Part I
Sentence 1: During the renaissance, bibles began to hold information instead of just monasteries holding the information.
Sentence 2: During the renaissance, the population began to grow which was a big turn around from when the population was very low.
Sentence 3: During the renaissance, there was a food surplus which lead to trading and job specialization.
Part II
The most important theme on the list is food surplus. The food surplus allowed people from that time to have more free time. This led to job specialization which allowed people to settle down and stay in one place. They began discovering new technologies. They were then able to trade food, technologies, and information. They were no longer considered nomads. Having more food also led to an increase in population because people began to live longer. The food surplus did not only provide a secure and healthy life for the people of the renaissance but it also led to many other advances in that time period.
Part III
The age of the Enlightenment is best expressed as the aged of progress. Everything that happened during that time helped advance everything like a chain reaction. Things were not going very well but when the Enlightenment age came around things began to progress. New technologies were being discovered, science began to take place, and the population began to grow. Everything was beginning to move along like any normal civilization is run.
Part IV
Voltaire was an important figure during the Enlightenment age. He fought to keep religion alive while everyone else was questioning the church and their beliefs. He also believed that god is a clockmaker, he made the clock, set it, and left it to run its self. http://io9.com/5699717/voltaires-secret-career-as-a-science-fiction-writer In this article, it talks about Voltaire and his part is the enlightenment time period. It talks about how he was very interested in learning about Newton. Newton was the one who started the science revolution which began to contradict religion. Religion is what was holding most of the society together at that time. Voltaire began to pull the two together.
Part V
Something that has had a major impact on my life is the death of my uncle and the lung cancer which continues to spread to the rest of my family. I always grew up being taught that cigarettes are bad, but, that's the way most children are raised. Cancer didn't really phase me until it entered into my life. After a four year fight over lung cancer, my uncles body became weak as the cancer spread to his brain and stomach. He was a smoker his whole life and never considered the consequence but now I understand what I need to do in my life. My other uncle is now also fighting several tumors which are located on his lung. This experience has greatly changed my life, I completely refuse to smoke anything whatsoever so one day I will grow old and be able to tell my children that I have never smoked in my life.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Blog Thursday (November 11, 2010)
King Duncan was a well liked king and he appeared to be a very respectable person. Banquo explains, "The King's a-bed. He hath been in unusual pleasure, and this diamond he greets your wife withal by the name of most kind hostess" (2.1.11-15). Macbeth and Lady Macbeth tried to appear as kind and comforting as they could while the king came to stay with them last minute. The King was very content and was happy with with everything. He tipped the servants and is offering a diamond to Lady Macbeth for being such a kind hostess. It is extremely unusual for a king to tip a servant, especially in that time period. Another place where we see King Duncan being a respectable king is in act one scene six. King Duncan says, "This castle hath a pleasant seat. The air nimbly and sweetly recommends itself unto our gentle senses" (1.6.1-3). In this quote King Duncan is complimenting the Macbeth castle and is talking about how nicely it is set up to create a open and airy feel.
Machiavelli would consider Macbeth a good leader because Macbeth takes on a leadership role throughout the play by doing what he needs to do. One of Machiavelli's famous quotes talks about how you don't actually have to be good as long as you appear to be. This is how Macbeth achieves many things in this play. When King Duncan comes to his castle he appears to be extremely nice and welcoming but ends up murdering him so he can become king. That leads to the quote stated by Machiavelli, "The ends justify the means." Macbeth also lives by the meaning of this quote. He takes short-cuts so he can get what he wants such as later killing Banquo. This way Banquos prophecy will not come true because he is dead. Macbeth is greedy and wants to maintain control of his society. This means he does what he needs to do to get it done.
Machiavelli would consider Macbeth a good leader because Macbeth takes on a leadership role throughout the play by doing what he needs to do. One of Machiavelli's famous quotes talks about how you don't actually have to be good as long as you appear to be. This is how Macbeth achieves many things in this play. When King Duncan comes to his castle he appears to be extremely nice and welcoming but ends up murdering him so he can become king. That leads to the quote stated by Machiavelli, "The ends justify the means." Macbeth also lives by the meaning of this quote. He takes short-cuts so he can get what he wants such as later killing Banquo. This way Banquos prophecy will not come true because he is dead. Macbeth is greedy and wants to maintain control of his society. This means he does what he needs to do to get it done.
