The Machiavellian Ruler The Machiavellian ruler is one that is sly, cunning, and secretive. He is to mask his true intentions all the while avoiding inconsistency and often acting against mercy, faith, humanity, frankness, and religion in pursuit of the preservation of the state. The prince is one that uses the innate fear in every person as a method of subjection through intimidation. A successful Machiavellian prince acknowledges that the commitment to honesty and virtue is impossible for a successful leadership. "According to the famous formula of 'The Prince,' "good laws and goo...

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Prevalent among many of Ernest Hemingway's novels is the concept popularly known as the "Hemingway hero", an ideal character readily accepted by American readers as a "man's man". In The Sun Also Rises, four different men are compared and contrasted as they engage in some form of relationship wi...

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The Bible refers to marriage many times throughout itself, whether it is direct or indirect. "God created marriage. No government subcommittee envisioned it. No social organization developed it. Marriage was conceived and born in the mind of God," is a quote Max Lucado had said when writing about ma...

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Falling in love is one of the most complex and overwhelming feelings a human being can experience. The dynamics of "being in love" are complex and multifaceted. While a full review of the nuances of such pairings is beyond the scope of this paper, my purpose here is to highlight some of the basic processes and communication behaviors relevant to falling in love, dating and romantic relationships. (Samp, J., & Palevitz, C, 2009) It is common to try to organize various psychological topics by placing the factors involved into environmental and physiological categories. For example, you would pl...

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