much safer to be feared than lived‚ when‚ of the two‚ either must be dispensed with” (Machiavelli XVII). Going along the lines of fear and love‚ Machiavelli believes that a prince should be considered “element and not cruel‚” but should not overuse his cruelness and authority. Machiavelli states in The Prince “therefore a prince‚ so long as he keeps his subjects united and loyal‚ ought not to mind the reproach of cruelty; because with a few examples he will be more merciful than those‚ who through
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Question: Should Bashar and Hafez al-Assad have paid more attention to Machiavelli’s “The Prince”? What critique and advice would Machiavelli give them? Syria is trapped in the hands of Fortune. The current Syrian regime led by ‘president’ Bashar al-Assad‚ within the next year‚ can easily be eliminated by foreign powers or can easily prosper as an authoritarian government. Fortune has the jurisdiction to decide. But one may ask‚ why is Syria in this current unfortunate state? No
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Timed writing rewrite: the Prince Leaders of countries or Princes must make decisions that not many will agree with‚ but are the best for the populace and he must make them‚ no matter the cost. Niccolo Machiavelli uses logos‚ ethos and distinct clear diction to prove the necessity for a ruler to be able to make unpopular decisions‚ in an excerpt from his book “the Prince” (1532). Throughout the excerpt Machiavelli uses logos to talk about this issue in a logical manner. His first step
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posing as a guard‚ with his face obscured by his helmet.) LORD GENERAL: Look at her‚ isn’t she a pretty little flower? The spoils of war‚ boy. FLORA: War spoils all. You are wrong to glorify it so‚ Lord General. LORD GENERAL:
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Throughout this section‚ Tolstoy investigates the origins of patriotism and national identity. Although many of the characters vigorously support the Russian cause‚ their reasoning for doing so are diverse. Prince Andrei hopes to achieve a gratifying career and get away from his wife; dreamy Nikolai glamorizes battle; Ippolit Kuragin wants opportunities to pick up women. None of these characters seem to be moved by nationalist feelings - all of them volunteered for the war due to self-interest or
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The Black Prince by Iris Murdoch is a twisted story full of drama and scandals with each character more complex than the next. It is often simple to pick apart and make assumptions about a novel’s protagonist. In the case of The Black Prince it is clear to see that the main character and first person narrator is in fact a repressed homosexual. Throughout the novel he faces many challenges to his gender and sexuality and although the stories‚ “clown” Francis Marloe suggests this many times during
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While many history scholars claim that the label has gained a better association over the years‚ others believe that it still has the same bad meaning. The Prince‚ by Niccoló Machiavelli‚ provides many examples as to how the term‚ “Machiavellian”‚ has a negative connotation. To begin with‚ a Machiavellian person is merciless and harsh. In The Prince‚ Machiavelli advises leaders to decide who they need to injure. If they do so‚ they must make sure that they do not receive revenge. He is literally telling
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Ibrahim’s father befriended a white man (Prince Among Slaves‚ by Terry Alford). Ibrahim is translated as Abraham. Abraham was known as a prince. His father was a king of the cattle raising people. Abraham was enslaved by family in Natchez‚ Mississippi. On August 18‚ 1789‚ Abraham was purchased by Thomas Foster. While Abraham was captured‚ leaving his wife and two sons‚ he had no idea of what freedom was going to mean to him. He became known as the “Prince” because that’s how Thomas named him. Abraham
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“Get dressed quickly. Prince Prospero has invited us on his party to stay safe from the plague.” My husband commanded with a gruff. I sighed but followed his command‚ looking over my over-exaggerated ball gowns in my closet he bought me. Choosing the white‚ silver‚ and gold dress‚ I slip it on pairing it with a pair of silver heels. I was just a brown-haired petite mother of nine‚ whom which none were mine‚ that was under strict order of my husband. I were to raise his kids since he didn’t have a
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DENÝZ BAÞOÐLU 28483859748 VIRTÙ AND FORTUNE OF A PRINCE The Prince‚ written by Machiavelli is concerned with the issues politics‚ ruling a state and how a ruler or a leader should be. The key properties of a ruler are represented by Machiavelli in details and the inner and outer effects of the success in ruling are mentioned. One of the most important topics in The Prince is about the relationship of skillfulness (virtù) of the ruler and his good or bad chance (fortune) and their
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