Monday, November 8, 2010
Blog Friday (November 5th)
Appearance vs. Reality:
Machiavelli's outlook on this is relating back to his quote about how as long as you appear good, you don't necessarily have to be good. This means that as long as you do good things for your society and they see that you are doing good things, then it doesn't matter that you cheated as long as you get it done. In Macbeth this same idea carries though, "Fair is foul, and foul is fair" (1.1.10). This means that being fair doesn't always result in a good way, but when you do bad things, it sometimes results in a good way, even if it wasn't fair. I know it is morally wrong to think this way but it is mainly how everyone in this world gets what they need to get done accomplished.
Gender Roles:
In Macbeth the role of men and women is very different. The men are the head of the the house hold and are supposed to take charge while the women sit back and watch. In the play Macbeth, Lady Macbeth is intrigued by the thought of becoming a queen. She decides Macbeth is too "softhearted" to get things done so she takes it upon herself and plots to kill King Duncan. She soon began to convince Macbeth to join in and kill Duncan himself. At first he refuses, but Lady Macbeth uses her seductive powers, along with the help of the three witches telling Macbeth the prophecy, to convince him into killing Duncan. Women from that time period were very respectable and were in charge of making the house presentable. Power is the main motivation for Lady Macbeth, it is causing her to do things she, or any woman from that time would never think of doing. "Only look up clear: to alter favour ever is to fear: leave all the rest to me" (1.5.70-72). In this quote, Lady Macbeth is telling Macbeth to appear very courteous and comforting. She is telling the man of the house hold to pretend everything is normal while she takes care of the rest. By the end of act one scene five, gender roles have been shifted greatly.
Loyalty and Honor:
Loyalty and honor plays a huge part in this play. A place where we see this most is in act two, scene one. Banquo and his son were out late one night when they uneasily heard Macbeth out and about. They were talking and when Banquo says, "I dreamt last night of the three Weird Sisters: to you they have showed some truth" (2.1.20-21), Macbeth responds, "I think not of them" (2.1.22). This is a key point in the play because it is where Macbeth lies to Banquo which is foreshadowing for more important things to come rather than little white lies. When Macbeth denies thinking of what the Weird Sisters were saying about the prophecy he is lying; secretly, that is the main drive for him to kill King Duncan. This part of the story signifies many important events to come along with many more loyalty betrayals.
Machiavelli's outlook on this is relating back to his quote about how as long as you appear good, you don't necessarily have to be good. This means that as long as you do good things for your society and they see that you are doing good things, then it doesn't matter that you cheated as long as you get it done. In Macbeth this same idea carries though, "Fair is foul, and foul is fair" (1.1.10). This means that being fair doesn't always result in a good way, but when you do bad things, it sometimes results in a good way, even if it wasn't fair. I know it is morally wrong to think this way but it is mainly how everyone in this world gets what they need to get done accomplished.
Gender Roles:
In Macbeth the role of men and women is very different. The men are the head of the the house hold and are supposed to take charge while the women sit back and watch. In the play Macbeth, Lady Macbeth is intrigued by the thought of becoming a queen. She decides Macbeth is too "softhearted" to get things done so she takes it upon herself and plots to kill King Duncan. She soon began to convince Macbeth to join in and kill Duncan himself. At first he refuses, but Lady Macbeth uses her seductive powers, along with the help of the three witches telling Macbeth the prophecy, to convince him into killing Duncan. Women from that time period were very respectable and were in charge of making the house presentable. Power is the main motivation for Lady Macbeth, it is causing her to do things she, or any woman from that time would never think of doing. "Only look up clear: to alter favour ever is to fear: leave all the rest to me" (1.5.70-72). In this quote, Lady Macbeth is telling Macbeth to appear very courteous and comforting. She is telling the man of the house hold to pretend everything is normal while she takes care of the rest. By the end of act one scene five, gender roles have been shifted greatly.
