Tough Love “If you have to make a choice‚ to be feared is much safer than to be loved” (46). Niccolò Machiavelli declared this in The Prince while explaining how to be an extraordinary leader. If leaders are feared they will be respected by their people and other countries‚ thus keeping justice and maintaining control. If a leader is feared‚ they will receive respect from their people and other countries. People will not turn against the leader‚ but if the people love him they would
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THE LITTLE PRINCE In the eyes of a child‚ there is joy‚ there is laughter. But as time ages us‚ as soon as we flowered and became grown-ups the child inside us all fades that we forget that once‚ we were a child. The story begins about drawings of closed and open boa constrictors. Later‚ the author relates a story about the Turkish astronomer who discovers the little prince’s home‚ Asteroid B-612. When he presents his findings to the International Congress of Astronomy‚ dressed in
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Prince Hal appreciates his youth by living a life of stealing and spending much time with his companion of robbers. He also knows that he must become the responsible leader that his father wants him to be. He plans to be mature and impress those who did not believe he can be a responsible king. After he has a conversation with his father‚ the King he makes a goal to prove it to his father that he can be that mature responsible leader his father wishes to see by promises to kill the leader or the
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virtuous‚ and intern receive some positive purpose in life? In Machiavelli’s The Prince he states “A Prince (Phil) should not necessarily avoid vices such as cruelty or dishonesty if employing them will benefit the state. Cruelty and other vices should not be pursued for their own sake‚ just as virtue should not be pursued for its own sake: virtues and vices should be conceived as mean to an end. Every action the prince (Phil) takes must be considered in light of its effect on the state‚ not in terms
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promises‚ and avoiding being hated. The first quality introduced by Machiavelli is the duty of prince on preparing military. This quality is important because if the prince is not willing to prepare a troop to protect himself and his country‚ he is showing the people that he does not care for his or his country’s safety‚ which will cause a great concern to his people and lose their support on him. A prince should be concerned for his safety at all times since if he dies‚ there might not be another
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The Prince‚ one of the most popular and well known doctrines of political thought was also one of the greatest works of Niccoló Machiavelli. First published in 1513‚ The Prince was written in response to the failure of the Greek-based Italian city-states. Machiavelli wrote The Prince because‚ despite being a firm Republican‚ he was also well-documented as a strong patriot. He wanted that his people live under a free but effective government‚ but he decided that if his nation has to be ruled by
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The Prince Quotes Political: • “…and in the actions of men‚ and especially of princes‚ from which there is no appeal‚ the end justifies the means.” Pg. 94 Meaning: As long as your end result is good‚ your way to get there‚ no matter how brutal‚ cruel‚ cunning‚ etc‚ will be justified. • “…when dominions are acquired in a providence differing in language‚ law‚ and customs‚ the difficulties to be overcome are great…one of the best and most certain means of doing so would be for the new ruler to
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Belonging is essentially a perspective represented to express a variety of ways in which one can associate within society and themselves. The novel “Swallow the Air” by Tara June Winch‚ the short story extract “Scan” by Manifesto and the poem “Originally” by Carol Ann Duffy are all influenced by the different perspectives through exploring and reflecting upon the meaning that the composers have conveyed. I have viewed vast range of representations of belonging and the use of different forms and features
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he says that there are times when the common good outweighs the means‚ and the morality of a rulers actions. He also says that you cannot be loved by everyone‚ so try to be loved and feared at the same time‚ but of the two‚ choose to be feared. The Prince is considered to be one of the most important of nonfiction literature written in the history of mankind.
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These are the beginning lines of the short story‚ Happy Endings‚ written by Margaret Atwood. Most stories have developed settings‚ characters and established plots. However‚ Happy Endings is structured in a unique way that makes it stand out among others. After reading Happy Endings several times‚ it is obvious the story was written to expose a heartfelt message that would encourage the reader to think about his or her life. The tone of voice in Happy Endings was different than what I was used to‚ but
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