Cardinal virtues

Describe the qualities of Machiavelli’s ideal prince in relation to one contemporary or historical leader. What characteristics should a prince possess, and how should a prince behave and lead his people, and how does this advice from Machiavelli play out in real life with the leader you chose as an example. Is their leadership good for their people? Neighboring countries? The world? Every person has their own individual skills that make us different from each other. This applies even to…

The following statement, “The crucible is essentially about courage, weakness, and truth,” is correct. In the crucible the attributes that the characters show/have aren't necessarily the best, yet some show the attribute of courage, Mary Warren and John Proctor show this attribute. Other times some characters show the trait of weakness, those characters are John Proctor, Mary Warren, and Ann Putnam. There is a lot of both those characteristics, but what mostly lacks in this play is one simple…

The ancient Greek philosopher Plato had strong views on important topics in history. One of the more important views he had, he transcribed into his Allegory of the Cave. The Allegory of the Cave brings in many different processes that one must undertake in order to reach true enlightenment. Numerous people have conformed to the allegory, but one slave experienced a process in his attempt to learn to read and write that matched closely with what the allegory described. This person was Frederick…

When I was four years old, I fell in love. It wasn't a feeling that would easily disappear. It was true love, not for a person, but a sport. I fell in love tennis. This is a tribute to my first and best coach who has recently passed away. As a kid in a third world country, Iran, with all that political issues going on between the country and the rest of the world, My mom tried to make me busy by spoiling me and taking me to every sport that she could possibly think of. I was a very shy…

Should people sacrifice what they care about? This is an interesting question to think about, and can be a good judge of character depending on what they sacrifice, and what for. Another thing to think about is why people sacrifice things that they care about. Sacrifice all depends on what type of person they are, and their judgement. People sacrifice what they care about because the end result is more important than the thing being sacrificed. This can all be seen in “The Giving Tree”, “The…

Courage, courage is the ability to do something that frightens one. Courage is a word commonly confused with fearless. Fearlessness is in ways the same thing as foolishness. If one is fearless, one lacks fear, one lacks the understanding of fear, of what is being put at risk. In today's world people are jumping off roofs to prove how courageous they are. These individuals are, however misguided, they are expressing fearlessness not courage. Courage is so much greater, courage is…

After a person has found their proper function, became morally strong and pure, and created a habit of being good, their quality of life will increase, leading to a strong sense of fulfillment and an overall better life. One way that this can be done, is to not set unrealistic standards for yourself. If you expect nothing but perfection, you will ultimately always feel as though you have fell short of your true goal. This emotion can lead to self deprecation, even when an actual achievement is…

Ethics codes comparison paper Deanna Baker Class Instructor Date Ethics codes comparison paper Abstract Confidentiality, teaching and training, and community standards Ethics codes comparison paper Introduction A code of ethics is the heart and soul of any business or organization. The standard in which all business and certified activities are measured in the code of ethics of its memberships. The ethics code is a guide to how members should act in while…

Case study The case study focuses and discusses the cultural values and protective nature people feel towards their culture. For example both the Tremblay as well as the Lopez family keep their native languages of Spanish and French for the inherent cultural values it helps preserve and keeps. This is supported in the quote “The Tremblay and Lopez families… continue to speak their languages… they believe… it is important… in retaining and enhancing their cultural heritage” This quote supports…

Final Exam 1. Compare Mr. Knightly with Aristotle's noble person Over the course of the semester we have discussed Aristotle and his notion of nobility. A noble person, in Aristotle’s mind, must clearly understand the concepts behind courage and virtue. He believes that honor is central to this notion of nobility. He believes that a person can only be courageous if they perform an action for the sake of nobility. He relates courage to responsibility and the difference between performing an…