Cesare Borgia

Friedrich Nietzsche was a German philosopher who had a lot of controversial views on society. In his book “Twilight of the Idols”, there are a lot of different themes being explored of which some include what the Germans are lacking, how moralities have “improved” human beings, why the senses are superior to reason and even the problem with Socrates. One of the statement that we will be focusing on would be “Every individual may be regarded as representing either the ascending or the descending…

science and craftsmanship. He saw the two as interlaced teaches instead of partitioned ones. He thought contemplating science improved him a craftsman. In 1502 and 1503, da Vinci likewise quickly worked in Florence as a military designer for Cesare Borgia, the ill-conceived child of Pope Alexander VI and administrator of the ecclesiastical armed force. He made a trip outside of Florence to review military development ventures and portray city designs and geographical maps. He outlined plans,…

the “Virgin and child with Saint Anne” which he did not finish until ten years later. In 1500 at age forty-eight, which was considered old age at that time, Leonardo returned back to Florence. In 1502 Leonardo worked as a military architect for Cesare Borgia. Leonardo was known to be a chronic procrastinator and would often get many more opportunities to paint more pieces but would often give up on them. This was especially shown in…

A self-sufficient prince is one who can withstand any siege baring his own arms, exclusively by means of the defenses of his own possession. “The chief foundation of all states, be they new, old, or mixed, is good laws and good armies” (72). “Good laws cannot subsist without good armies, and likewise, the presence of a good army indicates the existence of good laws” (72). In the revelations of technique and strategy of gaining and keeping political control in the world renowned study, The…

The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang relates the invasion of Nanking by the Japanese army and narrates what the Japanese did to the Chinese army, citizens and other people of the city and how the different people acted during the event. Iris Chang's description of the Japanese soldiers, the Chinese, and the Westerners follow what Machiavelli, Locke, and Rousseau say about human nature. Their ideas on how people behave in the state of nature and Machiavelli's behaviors that leaders should exhibit…

There is only man of his time who was the most influential figure in Italian renaissance. Given the title “Renaissance man” he was the greatest artist in history, a magnificent philosopher, scientist, sculpture, mathematician and engineer. He was widely known as a polymath. This man was born in the Tuscan Hill town of Vinci in the territory known as Florence Italy on April 15th 1452. Leonardo Da Vinci was “born as a illegitamite son of Messer Piero Fruosno di Antonio da Vinci, a Florintine…

Introduction Leonardo Da Vinci was an illegitimate son of a notary named Ser Piero and a peasant girl Caterina Leonardo. He was born on April, 15 1452, in Vinci, Italy which was just outside Florence. After spending his short life with his mother, Leonardo’s custody was given to his father as his mother married someone in the neighboring town. As his parents lived separate life, they gifted him with 17 half sisters and brothers. Leonardo’s love and connection with paintings started in small age…

When stating that,“Only Machiavelli could hold up the cruel regime of Cesare Borgia as worthy of emulation”, he alludes to the fact that only he is capable of interpreting a work as “textured and rich” as this one. Epstein’s tone shifts slightly again as he calls his audience to reflect on “their significance for our day”. At…

Two of the easiest poems in this collection to find the feminist message in are “Cinderella” and “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.” Sexton takes these two timeless tales and picks out the ways in which they cause readers to condescend women. She does this deftly and magically in these poems and provokes deep thoughts on the ways women are portrayed in the original tales. Sexton does her best to take the focus of her poem “Cinderella” off of how ugly the step-sisters and move it to how black…

It is rare when a book comes along that transcends its genre and elevates itself to seminal status. Books that have the power to impact entire fields of thought should be revered, but also healthily feared, because of their influential nature. Machiavelli’s distinguished classic, The Prince, is one of those thought defining works. Niccolò Machiavelli was a high-ranking Italian diplomat for the Florentine Republic. He was removed from office and exiled when the Medici family returned to power in…