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    Niccolò Machiavelli was a Renaissance’s leader and also one of the greatest political thinkers of that time. He was born in 1469‚ and came from a Florentine family that was very respected by many. In 1498‚ Machiavelli entered the political world and was voted the Chief of the Second Chancery and then later on the Secretary to the Ten of Liberty and Peace. It was here where he gained much of his knowledge on military and foreign affairs. Machiavelli was first commissioned in 1499‚ but his first commission

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    mind when the word "prince" comes out. People think about a prince as a person who is perfect such that he is a hero‚ defeats his nation against enemies‚ and helps citizens. This is the definition of a prince in the function stories. Can a prince be that wonderful in real life? The purpose of having a leaders is to set performance for nation’s benefits‚ cooperation with people for general advantages‚ and organize the community. Therefore‚ my argument is that leaders‚ like princes‚ are responsible to

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    Statistics 9-24-14 Mrs. Flemming Machiavelli: The Prince Machiavelli’s The Prince is a short treatise‚ written in 1513 and published in 1532‚ about how one should rule. Since its publication‚ The Prince has been surrounded by popularity and controversy. It is considered the first modern philosophical political work of literature‚ considering its message reflects certain modern ethical political themes. Widely circulated at the time‚ The Prince is about how princes‚ either hereditarily empowered or

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    Generals and Princes A general is an individual who leads men into battle field. Generals are strong‚ courageous‚ smart leaders who lead others in the time of need. A prince is a man with power to a thorn that is wise and feared amongst other men. According to Machiavelli‚ a general should be the prince because the sense of betrayal could fall into the general?s hands. Thus‚ a prince should be a general and a prince all in one. In the article The Qualities of the Prince‚ the author (Niccolo Machiavelli)

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    Niccolo Machiavelli was an Italian statesman and political philosopher. He lived in Florence‚ Italy during the 1400’s. During that time period the country of Italy was divided into states which had their own leaders‚ but controlled by a king. Greatest leaders were needed during the time in order to develop the states and the country. Machiavelli’s theory was that man needs to be a perfect leader to control men‚ In his book The Prince‚ he throws light on the perfect leader and describes the means

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    Class: ΓΒΑ1 Topic: Analyse and evaluate the Leadership views presented in “The Prince” by Niccolò Machiavelli‚ under the prism of the following four contemporary approaches on Leadership: Contingent‚ Dyadic‚ Power‚ and Transformational. Identify and explain elements of convergence and divergence between that classic text and the corresponding contemporary theories and make use of specific theoretical models (such as Blake & Mouton’s grid‚ the LMX model‚ etc) where necessary in order to support your

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    Around 1513 Niccolo Machiavelli while writing "The Prince" would not be considered a theologian. When thinking of Machiavelli many people confuse him together with the names of rulers who have abused his writings. It also seems other people confuse Machiavelli with the rapper who took his name. Either- way people confuse Machiavelli it seems they fail to look at his true message‚ bettering the state and the greater good. Machiavelli may seem evil to some but his political theory properly applied

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    Citizens rely on their leaders to solve problems in a quick and easy way. They will then label a leader good or bad based on the conclusion of the problem they were faced with instead of allowing the leader to earn or downgrade to a title.Leaders should be labeled properly with their characteristics‚ they demonstrate while leading. The traits of virtue‚ fortune‚ and power politics play a powerful role in how effective of a leader someone is. If a leader misuse these traits then he will not be as

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    In The PrinceMachiavelli writes about the ways in which a prince should rule and serve up to his expectations. Many rulers look towards The Prince as a guidebook that enables them to experience the ruling systems of the past and incorporating these principles to their period of time. Even though Machiavelli wrote The Prince primarily due to the situation that his city of Florence was currently in‚ his advice and suggestions reach distances far apart from Florence‚ rather‚ it reaches the entire

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    In Niccolo Machiavelli’s The PrinceMachiavelli writes on the ways and means in which a prince can acquire power. One of the most shocking ways in which a leader can achieve power‚ through Machiavelli’s thoughts‚ is through instilling fear in those who follow and by using criminal means. Power is a construct of Western society that is commonly

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