Abigail Fleming Shih Tzu Some people want to know about the relationships between dogs and wolves. In the essay that you will be reading today is going to be about how dogs and wolves are related in some way or another. I have been researching on a certain dog breed of my choice‚ and that dog breed is called the Shih Tzu. Some more things that I will be telling you about‚ is how dogs may have originally been domesticated‚ where the Shih Tzu dog was originally originated from
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Kayla Kessler Dekle English 101 11 September 2013 Machiavelli versus Lao Tzu There are many kinds of leaders in this world that believe that their style of leadership is the best. Machiavelli and Lao Tzu were two people that believed that their style of ruling was the best way to rule. They were both extremely outspoken and they stood by their ways. Both Machiavelli and Lao Tzu were very clear about how they thought a government should be run. Even though they both held strong opinions
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However‚ in The Art of War Sun Tzu states that disobedience is necessary and of greater value within a culture‚ an empire or a society. This is as a consequence of the relationship between a general and the king who has appointed‚ which correlates to the foreknowledge of the general and the overall knowledge of the figure of power. The fact that disobedience is utilized as a method by such figures of power makes it a cultural asset and becomes a value within the culture. Sun Tzu affirms that disobedience
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characteristics and values in which that particular society admires. There are many different cultures and separate values that coincide with each culture. In the United States‚ we seem to look at athletes like Michael Jordan as a hero. In China‚ Sun Tzu is an integral part of their culture and considered a military genius and philosopher. Finally‚ in the Greek mythological culture‚ Hercules is thought to be a hero and is one of the most well known characters in Greece. All of these people have different
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to make wars moral and were able to instill discipline in the battlefield. Sun Tzu explains that there is a strict discipline within their military. Sun Tzu clearly states that there are certain rules to follow during a time of war “a city‚ although isolated and susceptible to attack‚ is not to be attacked” (Tzu 113). This quote is saying that although a city is isolated and attackable one should not touch cities‚ Sun Tzu says this because it is not morally right and justified to attack a city with
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Lao-Tzu and Machiavelli on Government and Those Who Govern Machiavelli‚ in “The Prince” and Lao-Tzu in “”Thoughts from the Tao-te Ching” have very opposing views. In their writings‚ they differ on topics such as qualities of a leader‚ functions of government‚ and human nature and the world around them. Here I will describe each of their views and compare the differences. Both Machiavelli and Lao-Tzu are philosophers writing in regard to Government‚ giving advice in ways that they feel people should
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Lao-Tzu‚ Machiavelli‚ and the American Government Lao-Tzu’s "Thoughts from the Tao-te Ching" and Machiavelli’s "The Qualities of a Prince" both have the ultimate goal of making better leaders. The tactics that each writer chooses to present as a guide for the leader are almost opposite of each other. Today’s American government would benefit from a combination of the two extreme ideas. Lao-Tzu’s laissez-faire attitude towards the economy‚ as well as his small scale‚ home defense military
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character in the book‚ saw that it was wrong. Characters in the Wave‚ which was a book about a movement and how it can turn bad‚ Sun Tzu‚ who was a historical figure‚
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Lao Tzu’s political views are based on Taoism‚ which means that things should be done in conformity with nature. He is against aggression and coercion and recommends the adoption of inaction by both the government and its subjects (Csikszentmihalyi 58). Confucius‚ on the other hand‚ is of the proposition that democracy should be a great aspect that ought to be embraced by all members of the society either as leaders or subjects (Walton 100-101). The two scholars differ in various respects‚ but still
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Per Lao-Tzu’s “wu wei” if you can master the art of doing nothing‚ then you can achieve anything you desire. As perplexing and difficult as it may seem to comprehend‚ Lao-Tzu’s “wu wei” didn’t exactly mean to literally do nothing‚ but rather let nature take course. Act on what nature entails relatively than what you desire. When you do more‚ you attain less so mastering the art of doing less you achieve more‚ one of the major ways to learn how to achieve more is to stop worrying‚ learning to accept
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