Leadership is what every great civilization is built of. Without someone leading the nation, the nation will shortly fall to it enemy’s. It is said that history is written by the victors, and in many cases this is true, but even the victors must acknowledge the enemy’s leaders. Leaders can be seen in many ways, as strong warrior, or a wise king, but along with the physical power that being a leader comes with, these leaders also must be able to lead many others that follow behind them. Different leaders have different values that they think are the best suited in helping move forward their agendas. In many cases, different leaders disagree on what values and ideals are important for their country, leading to many confrontations and occasionally
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Mythology to the Greek people was where most of the values and practices derived from. The Olympian gods had a say in the lives of the people and that is why the leaders at the time did things in accordance with the gods will. In class while we discussed the topic of ancient Greeks, we watched the movie 300, in his movie Leonidas was a brave warrior that was king to the mighty Spartan army. While Sparta had an internal struggle to figure out which was the best thing to do, Leonidas and 300 of his men went to go hold of xerces and his army of many. Leonidas was the leader of many in Sparta, and the Spartans valued strength and honor the most when confronted with obstacles in their way. Many challenges were presented to the Spartans, one being the most important and enormous was xerces army, that was marching toward them with the intent of war. While his values would not let him back down, Leonidas was forced into a position of fighting for victory, even though the odds were not stacked in their favor. This story might be a fictional representation of the battle that took place all those years ago, but the values of the time were clearly passed down to clearly tell later peoples what led to that battle in …show more content…
The Art of War was a book written by Sun Tzu in the fifth century to better equip china’s people with strategic power. The knowledge that people got out of the book was so important that its teachings are still relevant to this day, although not technically in the way that It was meant to be taken. Many people use what they learn from the Art of War in business strategies and in different application of their life. Sun Tzu was a brilliant leader and strategist to write such a great work, and his values can be seen amongst the text. Knowledge is one if not the most important value that we can take way from the text. If we know how to outsmart the enemy than there is a one hundred percent chance of winning the battle. A few things can be inferred from the knowledge the text gives us, because without facing these obstacles how does the general know how to overcome them. While the text is an outline on how to win, this does not mean that losing was not involved in the texts
Mythology to the Greek people was where most of the values and practices derived from. The Olympian gods had a say in the lives of the people and that is why the leaders at the time did things in accordance with the gods will. In class while we discussed the topic of ancient Greeks, we watched the movie 300, in his movie Leonidas was a brave warrior that was king to the mighty Spartan army. While Sparta had an internal struggle to figure out which was the best thing to do, Leonidas and 300 of his men went to go hold of xerces and his army of many. Leonidas was the leader of many in Sparta, and the Spartans valued strength and honor the most when confronted with obstacles in their way. Many challenges were presented to the Spartans, one being the most important and enormous was xerces army, that was marching toward them with the intent of war. While his values would not let him back down, Leonidas was forced into a position of fighting for victory, even though the odds were not stacked in their favor. This story might be a fictional representation of the battle that took place all those years ago, but the values of the time were clearly passed down to clearly tell later peoples what led to that battle in …show more content…
The Art of War was a book written by Sun Tzu in the fifth century to better equip china’s people with strategic power. The knowledge that people got out of the book was so important that its teachings are still relevant to this day, although not technically in the way that It was meant to be taken. Many people use what they learn from the Art of War in business strategies and in different application of their life. Sun Tzu was a brilliant leader and strategist to write such a great work, and his values can be seen amongst the text. Knowledge is one if not the most important value that we can take way from the text. If we know how to outsmart the enemy than there is a one hundred percent chance of winning the battle. A few things can be inferred from the knowledge the text gives us, because without facing these obstacles how does the general know how to overcome them. While the text is an outline on how to win, this does not mean that losing was not involved in the texts