Prince County

political theory characterizes a prince as a charming ruler of a certain state that controls the body politic. Machiavelli’s work that he wrote in 1513, The Prince, disputes this theory. War should be the only thing on a prince’s mind. A prince should know how to wage war, understand military affairs, learn the land, study war, and know how to besiege territories, lead his forces, and plan battles. A prince should also be able to maintain a good reputation. Even though the prince should hold a…

FIELDWORK TOPIC #3: SIERRA BENTLEY, CHRISTMAS Who: Sierra Bentley, age 20, is one of the 4 siblings (2 siblings were added on later) who grew up in a tight knit and close Nazarene (a very conservative type of Christianity) denomination family. As far back as she can remember she knew that Christmas and traditions her family did during that time period was really important to them. What: Christmas traditions that give back to the community. Sierra thinks that for Christians everywhere,…

Home, college town, and memories made are all things I could say to remind myself of the house I used to live in on Perry Street. Here memories were made and things about myself were learned. I used to never be familiar with the town of Albion until I started my time of living here for so long. When living on Perry Street the town seemed distant and massive to me, little Corey didn’t know how the world worked or how my life would continue after having so many experiences here and finally leaving…

the competitiveness Because of the influence of the traditional archery, and also the political and military needs, the popularity of the competitive sports culture in the Northern Dynasty shows an obvious comparison with the Southern Dynasty where peaceful sports are more popular. This is due to the different political and social environment. The Southern Dynasty is in a relatively stable state, and people there lived a decadent and dissolute life. The noble despised the soldiers and the…

Imagine that it’s finally the day when you get to hang out with your sister at the mall! So far, you guys are having a good time but during the trip, you notice that most of the time she's upset and moody. You question her what's wrong but she just ignores you and asks for your phone and notices how she keeps going on the internet. You then notice how her behavior has changed and she isn't in a close relationship with your family nor her friends. I think teens should be limited online because…

You slowly trample into a classroom, and you are tired, too tired to be there, too tired to look there, too tired to listen there and too tired to work there. You get cold, and then your eyelids drop, shut together, all done, checked out and hit the hay. You get your name called, you wake up and then your life's over, detention time for you, there goes that hot date you had with the boy of your dreams tonight. You ask the teacher why she says because you fell asleep. You think, “why exactly did…

Most notable were Oration on the Dignity of Man, The Prince, and The Courtier, respectively, which defined…

wrote his book The Prince as a guide on how to rule effectively and was directly penned towards the same people who banished him. Niccolo Machiavelli’s The Prince, while appearing to be simply a handbook on how to rule a kingdom successfully, is a fascinating look into the traits that shape Machiavelli’s idea of a great ruler. According to Machiavelli, one of the main ways a prince can be successful is on how he is viewed by his people. The only way to stay in power is if a prince is a true…

into the evidence written by the man himself and others who cross examined his work. In conclusion this document will show how Machiavelli influenced government with his writings of how to seize and control power. “The end justifies the means.” (The Prince, Chapter XVIII). This quote from the Italian Diplomat himself shows us just…

The ideology employed in The Prince is highly reflective of the emerging humanism ideology of the Italian Renaissance. In the first few chapters, Machiavelli discusses the difficulty leaders have in maintaining control over recently obtained territories with difference customs than his own. First, Machiavelli states that leaders have a more difficulty preserving a new territory than maintaining a hereditary princedom. He provides two reasons for this: First, the people will willingly trade one…