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In my essay I will first sate the traits of an ideal knight and then discuss the characteristics of an ideal knight as represented in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight while comparing and contrasting them to the characteristics of ideal knights in traditional texts. Quoting examples from the text, I will then discuss, analyze and come to a conclusion if Sir Gawain has been represented as an ideal knight in the 14th century poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. During the Middle Ages and in many…

non-liberals prefer a stronger rule. Next, because Republicanism has different meanings in certain contexts, I will clarify how I intend to use it. In the Latin American context, Republicanism is the ideology of governing a society or state as a republic (la. res publica), where the head of state is a representative of the people who hold popular sovereignty rather than the people being subjects of the head of state. Simón Bolívar is the founding father of Republicanism in South America, and it…

A question gone unanswered by the man who promised an explanation, “What actually does makes a republic tick?”. Joseph Epstein, in his very poorly named article “Machiavelli Explains What Makes Republics Tick”, does not actually talk about a republic, but instead ecompasess the quinecential Machiavellian style in order to give readers a proper understanding of the classic era without reading the work firsthand. Rather than focusing solely on the content of Machiavelli’s masterpieces, he instead…

Term: The term is Republic. Definition (What is it?) A republic is a system of government in which officials are chosen by the people. Significance (Why is it important? Short term effect) A republic was important, in ancient Rome, because this system prevented by individual from gaining too much power. In the early republic, the senate made the laws and controlled the government. Originally, its 300 members were all patricians, or members of the landholding upper class. Each year, the…

Both Canada and the USA have governments that seem to work quite well, amidst their differences. While the USA is a republic, Canada is a constitutional monarchy, and both are based on the ideas of democracy. However, they are different in many ways, and each government has it’s share of better methods than the other. For example, the USA has a definite term of office set for the president, 4 years, so that the president will know when he is done, and elections do not come as a surprise to the…

Warren Longi Jr. Professor Hoffman History Essay 11 October 2015 French Revolution In the course of time, humans have continuously overthrown their government because of its corruptions and excessive oppressions. The French revolution, one of the most important event in human history, paved the way for many other countries to the path for democracy. Although considered the most powerful country in Europe at the time of the revolution, France needed desperately to amend its policies and appease…

will see some of the implications and consequences of socialism and democratic systems, as well as different aspects of each political culture. * The current Constitution of Venezuela, adopted on december 15th 1999 , establishes that the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela becomes a social and democratic state of law and justice. This means that "holds as superior values of its legal system, life, freedom, justice, equality, solidarity, democracy, social responsibility and, in general, the…

The significance of temporality is explained in two very different ways by Niccolo Machiavelli and Thomas Hobbes. The limitations of states and the fundamental driver of what is essentially the human decay that amounts to the dissolution of the state. Both are aware that political systems decay over time. They attempt to dissolve the problem of preserving the political system over time. Their views on history shape their solutions, however both think very differently. Each is aware that…

I do not agree with Machiavelli's statement for a few reasons. The main reason I disagree is because Machiavelli's idea of peace seems to fall into the category of nonviolence and a lower crime rate. However, I do not think that this is the full peace that a nation should have. There may be "peace" just because people fear disobeying the tyrant or the power, but that does not ensure that there is actual peace and happiness in the everyday lives of the citizens. Tyranny cannot be justified if it…

Through this essay I will demonstrate that though Plato’s Kallipolis would be an ordered state, it would not be just according to our modern definition of justice. I will first attempt to define the term ‘justice’ and then apply it to some examples in Plato’s proposed state. I will be showing this through the use of the ‘noble lie’ told in order to keep people in rigid classes and how this leads to a lack of social mobility. I will also be looking at the lack of freedom that seems to come with…