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The author of "The Prince," Machiavelli gave advice to the kings of the 1500s & 1600s on how to rule. Today, in modern day politics his advice could be seen as cruel and evil, but back then he wrote about what worked. Do you think the ideas outlined by Machiavelli are evil? What ideas or concepts of his do you find to be particularly evil or fair?
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Zach P
5/1/2017 06:21:19 pm
I think that the ideas outlined by Machiavelli are evil. I think this because Machiavelli describes cruel things that would be very harsh for a leader to do today. One thing that Machiavelli described was that You can cheat, just do not get caught doing that. If Machiavelli was telling all kings that, they might be ruling their kingdom in a bad way. Overall, I think the things Machiavelli wrote about and described are just cruel and harsh
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Madelyn S
5/2/2017 05:18:11 pm
I agree with you Zach because Machiavelli did write very harsh things. Like how, You can cheat but don't get caught doing it. If we did everything he outlined do you think our society would still be the same, or do you think it would be different?
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Nico M
5/3/2017 09:22:35 am
I disagree with you Zach because society was different then. It would just be seen as him being ignorant and trying to tell a king how to rule.
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Cameron G.
5/3/2017 02:49:38 pm
I disagree because in medieval time these things were acceptable for a ruler. Today you can't get away with these things with out severe consequences.
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Melanie.C
5/3/2017 03:04:44 pm
I agree with you zach because the Mechiavelli did the write harsh things, Just like you cheat and never or don't get caught at all.
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sergio
5/5/2017 09:07:30 am
i agree with you zach because its to evil and cruel and rude.
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alex
5/6/2017 03:37:07 pm
I can agree with you Zach.It was cheating if you go caught. It was just so cruel...
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Madelyn S
5/2/2017 05:15:41 pm
I think that the ideas that Machiavelli wrote are evil. Like how Machiavelli said, You can cheat, just don't get caught doing it. If our rulers followed all of the rules or ideas that Machiavelli wrote we would have very harsh rulers. Also our society would be very different.
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Zach P
5/2/2017 05:53:32 pm
I agree with you, Madelyn. I like how you said that Machiavelli said that You can cheat just don't get caught doing it. Also, that his teachings were very harsh and modern day society would be different.
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Jayleen S
5/3/2017 09:14:55 am
I agree with you because, he said things that would make our rulers today very harsh. I also agree w/ you when you said our society would be different.
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Victoria A.
5/5/2017 08:53:50 am
I see your point Maddy nut I disagree.He is just trying to do the best for his kingdom.
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Makayla K
5/5/2017 09:12:57 am
I agree with you.He was trying to do the best for his kingdom. 🏰
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Jordan S.
5/5/2017 09:17:32 am
I agree because it could shape our society. It all people followed this today, the world wold be a dark scary place. People would be cheating, robbing, and hurting others everyday.
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alex
2/12/2024 08:04:36 am
i fine you wrong
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Gavin Mielke
5/3/2017 09:14:09 am
its better in my opinion to be the bad guy/Evil. people can break the laws easy peasy without getting in trouble. being the bad guy makes it so peole wont DARE mess with you
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Jonathan F
5/3/2017 09:21:55 am
i agree with you Gavin. people cant break the laws with out getting in trouble.
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Jonathan F
5/3/2017 09:18:47 am
I think the ideas of Machiavelli are evil. i don't like how he says that you should cheat just don't get caught that is my opinion.
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Nico M
5/3/2017 09:19:47 am
I think that the points highlighted by Machiavelli are not very evil they are just mean and more of being a jerk. In today's society they would be viewed differently and seen as harsh and cruel. But back then they would be actually good advice for a king if they could read.
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Carlos M
5/3/2017 10:40:14 am
I disaggre this is from our point of you and not back then. In my eyes theese ideas are cruel and eveil but aby back then they wernt, but we were not alvive when this things happend.
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Jayleen S
5/3/2017 09:21:32 am
I think that Machiavelli's ideas were evil. One thing he said that was evil was "If you want to give presents to people make sure its other peoples stuff." He practically is just saying to steal someone elses things and then give them away.
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Carlos M
5/3/2017 10:38:04 am
I think Machiavelli gave evil or creul advise. He said that they can cheat atleast if they dont get caught. Also he said if you choose to be a loved or feared ruller you should be ferarid if you cant be both.
