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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leads us to a question that is in dispute: Is it better to be loved than feared‚ or vice versa?" (Machiavelli‚ 51) An effective ruler would be one that relies upon fear without hatred‚ rather than love‚ as described by Niccolo Machiavelli in his book The Prince. In a perfect world all people would be good-hearted‚
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Human Growth & Development | Book Report | | Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom | Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom What is the book about? Tuesdays with Morrie is a true story about sportswriter Mitch Albom and his favorite college professor‚ Morrie Schwartz. During Mitch’s undergraduate years at Brandeis University‚ he and Morrie form a bond that goes beyond a typical student/teacher relationship. After graduation‚ Mitch promises to stay in touch with his professor and
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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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Book Report for the Catcher in the Rye By Jerome David Salinger Amy Zeng Mr. Poldiak 05/27/2013 Author Introduction The author of the Catcher in the Rye‚ Jerome David Salinger was born in New York in 1919. He is the son of a wealthy cheese importer. He grew up in a fashionable neighborhood in Manhattan. He graduated from Valley Forge in 1936 and attended different colleges. He published his first short story in 1940. He kept on writing when
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Ramona the Brave by Beverly Cleary Book report Yolanda Sargeon Concordia University October 24‚ 2012 Ms. Margaret Honey‚ Professor Six year old Ramona may be young‚ but she prides herself on being brave. The books starts off with some older boys teasing her sister‚ Beezus‚ and Ramona stands up for her. However‚ Ramona does not receive the praise she feels she deserves. Beezus ends up mad at her for embarrassing her in front of the boys. The book progresses with Ramona starting first grade
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Book Report What Does the Text Say? This Book‚ The Son of Neptune written by Rick Riordan‚ is based on Greek mythology and three kids that try to find their destiny and their meaning as Heroes. First‚ there is Percy Jackson‚ Percy lost his memory and woke up in a forest stranded by wolves. He was raise by the pack of wolves and the Alpha male Lupa. These wolves could talk. Lupa then sent Percy to the south to continue his destiny as a Hero. Percy later found out that he was the son of Neptune
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The book I am reading for my book report is Catching Fire‚ the second part of the Hunger Games. The Austhor of Catching Fire is Susanne Collins. The book Catching Fire is a very good book‚ it emphasis’s more on the characters rather than the plot. Catching fire has many different scenes in many different places‚ but two of the zones are important for the characters‚ which is District 12 and the Guarter Guell arena. There are 8 important characters in Catching Fire. Katniss Everdeen‚ is the
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ANIMAL FARM Book Report Animal Farm talks not only about the corruption of rebellion and revolt by its leaders but also how wickedness‚ indifference‚ ignorance and greed influence it. It illustrates immoral leadership‚ a flaw of revolution. It also depicts how ignorance and indifference to problems within a rebellion allows terrible things to happen if a smooth transition to the people’s government is unsuccessful. Old Major‚ the old boar on the Manor Farm‚ summons all the animals on the
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Samantha Meyers 01/20/13 Wld Hist. HN Pd. 2 Prince Metternich Prince Metternich was born in Coblenz on May 15‚ 1773. He owed most of his early education to his mother because his father showed no interest in his education. In 1788‚ Metternich enrolled in Strasbourg University He served as foreign minister of the Austrian Empire from 1809 to 1848 and restored Austria to its former power after the devastating Napoleonic Wars. He held continuous office in European affairs for almost 40 years
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