During Niccolỏ Machiavelli’s lifetime‚ Italy’s city-states were in turmoil‚ and he was extremely interested in the politics behind the chaos.1 Machiavelli advised principalities on the proper way to conduct themselves by using his study of human nature. His understanding of human greed‚ disloyalty‚ and predictability created a vision of politics that utilizes power for a prince to maintain stability. Machiavelli created power-politics‚ his vision of how to stabilize a principality‚ in The Prince
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distinctive views regarding human nature. Once this is assessed the picture that each man paints of their ideal ruler or founder becomes much clearer. Plato promotes the concept of philosopher-kings who rule over his imagined Utopian society‚ while Machiavelli endorses a ruthless and at times amoral prince whose primary objective is the preservation of the state. Plato’s view of human nature can be seen when considering his view of the soul‚ which‚ according to him‚ is comprised of three distinct
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Of the many disparities between Plato and Machiavelli‚ the distinction of virtue versus virtu sticks out like a sore thumb. Virtue was the political bases for Plato: All men should behave virtuously at all times. Whereas Machiavelli believed virtu was the basis for political prowess. What was best for the state as a whole was the main concern‚ and the ends always justified the means. Plato’s object was the creation of a utopian society--a civilization that abhorred war and centered itself upon
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Power and Authority as Viewed by Hobbes and Machiavelli Many medieval political thinkers observed that power and authority came first from God and then from a social mandate. In Leviathan‚ Thomas Hobbes proposes that power comes from the social mandate first. (Leviathan‚ Bk. I‚ Ch. 18‚ pp.230) He makes this assertion on the basis that it is within the human nature to secure its life through banding together with others to form a community. Each community‚ then‚ is held together by a common desire
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The Three-circle Model of World Englishes was developed by Kachru in 1985 and it remains one of the most influential models for grouping the varieties of English in the world (Mollin‚ 2006‚ p.41). Kachru (1985) described the spread of English in terms of three concentric circles: the Inner Circle‚ the Outer Circle and the Expanding Circle. These circles represent "the type of spread‚ the patterns of acquisition and the functional domains in which English is used across cultures and languages" (Kachru
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In the Prince Machiavelli describes how a leader should act in order maintain a kingdom or power (CITATION). Machiavelli indicates that it is more beneficial for a ruler or leader not to be generous or merciful‚ and how one should break promises if it goes against one’s own interests (MACHIAVELLI). Essentially‚ Machiavelli indicates that a leader should be self centered in order to maintain a leading role (CIATION).
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The Unit Circle Project Due on _________________ Goal: To create an artistic representation of The Unit Circle • Using your medium of choice (no garbage cans‚ food or glitter‚ please)‚ create a display of the Unit Circle. • Your display should include all the angles represented on the unit circle. • Angles should be labeled in degrees and radians. Please be sure to measure the angles with a protractor to ensure accurate representation. • This project is a quiz
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is another‚ but can something deeper in religion like hell do this? In Dante’s hell there are nine circles‚ first Limbo‚ second Lust‚ third Gluttony‚
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Machiavelli’s The Prince Niccolo Machiavelli lived from 1469-1527. During his life he spent time both very well respected and exiled from society. In The Prince Machiavelli shares what he thinks are the greatest attributes of a strong leader. Though this was written hundreds of years ago his incites seem to still be applicable to many modern situations. Machiavelli survived an incredibly tumultuous period in his region. Growing up Machiavelli’s family was financially comfortable though not incredibly
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XYZ IB SL Math Circles Aim: The aim of this task is to investigate positions of points in intersecting circles. Introduction: The above diagram shows that distance r is the distance between any point‚ such as A‚ and the center of the circle‚ O‚ of the circle C1. The circle C2 has centre P and radius OP. A is one of the points of intersection of C1 and C2. Circle C3 has centre A‚ and radius r. The point P’ is the intersection of C3 with (OP). The r=1‚ OP=2‚ and P’=0.5. This is shown
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