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how the citizens are fine with giving up their freedoms to the Chinese communist party, but they do this without having the adequate knowledge of what they are actually committing to. Throughout the book the reader can see how difficult it is for Lao Chen, the protagonist of the story, to come to terms with the idea that his life for the past two years has been a lie and that he has been deceived by the government. He has to learn how to deal his this new found knowledge and the consequences…

a balance of power. It’s difficult to tell which type of government is the best, as some are better suited for certain countries. Lao-Tzu was a philosopher and poet of ancient China. His name was commonly translated to “Old Man” and is known as the father of…

Comparison of leaders Lao-tzu writes “throw away morality and Justice, and people will do the right thing.”; this is Lao-tzu’s core belief that if left to their own devices humans will do the right thing. This notion of human good is in stark comparison to Machiavelli's cynical view of society. Although these texts were written nearly two thousand years apart and in different hemispheres, both authors reflect on common themes such as human nature, leadership, and War. Even though their themes…

“When the Master governs, the people are hardly aware that he exists” wrote Lao Tzu. This passage highlights how Taoist view passivity to govern. “Tao Te Ching” written by Lao Tzu is a classic book on Chinese philosophy that was completed in the 4th century BC. Tao Te Ching translates to “The book of the Way of Virtues” in English. This book has 81 extremely short yet poetic chapters, which are filled with a variety of meaningful messages conveyed in a riddle-like form that takes readers into…

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Lao Tsu, a Chinese philosopher during the sixth-century B.C, wrote Tao-te-Ching: a book rooted in the philosophy of servant leadership (Valeri, 2007). Lao Tsu defines the servant leader as one who is concerned with listening to others, caring for them, and putting their concerns first; while seemingly being invisible to whoever is being led ( Valeri, 2007). Lao Tsu asserts that a leader is most effectual when people do not know that…

Chapter 5 - Discussion 5.1 Thailand and Lao PDR “We are stronger together than we are alone” ,Walter Payton. The famous quote about teammate and none-solitude relationship works well for Thailand and Lao PDR. For Thailand is a country of various transport facilitation but lack of connection with several trading countries. Whereas Lao PDR is a landlocked country, with no any seaport of its own, has direct route to powerful trading country, China and another country, which outside Thailand border…

“New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings,” said Lao Tzu, a famous philosopher and poet in China history. Through the conception of Tzu, early stages always contain many struggles, but if people go through it, they will see the glory at the end. Tzu’s perception is familiar Jarvis’s concept, “small is the new big,” in his book “What Would Google do?” Google used to be an idea, then moved on to a small company and finally become a giant technology industry. Not only Google started…

Whether the world is intrinsically worthy, as supposed by Lao-Tzu, or inherently evil, as alleged by Machiavelli, leadership is a necessity. Lao-Tzu and Machiavelli present their thoughts about leadership in their respective writings Tao-te Ching and The Qualities of a Prince. As for their divergent views of the world, it is only to be anticipated that their tactics to management would be vastly diverse as well. The Tao-te Ching expresses serenity, simplicity, and authorizing the universe work…

Monarchies, Chieftains, to Popes/ Arch Bishops to modern Politics. Lao-Tzu’s views from the Tao-te Ching possess a thought that the people need a leader who is kind and gentle, but firm and wise, whereas Machiavelli describes in “The Prince” that a leader should strive to take complete control of power and wield is fiercely, things will turn out alright in the end. The two differ incredibly, but could also agree on many issues and matters. Lao-Tzu starts with how to treat the common people,…