If rulers from the past were to be sat down and asked what their reaction was and what they had to say about Niccolo Machiavelli’s statement‚ “it is far better to be feared than loved if you cannot be both‚” one would hear many different statements and answers. Rulers who want complete and total power would lean towards being feared and those who wanted to be powerful without exerting utter fear would disagree with Machiavelli’s comment. Rulers such as Louis XI‚ Charlemagne‚ Ferdinand and Isabella
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Do You Really Know Yourself? Throughout time great philosophers have pondered the question of what knowing your self is. Philosophers like Socrates‚ Plato‚ and Alcibiades have somewhat of a similarity when it comes to identifying one’s self. However‚ there are the differences that lead up to the explanation and what individuals believe the self is. Socrates focused on the ‘good life’ and stresses the fact that to know how to live we need to know who we are. Under Socrates‚ the founder of philosophy
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“First Poem for You” by the use of symbolic words. Water and lightening are two words that have a symbolic meaning for the poem. “Lines of lightening pulsing just above your nipple‚ can find‚ as if by instinct‚ the blue swirls of water on your shoulder where a serpent twists‚ facing a dragon” (Kennedy‚ 601). Though symbols can have more than one meaning to them‚ the poem helps to point out the specific meaning behind the relationship. The girlfriend‚ of the guy with the tattoos‚
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Ami Denman Dr. Anderson Phil 1043 4/26/13 Do You Believe In Miracles? Do you believe in miracles? I find it rather intriguing that some people still try to use science or any number of other disciplines as a way of explaining‚ give meaning or rationalizing the question of miracles or the existence of a higher power. I find it hard to understand why humans deny at least the possibility that everyday life presents us with mysteries that cannot simply be explained by human reasoning‚ rational
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1. One of your inmates is a murderer. When he was 18 years old‚ he killed his girlfriend. He received a sentence of life with the possibility of parole. He is now 58 years old and you have come to realize that he is a model prisoner. He has shown impeccable behavior‚ has a job within the prison‚ has been around the community during furloughs and has become a positive influence and a great role model for other prisoners. Also‚ he has formed a bond with the victim’s family‚ who has forgiven him for
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In just sixteen words‚ “You Fit into Me” creates an unsettling image with the description of a fish hook lodged in an eye. The implications of that image range from the simple‚ like two incompatible personalities‚ to the disturbing‚ like an abusive relationship. But the most overt implication is a sexual one‚ and when paired with such painful imagery‚ it suggests that the poem is about continuous sexual abuse. The first line‚ “you fit into me‚” is physical through the use of the verb “fit.” When
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In a world in which abortion is considered either a woman’s right or a sin against God‚ the poem "The Mother" by Gwendolyn Brooks gives a voice to a mother lamenting her aborted children through three stanzas in which a warning is given to mothers‚ an admission of guilt is made‚ and an apology to the dead is given. The poet-speaker‚ the mother‚ as part of her memory addresses the children that she "got that [she] did not get" (Brooks 206). The shift in voice from stanza to stanza allows Brooks to
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“This Type of Love” In Shihan’s poem “This Type of Love” he really gets into detail about his point of view on how strong the power of love is throughout his poem. He details the trials and tribulations he would go through just because he is motivated by love and how love can make us do things that we would never do unless it’s for a certain someone. In the beginning of the poem Shihan first talks about how he has a type of love that makes him wants to talk to all of his friends about. This is
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1. What is Tannen’s purpose in writing this essay? What does she hope it will accomplish? From what I gathered Tannen’s purpose was for us to comprehend the importance of communication in the work field. How the simplest verbal functions can be interpreted in many different ways. “Conversation is a ritual” I find so much meaning behind these four simple words‚ the article in its entirety are summed up by these word. Tannen wants to enlighten us to remember that our words are powerful. I believe she
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of life. people do many different things to remain healthy .some go for healthy diet‚ other recommended exercise‚ and rest thinks health awareness is important ‚after all “Prevention is better than cure.” A healthy diet is very necessary to remain healthy. People must take care of their diet. Everybody should read the ingredients before buying any eatables as well as how many vitamins it contains Americans are facing a very big problem of obesity. This is due to their
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