“It is essential‚ therefore‚ for a Prince who desires to maintain his position‚ to have learned how to be other than good and to use or not use his goodness as necessity requires” (40 Prince). There are many views on what a good leader may be. In Hamlet‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ there is a loss of a great leader who is replaced by a not so great leader. Niccolo Machiavelli’s text‚ The Prince‚ includes a list of traits that he thought a Prince should possess. An argument
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According to Machiavelli‚ a successful leader consists of five crucial characteristics. First of all‚ in order to be a great leader you should be loved and feared at the same time. However‚ being feared could be better because that way people would less likely revolt against the leader‚ but not to the point to be hated. On the other hand‚ a great leader should be supported by its people. Most importantly‚ a powerful leader should pretend to be virtuous and kind. By saying that‚ we can compare that
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Maxwell once said‚ “A leader is one who knows the way‚ goes the way‚ and shows the way.” Leadership is a set of qualities that leaders possess so as to inspire others to learn more‚ do more and become more. I believe that the essential qualities of a good leader are the qualities of being sincere‚ confident and most importantly‚ resilient. Firstly‚ sincerity is essential for leadership as it is a natural extension of the leader’s personality and this allows for each leader to be unique in their
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are the characteristics of a good leader. There are some important characteristics that are found in good leaders. These qualities can be developed from time to time or may be naturally part of their personality. A good leader can be found everywhere in our routine life‚ such as in manager in a company‚ teacher at school or university and parents at home. A good leader should have a trustful character‚ influential speech‚ and confidence. The first is that the leader should be trustworthy. It is
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and become wiser‚ you are going to want to want people to look up to you. We all want to be good leaders in something in life‚ but knowing what makes a good leader can be hard to figure out in certain situations. A leader is someone you can look up to and trust will guide you in the right directions in life. In the story Beowulf told by Robert Nye‚ the men who were leaders showed the characteristics of a leader such as being charismatic‚ loyal and brave. The one who showed these characteristics the
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black man that beats and abused his wife‚ Celie. Celie was happy at first to get out of her house because of her abusive father that took her kids away from her but at the same time distraught of leaving her sister. The movie had originated from a book written by Alice Walker. Alice walker was accused of favoring white feminists while at the same time being very bitter to the black males. After the movie premiered‚ Alice was criticized from the black male population on her writings and was said that
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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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most of us need guidance to be heroic. In The Odyssey by Homer‚ Odysseus‚ the main character‚ goes on an Odyssey- an adventurous journey with unexpected outcomes of fortune. There‚ he undergoes many challenges and dangerous situations and changes into a more wholesome individual. As a result of this Odyssey‚ it takes Odysseus twenty years to come home. During this period of time‚ Odysseus becomes more trustworthy‚ cautious‚ and responsible. Odysseus starts to trust the gods. Towards the end‚ as
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Module 9: Critical Vehicle Systems Answer the following questions completely about maintenance and safety of your vehicle. 1. Which mechanical part or feature listed in Module 9 do you think is most important? 2. Why is that particular part or feature so important? the tires because if the pop there’s no wear you can go. 3. How do you benefit from that part or feature? i benefit from this part by transportation from place to place. Module 10: Sharing the Road with Others Stops and Starts:
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Odysseus’s Odyssey Home “He saw the townlands and learned the minds of many distant men‚ and weathered many bitter nights and days in his deep heart at sea‚ while he fought only to save his life‚ to bring his shipmates home” (McDougal p. 1104). Odysseus‚ King of Ithica‚ was determined to get home with all of his men unscathed after the Trojan War; however‚ the voyage did not go as anticipated. Whilst on his journey home to Ithica‚ Odysseus and his men found themselves facing an island of Cannibals
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