These things are known as allegories, because they are symbols that stand for the truths about human life. ... Upon the arrival of humankind in both places though, they become much less like paradise and ultimately carry out the same fate. ... Simon's character traits are like Jesus' because he demonstrates true morality and selflessness and many of the things he do seem supernatural. ... Also, some of the things Simon do seem almost supernatural or transcendent. ... The boys see the necessity for government so that they can keep law and order and although they have good intentions, ...

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"Machiavelli says that rulers should be truthful, keep promises, and the like when doing so will not harm the state, and that they conquer and preserve the state, he should not shrink from wrongdoing when the preservation of the state requires this. ... The conclusion therefore is that Machiavelli's virtu is not of moral character, but of what is best or the utilitarian needs of the State. ... Machiavelli was a realist; he was concerned with how things were in reality, not how things could be if the world was perfect. "Machiavelli critically analyzes the crucial characteristics of succ...

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The citizens accepted the change because it provided them with inspiration that was lost during the tensions arising within the oligarchy. ... And in each case the reason is the same: the tyrant can do what he pleases." ... The ring provided him with the power "to take without fear whatever he desires from the agora, go into any house and sleep with whomever he wishes, kill or release from bonds whomever he wants and do other things that gods do to men." ... (McGlew, 27) The ability of a tyrant to have complete control over a city-state created an image within the eyes of the citizens as a cha...

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