Condottieri Essays

Simon Sinek once said “Great leaders do not need to act tough. Their confidence and humility serve to underscore their toughness.” In “The Prince”, Machiavelli states that it is better to be feared than loved. Every leader produces varying amounts of fear within his subjects simply because he holds the power. This fear is very low in the leader that is loved because of the respect and admiration in which he is held by his people. A good leader is able to have respect, loyalty, and an efficient workforce

As for Udolpho, rampart is a place connected with mysterious events: the figure came opposite to her casement. . . she had not heard even a footfall; and the solemnity of this silence, with the mysterious form she saw, subdued her spirits . . . she observed the figure start away, and glide down the rampart . . . scarcely doubting that she had witnessed a supernatural appearance. At Château-le-Blanc, the supernatural is concentrated in the rooms of a suddenly deceased former lady. For Emily