(1506)‚ and the German emperor (1507-8). In the course of his diplomatic missions within Italy he became acquainted with many of the Italian rulers and was able to study their political tactics‚ particularly those of the ecclesiastic and soldier Cesare Borgia‚ who was at that time engaged in enlarging his holdings in central Italy. From 1503 to 1506 Machiavelli reorganized the military defense of the republic of Florence. Although mercenary armies were common during this period‚ he preferred to rely on
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but it also very plausible when applied to modern politics or situation. Machiavelli meant for this to be a guidebook for future leaders based off of past leaderships. For example‚ the section about Cesare Borgia addresses how resilience is a good quality for a leader to keep power. Borgia was not able to keep power because he relied heavily on his father‚ Pope Alexander VI. Other than that‚ this story focuses a lot on the idea of morals and ethics. People based all of their decisions on morals
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Social: human rights‚ families‚ women‚ relationships between rich and poor‚ art‚ music Political: rulers‚ diplomacy‚ war Religious: impact of religion on everything else Intellectual: big ideas‚ philosophy Technological: inventions‚ wars Economic: trade‚ money‚ inflation‚ poverty Renaissance society viewed itself as a rebirth began ~1400‚ Florence ended with french invasion of northern italy in 1494 ends in italy with destruction of rome by troops of charles V in 1527 it spread to europe
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be considered unbiased even though some sections and quotations he chose to use seem very biased. “ That being a grave insult in Italy‚ Soforza--who later fathered children--shouted out what all Rome suspected but none had dared whisper: that the Borgia pope’s real motive was incestuous‚ that he wanted his captivating daughter‚ not remarried but active in his own bed” (82). It is difficult to seem unbiased when the author is writing about a time full of corruption‚ violence‚ and greed. The Catholic
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In fact Machiavelli took on several positions in the government and he even served as a political advisor for the Borgia family. Therefore he has established several political views of his own (Angelo M. Codevilla‚ 1997). He also had gathered several ruling strategies from the Borgia family which can be depicted in the quote below where he advised “The Prince” to pretend in a bid to seize the enemy‚ "My Prince‚ I advise you to treat with Caterina
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It has become apparent today that a significant majority of people whom reside among the many modern democracies here on the western hemisphere of world are rather very ignorant in the difficulties of nation building and the effort consuming process of developing effective governance in turbulent and chaotic circumstances. We often find that that significant majority that reside among us to be blinded by their first-world conditions‚ arrogantly pass judgement‚ carrying views and perceptions of contempt
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Reading Journal: A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance – Portrait of an Age. Medieval Mind Summaries P.7: The Dark Ages brought war‚ famine‚ high crime‚ and widespread ignorance to the once thriving Roman Empire. P.8: Civil wars were waged across the Roman Empire to quell different interpretations on Catholicism. P.9: The pious Saint Augustine orchestrated one of the first Great Works that set the foundations to the Medieval Mind. The “Decivitate Dei” was created
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1. When Machiavelli discusses that there are two kinds of combat‚ one with laws and one with force‚ what he is really talking about is that for a prince to be successful he must learn how to manage both. Machiavelli uses the lion and the fox example in order to make a metaphor out of the entire situation. A fox is cunning and smart and is therefore immune to traps. However‚ a fox cannot defend itself against a larger and more powerful animal such as a wolf — that’s where the lion comes in. A lion
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Zinn Essay Period 3 US History AP A nation founded on the slaughter of innocent people will never admit what they did was wrong. Most of them will not even acknowledge that such events ever took place. They will even go as far as to tell their children that the murderous tyrants of old were heroes and how they brought peace and prosperity. They will preach of how a nation of uneducated savages was given the gift of Christianity and how the divine light lead them to become people of culture. This
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book’s longest section‚ expanding upon a number of events that Manchester regards as embodying the end of the Middle Ages as well as the early period of the Renaissance. It relates extensive anecdotes regarding a pope from the formidable medieval Borgia family‚ Pope Alexander VI‚ focusing on his "wild" celebrations and extensive nepotism. Continuing with his focus in regard to spirituality‚ Manchester writes on the rise of humanism in the early Renaissance days and its celebration of secularism over
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