Loyalty and Honor:
Loyalty and honor plays a huge part in this play. A place where we see this most is in act two, scene one. Banquo and his son were out late one night when they uneasily heard Macbeth out and about. They were talking and when Banquo says, "I dreamt last night of the three Weird Sisters: to you they have showed some truth" (2.1.20-21), Macbeth responds, "I think not of them" (2.1.22). This is a key point in the play because it is where Macbeth lies to Banquo which is foreshadowing for more important things to come rather than little white lies. When Macbeth denies thinking of what the Weird Sisters were saying about the prophecy he is lying; secretly, that is the main drive for him to kill King Duncan. This part of the story signifies many important events to come along with many more loyalty betrayals.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Blog Friday (October 29th, 2010)
Niccolò Machiavelli was a philosopher from Italy in 1469 until he died in 1527. Niccolò Machiavelli was one of the discoverers of political science. Political science is the study of government, principles, and processes. He also wrote plays which lead to him writing the book called The Prince. The book is basically a guide for a prince to get and maintain power.
(Source: "Machiavelli." Philosophy Pages. Web. 07 Nov. 2010. <http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/macv.htm>.)
The Machiavelli quote I think is most relevant in todays society is, " It's better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both" (Machiavelli). What this means to me is that when you are feared people will listen to you because the are afraid of you you will do to them. If you are not fear, but are loved then you will be too "soft hearted" and things will never get done. The part where it says, "if you cannot have both" means, you have to be feared by people but also be like and like your people. You have to find the balance between the two, and once you do, you will be a successful leader.
If Machiavelli had given advice to the Incas I think it would have been "before all else, be armed" (Machiavelli). This would have helped the Incas have a better chance of winning. If the Incas had this advice before entering into the square unarmed and unprepared they would have had a chance against the Pizarro and the Conquistadors. Advice Machiavelli would have given to Pizarro and the Conquistadors is, "People are fickle by nature, and it is easy to persuade them of something, but difficult to keep them persuaded" (Machiavelli). If Pizarro and his men knew this before conquering and defeating many societies then maybe he wouldn't have had to kill as many people. He could have found a way to convince the people and become a universal ruler of many societies instead of killing them all off.
The Machiavelli quote I think is most relevant in todays society is, " It's better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both" (Machiavelli). What this means to me is that when you are feared people will listen to you because the are afraid of you you will do to them. If you are not fear, but are loved then you will be too "soft hearted" and things will never get done. The part where it says, "if you cannot have both" means, you have to be feared by people but also be like and like your people. You have to find the balance between the two, and once you do, you will be a successful leader.
(Someone's Always Watching)
The quote I think that does not best represent leadership today is the quote where Machiavelli talks about how it doesn't matter how you get it, as long as you get it. I'm sure this happens in many situations, even I do it. However, when people in the US government do something like that, people catch it because the people of America are constantly watching and waiting for them to mess up. As soon as they are caught people use it as a reason to overthrow the government. Now it does matter how one gets it because it has to be approved by many other people before one can get what they want.If Machiavelli had given advice to the Incas I think it would have been "before all else, be armed" (Machiavelli). This would have helped the Incas have a better chance of winning. If the Incas had this advice before entering into the square unarmed and unprepared they would have had a chance against the Pizarro and the Conquistadors. Advice Machiavelli would have given to Pizarro and the Conquistadors is, "People are fickle by nature, and it is easy to persuade them of something, but difficult to keep them persuaded" (Machiavelli). If Pizarro and his men knew this before conquering and defeating many societies then maybe he wouldn't have had to kill as many people. He could have found a way to convince the people and become a universal ruler of many societies instead of killing them all off.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Best Type Of Leader For Me
The best type of leader for me is a leader who can get to know me personally or has some type of personal connection with me. I like being able to easily confront them with an idea or solution and not feel intimidated. A good example of someone I truly consider a good leader is my the teacher I had when I was in preschool. I still talk to her and visit her as often as I can. She is very supportive and is a helpful reference for me to go to. A main reason why I think I consider her a good leader is because she has a certain personal connection with me.
Another quality I like in a leader is that they are able to have fun but at the same time, keep things under control. I like when a leader doesn't act like they are better than you just because they are more experienced or have more power. Sadly, my ideal leader does not come around too often, but when they do I become more successful and my work ethic increases. Overall, having a leader that fits me well helps me in my life as a whole.
Another quality I like in a leader is that they are able to have fun but at the same time, keep things under control. I like when a leader doesn't act like they are better than you just because they are more experienced or have more power. Sadly, my ideal leader does not come around too often, but when they do I become more successful and my work ethic increases. Overall, having a leader that fits me well helps me in my life as a whole.
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