Norman English 2H‚ Period 1 4 November‚ 2014 In an excerpt of The Prince‚ Machiavelli states that “It is unnecessary for a [leader] to have all the good qualities‚ [he] ha[s] enumerated‚ but it is very necessary to appear to have them” (Machiavelli). There are many leaders who only appear to have the qualities needed to govern and command a crowd of people. Leaders need to appear religious‚ merciful but cruel‚ and feared but loved. Cleopatra had these attributions that allowed her to use her
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Effective Leaders in Modern Days Is Mark Antony an ineffective leader or an effective leader when he manipulates the crowd ? In the book Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ Julius Caesar is given the crown to be the leader of Rome after his triumph. After Brutus slaughtered Caesar‚ Mark Antony turned out to be more flattery where he organized the crowd to go and revenge against the conspirators; Brutus and Cassius for the murder of Caesar in Caesar’s funeral where it was placed by Brutus. Through
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Hist. to 1876 Was the Civil War worth it? I believe that the civil war was worth it. Even though a lot of negative consequences came out of it‚ the positive outweighed the negative. The largest cause of the war was slavery. The North and South had contained their differences over slavery for sixty years after the Constitutional Convention. Compromise in 1787 had resolved the questions of slave trade and how to count slaves for congressional representation. The Compromise of 1850 was the last attempt
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ways the Personnel Success Model (Sorenson & Goldsmith‚ 2009‚ p.80) and the Principled Personnel Model for Effective Leader-Follower Relationships (p. 51) depend on the principal being an effective communicator. • Developing a Shared Vision: When a principal fosters respectful‚ trusting‚ and honest relationships with the staff‚ as noted in the Principled Personnel Model for Effective Leader-Follower Relationships‚ the principal will acquire knowledge regarding the personal skills and personal visions
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traits required of effective leaders‚ how would you rate Terry Leahy on all these 9 narrow traits (i-e which ones he rate high‚ medium and low)? Why? Justify? Q.3) The first weakness he mentioned was his “Irish Temper”. Explain and justify whether Terry Leahy has a bad temper or not. Q.4) Is Terry Leahy really modest. How do you remain that modest in spite of the success and the accolades? Does this man have no Ego? Q.5) What type of Self concept does Terry Leahy have and how does it affect
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An Important Leader Mahatma Gandhi‚ Vladimir Lenin‚ Winston Churchill‚ the Roosevelts‚ Mao Zedong‚ John Kennedy‚ Margaret Thatcher‚ Fidel Castro‚ Martin Luther King... There is a long list of the names of people who was making history during their lives. I would like to mention another important leader‚ whose policy is differently considered. He is Joseph Stalin. There are contradictory opinions on what he was like but there is no doubt he was a great leader. One of the main reasons for thinking
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Dr.Zaccarini 12/07/00 Civil War The civil war was the one and only war Americans had with themselves. Unlike the other wars‚ where America fought for their countries freedom or to assist other countries in need‚ the civil war was Americans against Americans; North against South. Eventhough‚ the civil war was an all American war‚ each side had a reason‚ and a purpose of why they fought in this war. Now‚ centuries later‚ we come to the question "Was the Civil War Inevitable?". I will go through
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what he did with his own country‚ as well as stay wary of what other leaders did with their countries‚ too. This wariness‚ once seen as paranoia by his own people‚ became the very reason why they rallied behind him and supported the expulsion of General Batista for good. This wariness‚ once seen as unwarranted hostility‚ became the reason why Castro overcame
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AISCT A.R. Grade 11 “Was the Mexican War a justified act of self defence or an unjustified act of imperialism‚ and are there comparisons to the recently ‘ended’ wars in Iraq and Afghanistan?” Americans had one objective and that was to expand due to the belief in American superiority also known as Manifest Destiny‚ which was the creed that it was their destiny or predestination to expand. This became an obstacle to neighbouring empires due to Americas oppressive intentions. Mexico had won
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Winston thinks that the proles are the only hope for a better future; if they revolt as a mass‚ the government can’t do anything about it. The shame is that the proles are too dumb and too content with their lives to stand up for their rights. Winston makes a comment about the red-armed woman who is free and she looks fertile; she is able to produce a lot of kids for the future
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