Machiavelli's The Prince And The Discourses

Chief Red Jacket utilizes repetition, pathos, and rhetorical questions to convince the Americans to tolerate the religion of the Native Americans. The defense of Chief Red Jacket gave to his religion is a wonderful piece of history that does not get enough credit. Chief Red Jacket’s speech illuminates the thoughts of the Native Americans in that specific era. Today, the Native Americans and other minorities in the United States of America have been having more recognition. One of the actions that have been a little unpopular in US History is the religious

In his writing of “The Prince” he speaks of how a successful political leader or “Prince” would “seem” to be of religious background along with being merciful and honest. He accompanies this by saying how political leaders shall lie if need be. Using cruelty is also something that shall be used by political leaders however the “Prince” must maintain a merciful appearance. One can argue that he advocates a major moral issue by telling political leaders to lie while ruling a society. This is where he becomes famous for separating ethics and politics.

When talking about religion or spirituality in the novels, it is important to know what the word stands for itself. Religion in general, refers to any type of belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods. Religion is a state of consciousness, an unquestionable commitment towards a super power that has control over all that’s been and all that is yet to come. Remarkably religion in both novels stands for the same thing but with a different methodology. Both Orwell and Huxley use religion as a tool of power, a tool that helps maintain the totalitarian regime at its most powerful state.

For a good part of human history (especially the medieval times), people counted on authority and tradition to decide their beliefs, views, and morals; Religion being a hugely-focused on truth in society. Pascal and Descartes were two early philosophers to question this. Pascal fully understood the uncertainty of God in reality; how science cannot prove or disprove a God, therefore

“The Prince,” explains the political struggles of being ruled by callous leaders and power battles. “The Prince was written to show leaders how to gain and keep the power in government.” In his book, Machiavelli insists that leaders use any means needed to hold their political power. Even if it meant that the leader had to be cruel,

Religion influenced the government of the Puritans. They believed that they each had their own boundaries or power given by the Lord (Doc H). Puritans wanted the church and government to intertwine and aid one another, creating a stronger bond. In addition, the Puritan’s emphasis on religious conformity and the attainment of land for their model society led them to engage in wars with neighboring Indian tribes. For instance, William Bradford fought with Pequot tribe in the Pequot War, believing that God is the source of their victory and therefore praise him (Doc D).

Macbeth, in which is the brave soldier soon eagerly decides to follow the prophecy in which he becomes king. The themes constructed throughout this enduring drama that are relative to our everyday lives consist of: fate versus free will, ambition, and stress and mental illness show a connection between historic, and modern day time. Fate vs free will is a subject that is known to be controversial in today’s society. Individuals are often partial to one side more so than the other for this topic in particular. When people think about the term fate, they usually associate it with religion.

Lincoln was a very religious man, and that influenced his morals.One reason freeing the slaves had a moral impact on Lincoln was his religion.When Lincoln was running for president he spoke about what he plans on doing. In his speech he states,"We think Slavery a great moral wrong, and while we do not claim the right to touch it where

In Rudolfo Anaya’s portrayal of spiritual and mental growth in this novel Bless Me, Anaya shows a effective meaning as well as he gives a powerful challenge to Catholic religion and the Hispanic culture. He throws in all these of these questions that no one wants to answer because these questions are not really what people want to hear or they don’t know how to answer these questions. He lets these question and facts of religion shape him and let them influence his choices and his mind set. This will soon come into play with what makes him a person and what he decides for himself. II.

religion puts God and his angels above the people, but Father Gonzaga uses a malpracticed form of religion to put himself above his fellow people and on a level with God. One of the final ways this is shown is by the line of leadership that is mentioned. Father Gonzaga promises to, "write a letter to his bishop so that the latter would write his primate so that the latter would write to the supreme Pontiff in order to get the final verdict from the highest courts" (2). The religious leaders have set up their own court system as a way to rule over the people. The main point of religion is helping others and attempting to live a life without sin.