The Little Prince Essay

In his guide to obtaining political power, The Prince, Machiavelli asserted that effective leadership comes only through instilling fear in one’s subjects rather than promoting a loving environment. Machiavelli appears to ignore the powerful combination that fear and love create when put together: respect. In order to become a successful leader, cultivating respect among one’s followers is far more advantageous than choosing fear or love alone. Both fear and love are relatively easy to establish…

Every day, I would chat with my friend, just to see if they had said anything, or if they were even interested. She couldn’t settle my nerves, as she knew nothing about what they were wanting to do or where they were wanting to go with their company. Little did I know, they were contemplating on taking a big leap of faith on me! I will never forget, that Friday evening, way after hours, Kelly called me to share that they wanted me to join their team! Needless to say, I was beyond ecstatic, yet…

A political leader will use anything to control, deceive, and lie to the population. They have found that the best way to do so is to use mass propaganda and brainwashing the public. This should never be done anywhere due to how destructive it can be to a population. Places like North Korea will very likely never be fixed because of how effective and destructive propaganda is. I agree with Chris Hedges and his argument. Even though people could argue that it is better, but the population will be…

follows Machiavelli’s The Prince, concept of being the fox and the lion. Both Devasmita and the nun in The Red Lotus of Chastity attempt to succeed in being both animals. Although Machiavelli states in The Prince that he must possess both traits of the fox and the lion, only Devasmita triumphs in being both animals while the nun ends up being only the lion. In Machiavelli’s The Prince, he uses the metaphor of the fox and the lion as qualities a prince should display. “A prince must imitate the…

recurring themes in “The Prince” are good will and hatred, fortun, and warcraft. The first recurring theme in “The Prince” is good will and hatred, Machiavelli always goes back to the fact that a prince must make sure that he is not hated by his people, a prince must take care of his people and not be cruel and if a prince suspects he is hated by this people he should fear them. He discusses this theme in both chapters XVII and XIX. The second recurring theme in “The Prince is fortune in this…

The moment that my father invested into a photo booth was the moment that I would begin to develop the skill of hard work. This skill would in time lead me to become a better person. Up until 2013, only occasionally would my guardian require my assistance with his work. I could either carry bags in or out of the house or support him in setting up. When my father bought a photo booth in 2013, that simple work that I did periodically would increase dramatically. I was not an experienced worker at…

One may consider the leadership philosophies, found within the Analects and the Dao De Jing, as being both demonstrably ineffective as well as surprising efficacious. Context and subjectivity are front and center when dealing with textual ideologies and the use of either of these philosophies is no different. While the two require a grueling amount of self-restraint, both diverge when explaining the position of where a ruler should be. Take for instance, a battle between two opposing forces.…

The representation of Henry V has been creatively re-shaped to address contemporary contexts, particularly reforming the universal concepts of leadership and war. Shakespeare’s original text constructs Henry’s persona to reflect the Elizabethan context, vitalising Henry’s suitability to the throne through his Machiavellian traits and patriotic attitude towards war. However, Branagh’s adaptation of the play following the Vietnam and Falklands War renders this character as humanised, thus pursuing…

fundamental characteristics. Between the glorious Julius Caesar, the victorious Donald Trump, and the triumphant Joseph Stalin, they all share the common identity of Machiavellian rulers. William Shakespeare’s play King Lear, similar to Machiavelli’s The Prince, demonstrates these attributes clearly and concisely. Shakespeare shows that such figures generally have supreme confidence and determination in themselves. Additionally, they are easily motivated by personal gain, which in their…

Abidemi was a little young, but there was no reason for him to be withheld from climbing. He was quick but he was small in stature for his age and unable to fight off potential predators. Although most young monkeys do not learn to climb until they are a little older she knew her son, and she believed he would be able to do this. “Wait,” she exclaimed, “stay up in that branch son. You…