Machiavellianism

Ann Richards presented her Keynote Address to the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in 1988. Descriptive analysis aims to understand the purpose of a work, and the methods used to achieve that purpose. There are six elements, not including purpose, that can be strategically used to achieve a goal: persona, audience, tone, structure, supporting materials, and other strategies (Campbell and Burkholder 21). This rhetorical analysis examines how Ann Richards uses persona during her Keynote…

MAAN: The Character Foil Between Don Pedro and Don John Character folis are used in many books to contrast two characters, but why are they important to understand, and how are they relevant? Character foils highlight the qualitites of each character, which can help identify who is the protagonist and antagonist. It can also give assistance in labeling the personalities of the characters, fitting them into their roles in the story. In Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, The character…

(Ebstein, Israel, Chew, Zhong & Knafo, 2010), however both genetics and environment have been shown to effect empathy levels (Knafo, Zahn-Waxler, Van Hulle, Robinson, & Rhee, 2008). Paulhus and Williams, (2002) banded Psychopathy, Narcissism and Machiavellianism to form ‘The dark Triad’ a set of three personality traits that entail behaviour tendencies toward self-promotion, aggressiveness and socially malevolent character. The dark triad was scrutinized against ‘The Big 5’ variables in order to…

Niccolò Machiavelli spent a large majority of his aristocratic platform defaming the many intrinsic characteristics of human emotion and experience. He consciously ignored the essential acts of care and compassion while promoting a message of fear and hate. His teachings offered detailed instructions on the succession and maintenance of a fear-abiding society encapsulated by submission. His philosophy stated that the best interest of the general public was to irrefutably follow the rule of law.…

Summary: R C Bhargava with Mrs.Seetha elucidates the rising of Maruti in a simple and elegant manner. The book portrays certain important principles pertaining to management and decision making. This book also illustrates the Organizational behaviour in Maruti ltd., and how it was different from other public sector companies by importing Japanese work culture. The first part of the book briefs about the penchant of Sanjay Gandhi towards the field of automobiles and him being automobiles savvy,…

Niccolo Machiavelli is often associated as a synonym to anything deceitful. Even today, Niccolo Machiavelli has inspired two definitions for Merriam Webster, ‘Machiavellian’ which means using clever tricks and lies to achieve or gain something and ‘Machiavellianism’ which means the political theory of Machiavelli which is the view that politics is lacking morals and that you can justifiably gain political power even using no moral principles. Niccolo Machiavelli was a strong influence in Italy’s…

Throughout life, one encounters a certain type of person that can be classified as self-indulgent. Though it may sound like a childish insult, the thought is plain and simple; everybody knows a jerk. They know that person who has no regard for others, who glares at strangers, abuses their partners, and even one who cuts in line. These people all are similar to a man named Dale, a person who does all those vile acts and much more. According to “How to Tell If You’re a Jerk” by Eric Schwitzgebel,…

They found that the people who responded to the two ads scored differently on a set of psychological tests. Those who thought that they would be participating in a prison study had significantly higher levels of aggressiveness, authoritarianism, Machiavellianism, narcissism, and social dominance, and they scored lower on measures of empathy and altruism” (Konnikova). The subjects responded to a certain wording, and this wording showed that the subjects were not as “normal” as Zimbardo claimed. …

the professor replied. “The real question is: Where did freedom come from?” John P. McCormick in his work, Machiavelli's "Way of Freedom" or Path to Tyranny considers the reason for the political duplicity facing any true Statesmen : Political Machiavellianism . However, McCormick states, even Machiavelli envisioned a democratic politics that establishes, from both below and above, hindrances that forestall the…

Did you know? Native Americans lost their history, their land, their culture, and is one of the least discussed genocides in world history? In 1620, William Bradford involved itself with protestant Pilgrims who wanted to separate from England in search of religious freedom and happiness to the “New World.” Bradford helped organize the journey of the Mayflower with more than 100 passengers. In the historical account, “Of Plymouth Plantations” William Bradford describes his personal perspective…