Niccolò Machiavelli

The classical realism takes as its starting point the philosopher Thucydides works the Peloponnesian War, in which he describes the war between Athens and Sparta. The two rivals conquer each other's colonies in an attempt to win more allies and thus hold more power and strength than his enemy. This strength and power holdings leads, according to Thucydides (2006), to his own empire safety increases. "So THAT by conquering you We Shall Increase not only the size but the security of our Empire"…

Warfare is more than a reflection of a particular society but also a reflection of the era in which it is fought in. By the fourteenth century, European warfare was completely overhauled by a revolution in gunpowder. Gunpowder weapons were cheaper, easier and more efficient to use in an era already laden with costs. Soldiers could effectively learn to aim, fire and load a handgun in under a week. With limited training, the average soldier became militarily equal to his social superiors and…

Lesane Parish Crooks, we all know him as the great Tupac Amaru Shakur. He was born on June 16, 1971 in Harlem New York. He lived with his mother and his sister who was only two years younger than him. His mother, Afeni Shakur who was born as Alice Faye Williams, raised Tupac and his sister on her own. She was a member of the Black Panther Party and was arrested for causing the start of a riot, she battled with drug abuse for a long time and was always in and out of jail. Tupac probably would…

The first president of the United States, George Washington, sought a foreign policy of isolationism and neutrality, meaning that the U.S. would stay out of affairs regarding other nations. This policy was adopted to protect the security of the nation, though it changed over time as the policy of isolationism became nearly impossible to maintain. However, when John F. Kennedy became president, he rekindled ideas of isolationism for reasons different from Washington: Because “America itself was a…