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    Machiavelli’s The Prince was written as a response to the disunity of the Italian state system. The Prince can be read as a satire of the corruption of the Papacy in order to reveal all of the problems of the ruling class. Concurrently‚ The Prince can also be read as an earnest attempt to help reunify Italy under the Medici family of Florence. Considering the circumstances‚ The Prince should be read as a satire just for the underlying reason of why it was written. Machiavelli had a hidden agenda;

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    The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli Published by Antonio Blado d’Asola in 1532 176 pages Claudia Chapman‚ AP European History‚ January 3‚ 2014 In The Prince by Machiavelli he explains how to get and maintain political power. The novel is centered on Italy’s government in the 1500’s and the Machiavelli’s struggle to help Italy escape the humiliation of the world. In the novel he presents types of principalities such as hereditary principalities‚ mixed

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    virtuous‚ and intern receive some positive purpose in life? In Machiavelli’s The Prince he states “A Prince (Phil) should not necessarily avoid vices such as cruelty or dishonesty if employing them will benefit the state. Cruelty and other vices should not be pursued for their own sake‚ just as virtue should not be pursued for its own sake: virtues and vices should be conceived as mean to an end. Every action the prince (Phil) takes must be considered in light of its effect on the state‚ not in terms

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    scholars claim that the label has gained a better association over the years‚ others believe that it still has the same bad meaning. The Prince‚ by Niccoló Machiavelli‚ provides many examples as to how the term‚ “Machiavellian”‚ has a negative connotation. To begin with‚ a Machiavellian person is merciless and harsh. In The PrinceMachiavelli advises leaders to decide who they need to injure. If they do so‚ they must make sure that they do not receive revenge. He is literally telling his readers

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    Political Stand-off Both Lao-tzu and Machiavelli seem to have a clear-cut view on how they believe the government should run. In some ways‚ both men have very similar ideas; more often‚ though‚ they couldn’t be more opposed. A few similarities brought forth are that people in power must not strive to make everyone happy‚ nor must they be considered unmerciful and they should avoid being despised. The final view they both share is that they believe if the common people think they are happy

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    Government In his essay “The Prince”‚ Machiavelli writes of certain qualities a leader must have in order to optimally govern his country. America’s own government seems to adhere to the same sort of ideas that Machiavelli writes about in this essay. His ideas have been shown to be timeless‚ and many actions of the United States government provide a good example of Machiavellian ideas in practice in the modern world. One of the central ideas that Machiavelli promotes is that the end justifies

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    Machiavelli illustrates several key points in what it takes to be a "successful" Prince. In chapters 5-10‚ Machiavelli is giving us a true image of the coldhearted reputation he has carried throughout the years. He explains his ideas on taking over a "free" state or republic and how to conquer and rule with the peoples loyalty and respect. Machiavelli argues in chapter 5 that the key to taking over a free state is initially to destroy it. By destroying the city‚ Machiavelli believes that

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    The Challenges of Public Sector Audit as an Effective Accountability Tool in PPP Arrangements in Nigeria. By S. C Okaro and Gloria Ogochukwu Okafor (Mrs). Both of Department of Accountancy‚ Nnamdi Azikiwe University‚ Awka. E Mail: sundaychukwunedu@yahoo.com. E Mail:go.okafor@unizik.edu.ng Contact Author: S.C Okaro Contact E Mail: sundaychukwunedu@yahoo.com Abstract The Purpose of this study is to explore some of the challenges constraining public sector audit from acting as an effective accountability

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    Timed writing rewrite: the Prince Leaders of countries or Princes must make decisions that not many will agree with‚ but are the best for the populace and he must make them‚ no matter the cost. Niccolo Machiavelli uses logos‚ ethos and distinct clear diction to prove the necessity for a ruler to be able to make unpopular decisions‚ in an excerpt from his book “the Prince” (1532). Throughout the excerpt Machiavelli uses logos to talk about this issue in a logical manner. His first step

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    various literary analysts have asserted that Shakespeare’s exposure to Machiavelli’s The Prince‚ a unique text and supposedly satirical political treatise written while Machiavelli was imprisoned‚ shaped the characterization and styling found in Hamlet. The gravity of Machiavelli’s The Prince influenced Shakespeare‚ among other authors of the time‚ to assert his own criticism

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