Introduction "Lower them sails if you don't want to be blasted out of those Devils they call cannons on the El Demonio! (Meaning The Demon)" Gerardo cried. Come on ye sea dogs, break yer backs! Full speed ahead! "Captain!" "What is it Felipe?" "She's gaining on us. Even when we are at full speed." "Then throw everything we don't need overboard. Knives, crates, spare equipment, gunpowder, everything!" But in his mind, Gerardo knew they couldn't outrun a warship
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would be ideal, “it is much safer to be hated than to be loved” (The Prince. XVII, 131). The reason for such affirmation is related to human nature. Having a good knowledge of man's true nature could help leaders act accordingly in advancing their goal even if the use of coercion might be needed. In why it is not the best for a leader to be loved, Machiavelli describe Men as being “ungrateful, fickle, simulator and greedy” (The Prince. XVII, 131) persons who only have their own interest
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a very important matter. Turning to outside forces can really be harmful to the power. Machiavelli points out that mercenary troops can sometimes take advantage of the people they are working for and take the power for themselves. He states that a prince who puts his trust in his own troops will have much less to worry about. Another quality important to Machiavelli is being feared other than hated. If you are loved and everything starts to go wrong, the people will no longer love you anymore and
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is the main love interest of Princess Anna. Kristoff isn't a real prince.”(http://disneyprincess.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Disney_Princes) Also Mr. Froggy “is an annoyance to Tiana until they spend more time together as frogs, and he becomes her love interest and later husband.” ”(http:/disneyprincess.wikia.com/wiki List_of_Disney_Princes)We see that this princes did not see how money this men had or didn't care if they were princes. This focus on getting to know them like Anna she got to spent time
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Ladies and gentlemen, faculty, mothers, fathers, and our dearly beloved educators, I hope you’ve all had a wonderful evening it makes me really happy to see everyone here supporting either their brother, sister, cousin, or in our parent’s eyes their little baby. I bet at this point we’ve made our families proud, but also scared at the same time it just amazes me how fast we’re all growing. Last thing I can remember is seeing my mother come home from the hospital and bringing home this small, fragile
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1. According to Machiavelli, the ideal prince should be ruthless and willing to avoid using standard ethics to maintain his power. He should do whatever is necessary to deal with any type of issues that are thrown in his path while ruling. A model prince should be dishonest, for example, telling people what they want to hear, but at the same time, it’s very important that he’s smart enough to make people believe that he is being honest. In the same way, he should be cautious while appearing to be
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fox and the lion to explain the cunning and strength a prince must possess in order to maintain control of his state. He stresses that it is imperative that the prince learn to mimic both the fox and the lion so that he may draw on the necessary attributes of these "beasts" when circumstances demand it. Again, this notion of comparing man to beast is radical shift during its time as man is being portrayed as a thing of beauty. As a fox, the prince must use its cunning nature to influence statecraft
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Something that I remember with real pleasure from my childhood is when during P.E. we would play with a rainbow parachute. Which was when everyone had one handle around it and held it firmly, then throw it up while you still had it in your hand and let it come down slowly, it was pleasurable because it caused like a small breeze that was so cool. A good time growing up was when Christmas came by and my siblings and I would just wake up super early and we would just be so excited and jumping around
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Today, we found father! The man with the red eyes had Charles show us were he's being held. One our way to get father out, Charles was saying all kinds of bad things about him. He even said the three Mrs. W's were wrong and he tried to convince us to join IT. This made me really mad because I know these words were not Charles Wallace's. I hate what IT is doing to him. When we found father he was in a translucent column that he couldn't see out of. I was able to get him out though, using the spectacles
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The conflict over the ownership of the YMCA’s building rages on, with no solution. The YMCA has owned the building for over 20 years, bringing lots of people that care deeply about who runs and owns the building. But soon, the building they’ve grown to love may be under new ownership. As the mayor was leaning towards new ownership, most citizens thought all hope was lost. But as the mayor suddenly resigned, this may change. The election of Sherwood’s mayor has been controversial itself, even before
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