Machiavelli said that: “A ruler should be feared rather than loved” explain how he supported his statements using specific examples from the text. PRINCE ESSAY Machiavelli was harsh in his tactics‚ but they were not only effective by successful. When the Medici family was run out of Italy by the French invasion‚ there was a period of time where the Italian government didn’t know what to do‚ so they didn’t operate effectively‚ if they operated at all. Italy’s power began to grow weaker until a
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Topic: Sartre said Hell is other people while Streisand sang; people who need other people are the luckiest people in the world. With whom do you agree with? The above statements present two very different perspectives regarding the social behaviors practiced around the world. One could even say that in the end it boils down to an extrovert Vs introvert or even optimism Vs pessimism debate‚ depending on how you look at it of course. But let’s not make it more complicated than it already is
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To understand the idea of the male gaze I willl be looking back on the development of the gaze and how it has developed into days society andespacially in the form of music videos. John berger observed that ‘ according to usage and conventions which are at last being questioned but have by omeans been overcome - men act and women appear. Men look atowomen. Women watch themselves being looked at’(Berger 1972‚45‚47) Berger first saw the idea of the male gaze when he arued that in European art form
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The present-day story is told conventionally: we follow the action with Evey‚ with V‚ and with Finch. This part of the story also makes much use of television screens‚ with events being told – or retold – via news reports. The brief reference to an avian flu outbreak helps to suggest topicality. [See below] Montage is used to show the responses of people in the city. We see them watching TV and watch with them. Several of the main characters are shown reacting to V ’s broadcast address. Gordon
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Of Truth by Francis Bacon and A Short Analysis What is truth? said jesting Pilate‚ and would not stay for an answer. Certainly there be‚ that delight in giddiness‚ and count it a bondage to fix a belief; affecting1 free-will in thinking‚ as well as in acting. And though the sects of philosophers of that kind2 be gone‚ yet there remain certain discoursing3 wits‚ which are of the same veins‚ though there be not so much blood in them‚ as was in those of the ancients. But it is not only the difficulty
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in mind that technology is everywhere all the time (ubiquitous) because of the onset of Smartphone’s‚ and other mobile devices. You have a 21st century phenomenon. But‚ is what Scott McNealy said true? Cite and explain examples that support and argue against this statement. I believe what Scott McNealy said is true. The privacy and security that we think we have is not so true the internet is the quickest way to have your identity stolen by someone else. By logging on to your email or by purchasing
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1. The three positions taken when decoding an image are said to be dominant‚ negotiated and oppositional. Choose two images‚ one from the genre of documentary and one from advertising‚ and explain the process of encoding and decoding to explain these three positions the viewer may take when decoding your chosen images. Stuart Hall’s text‚ “Encoding‚ Decoding” identifies three positions one can take in decoding an image. These three positions are dominant‚ negotiated and oppositional. In light of
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I have chosen to explore paragraphs 8‚ 9 and 11 to interpret what Wordsworth might have meant by this quote. The use of ’fostered’ creates the impression of a parent or guardian‚ and with such a high regard for nature I wonder whether this quote is aimed at her and her so called actions that only Wordsworth seems to feel and encounter. Episode 8 begins with the lines; he seems at one with where he used to live in ’that beloved Vale’ and the cold language Wordsworth includes such as ’frost’‚ ’the
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It is often said that people over the age of 60 should not work anymore because of the problems they create‚ that employers should make them retire. Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. You should write at least 250 words. In a lot of countries‚ 60 is the mandatory retirement age. It is as if people this age are outmoded‚ ready for replacement. Personally‚ I think that our
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What makes a civilization great? It depends on the tools‚ the laws‚ class structures‚ religions‚ and government. However‚ it also depends on the way an individual thinks and how their way of thinking could contribute to improving society. In ancient Greece‚ there lived three great men named Socrates‚ Plato‚ and Aristotle. These men were the first and still the greatest philosophers of all time. They questioned people’s way of life and even the meaning of life itself. The teaching of philosophy would
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