Prince Charming

Describe the qualities of Machiavelli’s ideal prince in relation to one contemporary or historical leader. What characteristics should a prince possess, and how should a prince behave and lead his people, and how does this advice from Machiavelli play out in real life with the leader you chose as an example. Is their leadership good for their people? Neighboring countries? The world? Every person has their own individual skills that make us different from each other. This applies even to…

The major concern of Machiavelli is how states should be run and not how morals are to be followed. The Prince must be a beast if necessary. In the notorious chapter XV111 of The Prince, he advocates that The Prince be a mixture of the lion and the fox. The quality that a prince must have is virtu. This virtu can as J. H. Whitfield correctly suggests, mean 'virtue'. But as he further states, 'basically, virtu is the exercise of his freedoms by the man of energetic and conscious will' [13]. This…

The Quest for Fulfillment Extracts Jekyll’s Evil Why has Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde touched so many readers so powerfully? One answer lies in the spirit of the time in which it was written. Another answer may lie within the connection some readers might experience to the main character Jekyll. His escape from political and social norm is an ability many readers fantasize about, and Robert Louis Stevenson flawlessly encompassed the illusion that they could, within the character of Mr. Hyde. Because…

Politics Politics was undoubtedly a key factor leading to Tuscan Florentine becoming the most dominant vernacular in ‘Italy’. At the beginning of the 13th century there were between 200 to 300 independent city-states (communes) in northern and central Italy. They were governed by counsils and officials who were elected by the citizens, variously defined. Citizens identified themselves with their commune and the sense of campanilismo (the tendency to have more of an allegiance to a home place)…

Have you ever cried over something because it’s over? Think about it, many people spend enormous amount of their time crying over things because they lost something or it's not there anymore, but do people ever think about smiling because it happened? Frequently, people you talk to nowadays will complain about relationships ending, TV shows ending, friendships denouement, but not one person will say I’m happy because it was once mine. As Dr. Seuss once said, “Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile…

The final chapter of Paul Sonnino’s historical detective story describes the treatment of the jailed prisoners, specifically that of Eustache Dauger, or the Man in the Iron Mask, and Fouquet, the former minister of finances. In this section Sonnino claims that Dauger survived thirty-four years in jail by adopting homosexual tendencies. This passage is necessary because it clarifies the end of Eustache Dauger’s life and explains that the treatment of the prisoners depended on the king’s will.…

The Anti-Imperialist League argued that they were very good people and didn't prey on weak but they said that leaving would cause conflict and that they would have to take action. They also say how they provide military, and many other things so why would they leave. They also saw this as making them weaker and also almost a form of treason to leave and discard them.To appose the annexation efforts they will say that it will weaken them and that it is just a cause of war and that they…

More specifically, if a prince achieves a good end, he will be respected, regardless of the methods he employed to get there. A prince should act virtuously when he is able to, yet there are times in which he has no other choice than to act cruelly. In addition, a reputation of generosity requires a lot of money; expensive and ostentatious demonstrations of giving take away from the budget for protection and projects that benefit the community. Therefore, a prudent prince should not mind being…

Fairytale Once upon a time, in the faraway land of Clandestia, Prince Fallacy, heir to the Kingdom of Peccance, was feeling largely dismayed by the lousy damsel before him. They were currently stood in the Peccance castle, shaped by points (-9, -17), (-5,-17), (-9, -14) and (-5, -14). "Please, Fa," she pleaded. "The last time I let Drogher run wild, he ate all the kingdom's pasties and everyone blamed me." "For the last time, Finis, I am not chasing down your demented cow." Princess Finis…

The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli Shanti Gurung History 101 Professor Montague 20 November, 2015 After disintegrative patterns of fourteenth century, a remarkable recovery of Europe took place that encompassed a revival of arts and letters in the fifteenth century, and a religious renaissance in the sixteenth century known as the Reformation. Machiavelli argues for the centralization of authority around a single figure through his book ‘The Prince’ which had a great impact in the…