Bryce Sadosky April 28‚ 2011 Prof. Knutson Construction 101 The Ideal Palace The Ideal Palace was built by Ferdinand Cheval in 1879. Ferdinand Cheval was born in 1836 in Charmes-sur-l ’Herbasse‚ Drôme‚ France and worked as a postal worker for the beginning of his life. He began building the Ideal Palace in April 1879 and it took him thirty-three years to complete. At the time‚ the main labor force were farmers so growing up‚ Ferdinand had a descent life as a postal worker. During
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An Ideal American “Freedom is what America means to the world.” - Audie Murphy. America is an extremely outstanding country‚ and the people that live in it have many responsibilities and privileges that make them an American. An ideal American should have great and noble qualities with loyalty and patriotism only being two. One’s loyalty to his country is not something that can be taught. Loyalty for one’s country is best explained in this quote by Thomas Wolfe: “The fabulous country-the place
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alone‚ there were multiple invasions as well as internal conflicts and political unrest. Machiavelli was Head of the Militia during a brief period when Florence was a republic‚ free of Medici family rule‚ but when they returned to power in the early 16th century‚ Machiavelli was tortured‚ imprisoned‚ and internally exiled. It was during this time that he wrote his famous Il Principe‚ or The Prince. In it‚ Machiavelli covers many notable topics‚ such as fortune. The idea of fortune was used by the ancient
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The Prince Introduction: Grafton’s introduction represents Machiavelli’s world of power struggles and interest. Niccolo Machiavelli thoughts on the rules of power include the struggles for every level of power‚ from the struggling in the corporate world to strategies performed by the world leader in the sixteenth century to now. He shocked me with his easy acceptance of the role of violence and cruelty in worldly success. If someone can handle this kind of situation‚ they probably could handle
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Not Despised Two leaders by the names of Lao Tzu and Niccolo Machiavelli had two opinions on how one should lead their people. To be a leader‚ one must guide in the way they think is the best way to live. As humans‚ love and fear is something that surrounds us in our day to day life. Some‚ like Lao Tzu prefer to show love and to be loved‚ while some‚ like Niccolo Machiavelli‚ have the preference to be feared. To be loved means to be cherished‚ and that was Lao Tzu’s goal as a leader. To be feared means
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Prospero as a Flawed Machiavellian Prince The play The Tempest‚ by William Shakespeare‚ is centralized around the main protagonist Prospero and his seemingly revengeful plot against his brother Antonio. At the beginning of the play‚ it is learned that Prospero was once the Duke of Milan; however‚ he had lost this title to Antonio‚ who conspired against him and exiled his daughter Miranda and himself to an island leaving them for dead. The political theme present throughout the play is relatable
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for all items issued to them weather it be a weapon‚ NVG’s‚ clothes‚ a vehicle‚ or another personal. Accountability of another personal is a very sensitive item‚ probably the most sensitive item for anyone. Accountability is also a way for a key leader to see that he has everyone he is responsible for. Accountability is being DEPENDABLE-ARRIVING to work and appointments on
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Essay: Machiavelli compared to Romeo Dallaire The Rwandan genocide of 1994 was the largest mass slaughter of human beings since the Holocaust. Canadian Lieutenant-General Romeo Dallaire‚ commander of the UN Assistance Mission in Rwanda‚ tasked with overseeing the Arusha Accords and the transition of government. Dallaire soon realized something much more critical was being set in motion. A doomed mission in hindsight after watching the documentary‚ Shake Hands with The Devil. Stationed without a
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Although Socrates would not agree with Machiavelli in The Prince‚ he would be able to find some aspects that he would view as being practical in establishing a just political regime‚ such as having an autocratic leader in charge that knows what is best for the people‚ as well as being loved by the people. Socrates would find Machiavelli’s belief that the ruler of a society should have an elevated wisdom that most citizens do not possess to be beneficial to creating a just government. He would also
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In this short essay I will describe what I thought of an ideal economic system‚ in few words‚ which should bring an end to the current problems displayed in both capitalist and socialist economic systems. The Capitalist Economic System (as described by Wikipedia): Capitalism is an economic system in which wealth‚ and the means of producing wealth‚ are privately owned and controlled rather than state owned and controlled. Through capitalism‚ the land‚ labor‚ and capital are owned‚ operated‚ and
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