characteristics and behaviors In the play “Oedipus Rex” Sophocles portrays two characters‚ Oedipus and Creon‚ as rulers of Thebes. After the murder of Laius‚ former King of Thebes‚ Oedipus became leader when he killed the Sphinx. Some time later‚ Creon became King of Thebes as the result of his nephew’s deaths. Oedipus is a good ruler in spite of his defects. Creon is a bad ruler in spite of his virtues. Oedipus is seen as a good leader. He demonstrates the qualities any good leader possesses
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The powerful rulers‚ Chandragupta Maurya and Ashoka‚ created comparable political and economic systems during the time in which each of them ruled India. Chandragupta Maurya took control over small regional kingdoms in the ruling dynasty‚ and made them into one empire‚ the Mauryan Empire‚ of which he then became ruler. Chandragupta’s political advisor‚ Kautalya‚ advised Chandragupta on political policies and government. Some of his advice can be found in the Indian political handbook called Arthashastra
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P olitical science refers to the social science in relation with political institutions and with the principles and conduct of government. This means that political science is about studying the norms of the society and the government. In political science‚ you need to know what the society needs‚ how the government id functioning‚ how the government execute laws‚ how they render authority to the people‚ how the government is built‚ and many more. It is also the study of the state wherein you ought
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(Chalukya dynasty) Paramaras and Chahamanas rose to prominence first‚ establishing territories and creating kingdoms. The Rajputs were mainly feudal lords under the over-lordship of the rulers belonging to Pratiharas – a dynasty that ruled until the 10th century. Gradually‚ they attained the status of independent rulers. Their dominion spread over most parts of north India. In the north-west region known as Rajputana‚ which comprises the present day Rajasthan and parts of Pakistan. The Rajput community
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imperial Magadha based its military strength were ideal supporters of a INTRODUCTION 8 power monopoly. The eastern environment of Magadha provided an ample supply of wild elephants‚ but maintenance was of greater importance than supply. Only a mighty ruler could afford to maintain adequate contingents of war elephants. The entrance of the elephant into Indian military history around 500 BC thus made a profound difference to the political structure and the strategy of warfare. Chandragupta Maurya’s gift
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the firsts rule‚ many people did not believe that a woman could be a strong and effective ruler without the guidance and authority that a male ruler would be able to possess. While many people spoke out against her rule‚ some people believed that it was inspiring for a woman to hold power over land and believed in equality. There were many people who did not believe Queen Elizabeth would make a good ruler. Many people‚ including John Knox and Nicholas Heath (doc. 1 and 2) said that God did not
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tyrant in the same way he does with Macbeth and Richard III in their respective plays. On the other hand‚ it is difficult to reason that Caesar is a just King because he came into power by usurpation. “In antiquity the term [“tyrant”] referred to a ruler who came to power by usurpation‚ without constitutional warrant.”1 Based on insight from several sources and my own interpretation of Julius Caesar‚ I have concluded that Shakespeare left Caesar’s objectives unknown in order to focus on the moral dilemma
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and Mesopotamia had a government with one main ruler‚ but Egypt had a centralized government with a pharaoh‚ while Mesopotamia had a decentralized government with a king. Socially‚ both civilizations were patriarchal‚ but Egypt was more lenient towards women while Mesopotamia was stricter. The political and social structures of Egypt and Mesopotamia both similarities and differences. Politically‚ although both Egypt and Mesopotamia had one main ruler‚ Egypt was centralized and whereas Mesopotamia
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with only one person in charge. The citizens don’t have no say in the decisions that are made. The leader has complete control‚ and he has total control. Mussolini was this kind of leader in Italy. He made all of the rules. Mussolini was a very harsh ruler. He gained many thing for Italy. These things might not have never been accomplished in a democracy. Mussolini’s form of government was known as fascism. There are some downsides to forms of government with only one person in charge. Many times the
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course of history princes can see the struggle of a ruler to have the balance of good and evil. I used excerpts 1 to 4‚ to illustrate Machiavelli purposes to his audiences which are the princes must have a necessary standards to be a ruler. Machiavelli depended on descriptive adjective‚ visual imagery‚ figurative language and insightful thinking to argue his purpose to his audiences that a prince must have balance of good and evil to be a ruler. Machiavelli begin his argument in excerpt 1
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