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Melanie.C
5/3/2017 03:00:17 pm
I think the Machiavelli gave evil or cruel advise because they say to steal other people things and give them away also they describe cruel things that is harsh to other people.
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Victoria A
5/5/2017 08:52:51 am
I think what he said in book ¨The Prince¨ was fair because even though it might seem evil its really not. He is just doing what is best for the place your ruling. Even though some rules seem mean or evil they are just trying to do the for there kingdom.
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Gabriela P
5/5/2017 09:07:43 am
I agree with Victoria because she is basically also saying that he had knowledge behind what he said because she said "he is just doing what is best". As she also said the rules may seem evil, but they aren't really.
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sergio
5/5/2017 09:05:24 am
i think it evil because who cheats on girls all the time on the same girl but never gets caught that so evil and rude and mean and nasty.
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Gabriela P
5/5/2017 09:05:51 am
I do not think Machiavelli is necessarily evil, but harsh. For example, one thing he said was "man is easily fooled, be a good liar." It is not right to lie, but he kind of has knowledge behind it, so in my opinion it is not evil.
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Makayla K
5/5/2017 09:08:05 am
I don't think that Machaivelli rules were evil. They were fair... BACK THEN! HE thought he was doing the right thing back then, but today, he wouldn't get away with it.
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Mariah S.
5/5/2017 01:56:11 pm
I agree with you, Makayla. Back then, these rules seemed somewhat fair but now, they are definitely evil in my book. After all, he does talk about cheating and killing and things as such.
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Sofia P.
5/5/2017 09:10:13 am
I think that his ideas are evil. Because that his words "if you cheat just don´t get caught". I think that is wrong you should never even cheat on anyone. This was my answer to the last weeks blog.
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Jordan S.
5/5/2017 09:15:35 am
I think that many of the things that Machiavelli wrote about were evil. One was about cheating. It states that it is not cheating unless you are caught. That just seems disrespectful and rude. It would be unfair all around if everyone did that.
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Gavin Monaco
5/5/2017 09:23:34 am
I think Machiavelli was not cruel because Genghis Khan was cruel because he did the actions. Machiavelli just wrote them. What I thought was or made sense was once taste freedom kill them.
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Mariah S.
5/5/2017 01:58:07 pm
I think Machiavelli wasn't necessarily cruel back then. Nowadays, he's definitely a form of evil. He talks about cheating and things like having a man doing your dirty work then killing them to make yourself look good.
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alex
5/6/2017 03:27:15 pm
i think Machiavelli was CRUEL.it said that the was of cheating was to been allowed if you are not caught.So it could make anything to make everything cruel. Just think that most things that he could do back then be cruel.
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Cara L
5/7/2017 12:48:04 pm
Back during the time when The Prince was written, no I don't think Machiavelli's ideas were evil. Many things he talked about were pretty true, even though in today's society we see all he talked about as cruel and wrong. Such as it isn't really cheating if you get caught, or only give things away if people are watching, but I think some politicians still use some of his advice today. Back then I think that all of his advice would have helped a king rule effectively, for he used real examples from past events to help other kings become successful. But I don't think people should use most of his advice today.
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Jenni H.
5/7/2017 01:47:03 pm
I think that the ideas outlined by Machiavelli are necessarily evil. It was what to be expected for kings to do back then. Even though it was to cheat, steal, and other things that would not be allowed today, it seemed the only way for kings to act.
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Cameron G
5/7/2017 03:07:07 pm
His ideas were not necessarily evil during the time he lived in. Today society has its own ideas of good and evil. In modern society cheating isn't nearly as bad as it was then.
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Brooklynn F.
5/7/2017 05:00:47 pm
I think his ideas were not evil. I think that because something he wrote were useful to people. Like he helped the Kings become better rulers. But in our time period now it would probably very brutal.
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Steven Salinas
12/7/2023 05:59:03 am
I hope this can still reach you if my email doesn't, because this is not (technically) a troy website. Hi Mr. Kaciuba. Were you fired? If so, then that is very sad. You were a good teacher. I was looking forward to going back to your classroom for B-day (and I still am, as I don't quite believe the rumors).
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