is a gross
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In William Shakespeare’s the Tempest‚ many are left to wonder what the ideal mode of rule is‚ and which character has the ideal concept of how to rule properly. Often‚ the characters’ convictions are based on their view of the nature of men and the essence of the material world‚ and they behave in accordance with their convictions. Prospero believes that it is necessary for him to control nature‚ and redirect the vices of the people around him‚ while Gonzalo believes that nature should rule‚ and
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to a certain point‚ and familiarize their concerns about good government‚ order‚ and human nature. While many have argued that Machiavelli‚ Hobbes‚ and Locke are clearly distinguished from the ancient thinkers‚ this paper will argue that some of the ideas of Plato and Aristotle continued so for modern theorists. Primarily‚ this paper will recap the influences of Machiavelli‚ Hobbes‚ and Locke.
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Case Summary: Confucius‚ Machiavelli‚ and Rousseau Wen Wen 8/24/13 We discussed great philosophy of Confucius‚ Machiavelli and Rousseau last Thursday. Confucius developed his ideas about the year 500 B.C. He believed that it is the virtue such as diligence and good faith that characterized superior rulership and virtue also enabled the ruler to maintain good order in his state without recourse to physical force. For him‚ men are
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Libya is considered the eighteenth largest oil exporter holding around 46.4 billion barrels of oil reserves. Even though Libya exports mostly in Europe‚ there is a certain percentage that comes to the United States and certainly its political and economic situation affect the prices of oil and the U.S stock market as well. The latest situation in Egypt and other Middle East countries where anti-government protestors demanded that longtime dictators resign their positions have encouraged Libya to
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Libya‚ an oil-rich nation in North Africa‚ spent more than 40 years under the erratic leadership of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi before a revolt pushed him from power in August 2011 after a six-month struggle. On Oct. 20‚ Colonel Qaddafi was killed as fighters battling the vestiges of his fallen regime finally wrested control of his hometown of Surt. The country was formally declared liberated three days later by the provisional government‚ the Transitional National Council‚ setting in motion the process
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PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF THE EAST-WEST-CONCEPT IN FAMILY THERAPY ABOUT THE COURAGE TO RISK A TEST A king put his court to a test for an important post. Powerful and wise men stood around him in great numbers. ’’You wise men‚" said the king‚ "I have a problem‚ and I want to see who of you is in a position to solve it." He led the men to a huge door‚ bigger than anyone had ever seen. The king explained‚ "Here you see the biggest and heaviest door in my kingdom. Who among you can open it?" Some
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Clinton and Obama both supported the path to legalization for illegal immigrants that would include learning English and paying taxes. Both President Obama and Former Senator Clinton have experience in working in the government. Their leadership are very much similar to each other. Clinton’s and Obama’s leadership style are of leaders who believes in the common good and to make sure their people are getting the things that they need. But leaders believe in fixing any problem and given everyone an
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Tharasymachus’ has been listening to the discussion and has been eagerly waiting to interupt‚ he is convinced that he alone has the answer of what justice is. He states that justice "is in the interest of the stronger party" and its a virtue only intended for the weaker members of a society. According to Thrasymachus‚ the just man leads a good life because he is fearful of the repercussions of his actions and the unjust man is not fearful of these repercussions because he is stronger and more intelligent
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