Principality

That’s what happened in the garden of Eden. But prior to this in-cident occurring Lucifer, was expelled or as we like to say kicked out of heaven because he wanted to be God. He was created by God and he wanted to be God to be worshipped as God was being worshipped by the angels he had created. But God is God and he will not share his glory with another. Earth became corrupt because of the pronouncement of God upon it. Man would now have to live by the sweat of his brow. No longer could he walk…

However, with further studies, it was concluded that Stoker derived his creation from different sources. One of which was the book, Account of the Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia. In a footnote, Stoker read that Dracula in Wallachian language means the “Devil”. If not for this novel, Dracula would have been named something entirely different closer to the name of Satan or Lucifer. It was also…

necessarily mean one has power. In his theory, having a strict set of morals can not ensure the gain or the containment of political power. The book's 26 chapters can be divided into four sections: Chapters 1-11 discuss the different types of principalities or states, Chapters 12-14 discuss the different types of armies and the proper conduct of a prince as military leader, Chapters 15-23 discuss the character and behavior of the prince, and Chapters 24-26 discuss Italy's desperate political…

Paul Halsall's note: Ekkehard, a well-known German historian had completed a history of the world in the year 1101 when he determined to make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem On his return he entirely rewrote the particulars of his history relating to the First Crusade, and finally issued it as a little separate volume called Hierosolymita. His work is regarded by historical scholars as remarkably painstaking and temperate. After mentioning the capture of Jerusalem by Godfrey of Bouillon and his…

This essay conveys the basic outlines of the doctrine of God in the theology of James Cone as it relates to the word of God and Christology, from Cones position. According to the writing in the book (Cone 1990), it is understood that Cone recognized that most Christians, black and white, especially theologians and preachers, would need a deeper analysis of Christian doctrine, using traditional theological concepts, before taking black theology seriously. According to the readings of (Cone 1990)…

Germany as an incentive to synthesize all of the German states into one powerful nation. As the map of central Europe applied in the 1850s, Prussia and Austria were two rivalries that competed for dominance over a sequence of minor and compact principalities that had ferocious intent to maintain their independence and distinguishable characteristics. Bismarck established an alliance with Austria to contend with Denmark over its two southern provinces, Schleiswig and Holstein. Prussia took…

his lack of virtue, even though he comes to power through unvirtuous practices. The way Macbeth runs his kingdom is contrary to the advice offered in Niccolò Machiavelli’s The Prince. Machiavelli offers that the easiest way to rule is to have a principality that believes the ruler is virtuous. I argue that presentation of virtue, if not absolute virtue, is necessary for an effective ruler. Macbeth comes to power by killing Duncan the previous king. Macbeth describes Duncan as having “virtues…

Although many of Alexander II’s reforms appeared liberal in nature, most of them did not turn out so in practice and were simply initiated to promote stability in the Russian Empire. Furthermore, Alexander II was reluctant to relinquish his absolute power. Combined with the fact that he displayed traits of an autocrat from time to time, particularly after an assassination attempt in 1866, these reasons make ‘Tsar Liberator’ an unsuitable title for him. Instead, a better term to describe…

Prisoners of Geography: Western Europe and Russia Although technology is increasingly advancing and shaping the way our world works, the bottom line for the human geography of a region is its physical geography. Prisoners of Geography, a book written by Tim Marshall, takes this idea and further applies it to the various regions of the world. The book discusses the diverse environmental features in the world’s regions and their impacts, which can both resemble and differ from impacts in other…

on the subject of political stability and how it should be maintained. While they share the same end goal and existed in times of similar political instability, given the chance, Socrates would quickly reject Machiavelli’s concept of a Prince or Principality as it entails a deceptive ruler with little importance held on truth, wisdom, and virtue. In Plato’s book The Republic, Socrates makes the argument that an ideal ruler of any nation should be what he refers to as a “Philosopher King.” He…