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Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince

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People are not born all-knowing. However, people are born with certain dispositions that can ultimately help determine their future. A newborn baby does not know right and wrong. As a child, people learn these things; things like values, morals, and guidelines for life. They learn from their parents and/or who they live with and spend the most time around. For example, the first time a child curses it is usually because he or she heard someone else say it, not to be rebellious or intentionally bad. Sometimes things need to be learned the hard way, but without direction and nurturing to build people up and pick people up when they fall, they would go down a terrible road. If someone grows up where he or she does not have good influences or direction in the …show more content…

Respect is not demanded, it is earned. When a leader has earned respect, it shows he is worthy of it. Peoples’ response to a leader, is an indicator of the type of leadership they have. According to Machiavelli, author of “The Prince,” “friendships that are obtained by payments, and not by greatness or nobility of mind, may indeed be earned, but they are not secured… they turn against you” (188). If a leader is too frivolous or too caught up in wanting to be loved, the people will trample over him causing a great deal of chaos. However, a leader should not be hated. The people should have a healthy fear towards him. That is why Machiavelli answers the question, is it better to be feared or loved as follows, “one should wish to be both, but, because it is difficult to unite them in one person, it is much safer to be feared than loved” (188). All in all, respect is the most important thing because it is the response of the people to one’s leadership. If a leader is respected and his people are loyal to him, it shows that his people look up to him and see him as the great leader he portrays himself to

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“Young children are just beginning to learn how to discriminate between right and wrong; in other words, they are developing a sense of morality” (Levine, 2016). They simply are developing the knowledge of what is right and what is wrong form themselves, but what the moral development helps them to know the difference in right and wrong and the best interest for others rather than themselves. “So, what is understood about morality as a child in middle childhood, is generally the level of reasoning most individuals will use in moral dilemmas or judging the morality of situations” (S. Tulane, personal communication, April 18, 2017). This development has an influence on everything that happens around them and the behaviors around

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Respect is a very important quality and ability a leader must own. In the book Lord of the Flies, in chapter eight the following occurred, “Who thinks Ralph oughtn’t to be chief?” He [Jack] looked expectantly at the boys ranged round, who had frozen. Under the palms there was deadly silence.” In this scene Jack, one of the other main characters of the novel, tried to take the position of chief away from Ralph but failed miserably due to the respect the kids have towards Ralph.

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Respect is also shown by the way the characters interact with each other and the current main event being racial inequality. Firstly, what you reap is what you sow. Meaning, by showing respect you most likely will receive respect in return. One main example of this in TKAM is how Atticus treats everyone in Maycomb county regardless of their race, profession, or social status.

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Respect involves treating others with kindness, and understanding. Respect creates a sense of trust and safety. When both parties feel respected, they are more likely to communicate openly and honestly, and to work collaboratively to overcome challenges. Respect ties into both honest communication and trust. Respect also fosters a sense of equality and fairness, ensuring that both parties feel valued and heard.

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The Corruption of Innocence Everyone enters the world with a clean slate. When babies are born, they are pure and innocent; there has been nothing done to taint their souls. As babies grow up, they start to adapt to the environment and pick up behaviors from those around them. For the most part, the behaviors that these children learn are mostly good, such as learning how to say “please” and “thank you” from their parents every time they need or receive something. However, there are many who become tainted with evil, either occurring in front of their eyes or in the world around them.

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Good and bad, two small words that have so much meaning. What makes people react the way they do? Are people born to be good or bad, or do they have any control over what they will become? Can personal experience impact a person’s values by changing their views on life? The truth is that all people are born with both, good and bad tendencies.

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Respect is considered easiest to lose but hardest to gain. The selfless turned selfish tyrant Macbeth from William Shakespeare's Macbeth, the 37th U.S president Richard Nixon, and the once benevolent shadowhunter Valentine from Cassandra Clare’s The Mortal Instruments series all exhibit these similar traits; corruption, do their bidding and conspiring to get rid of their enemies. To begin, corruption was the previous men’s, stated above, main cause of their loss of respect. Macbeth was a brave man who had good intentions but his newly gained power turned him into a selfish murderer who has ‘“ For [his] own good, All causes shall give way.

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Respect is a word that has a lot of depth to it no matter what way you use it. The word by definition is kind of hard to pin down concretely because it is subjective, and it can be used in many different ways with many different meanings based on the usage. It is a word that everybody wants a piece of no matter how big or small the piece they get is. All definitions aside, the respect that most people want is the respect that is earned by the showing of honorable actions or personality characteristics. Be it dedication and sacrifices for one’s job or ones moral and ethical views and principles.

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A good leader is able to have respect, loyalty, and an efficient workforce, which can all be easily obtained by a leader who is loved. A leader who has loyal subjects should have no fear of being overthrown. He may cause terror among the other kingdoms but within his walls, his subjects must oppose the idea of overthrowing him. As Machiavelli said, “A cruel leader could defend themselves from outside enemies but could not help being plotted against by their own citizens” so a feared leader should fear being overthrown (Machiavelli 333).

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People are born good, the best sources we have points towards this. Babies are the most un-influenced people on the planet. Their actions have been studied and they all point towards the same thing, that we are indeed born good. I highly suggest you ponder this question of human nature. Who knows, maybe it will change your overall perspective on the

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This is a work that still influences us today and is still relevant in today’s complex society. Some of the most prominent leaders of the 20th century have been influenced by Machiavellian ideas. U.S Presidents like Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton and U.K Prime Minister Anthony Blair are called Machiavellian leaders today. According to Machiavelli a prince must focus all his serious time and energy to war and how to wage it (Machiavelli, 31).

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It is better to be punishing than kind. Machiavelli explains that cruelty can be well-thought-out if taken in one stab, the wicked deeds executed all at once, made essential for survival. Machiavelli argues, “We may add this note that when a prince takes a new state, he should calculate the sum of all the injuries he will have to do, and do them all at once, so as not to have to do new ones every day; simply by not repeating them, he will then be able to reassure people, and win them over to his side with benefits.” It is better to not make preserving them would be against one 's benefits. Leaders must avoid making themselves loathed and looked down on; the kindness of the people is a better protection than any stronghold.

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