Government leader, no matter how the people feel about them, can and will shape the identity of their people. A ruler molds the identity of citizens like an artisan molds clay. This can be both a good thing and a bad thing, however. Leaders can do this in several different ways, in which the people can decide how it turns out: “Never again,” “we should keep going as we are now,” and “we should go back to how we were before” are a few things people may say when their identity is still being shaped, or are neat the conclusion of it. The way some leaders have molded their people has been the imprint they have left in history, this can be good and bad. Some led their countries within a peaceful and prosperous reign, and others led one of war and chaos. The Han Dynasty of China was peaceful during the family's rule; trade flourished, the economy was strong, and no war was waging. The Kahn Dynasty- also in China- was a warlike dynasty, the armies constantly underwent campaigns to gain more territory. In the middle of all this, some leaders were simply neutral; they would try to stay out of violent affairs. These leaders would enter only if necessary: Woodrow Wilson, for example, did not want to enter into World War I …show more content…
Three aspects could be in place for this type of shaping a peoples' initial character. The three are the feeling of “never again,” “let's keep doing this,” and “wait; go back.” Within the “never again” aspect, there have been low points in history that no one wants to go back to. Like during World War II, when Adolf Hitler persecuted the Jewish. In the “keep doing this” aspect, the people think that their leader is making progress. They want to keep going in that direction... to progress. The “go back to where we were” aspect is that the current situation isn't going as well as things in the past have. They want to go back to when progress was being
The Political Turmoil of China From 1911 to 1927 There were many reasons why China slipped into political instability or turmoil between 1911 and 19287. There reasons include the questionable leadership of Yuan Shih Kai, the presence of the warlords, the One of the reasons was that questionable leadership of Yuan Shih Kai. When Yuan took over control from Sun Yat Sen as the President, he tried to revert to the monarchical system of rule. From 1912 until 1915, he ruled as a military dictator with the support of the army. His rule was already blemished with resistance and that demonstrated that the people did not quite accept him as the leader of China.
“A leader must be willing to sacrifice likeability in order to make decisions that are for the good of the people.” This is entirely true. When someone is a leader, their job is to watch out for the people and make the right decisions. Not every decision will be favored, but it’s most likely the best. A leader will understand that.
In our society, we have elections to choose our leaders and, most of the time, they lead our countries well. Signs of authority are shown every day by our leaders; whether it be the way they dress, the way they give speeches, or the way they fight their wars. Our society has a checks and balances system, according to Merriam Webster “so that no part can become too powerful”. Societies like this thrive all over the world. Yet...
Since the being of time, humans have sought out law, or government. Governments have been set in place all throughout the world to try to maintain peace and order. As easy as it sounds, governments can be demolished without the right leader. However, that is the catch, what makes a good leader? Niccolo Machiavelli’s “The Qualities of the Prince” and Lao-Tzu’s “Tao-te Ching” gives some ideas on how a leader should control their government. Although Machiavelli’s and Lao-Tzu’s ideas do not quite go hand and hand, there are some similarities. They both spoke similarly on how people should feel about their leader. Lao-Tzu views one of the best qualities
Leadership is delicate precise and very rewarding. Many philosophers, teachers, businessmen and government officials have of the same characteristics that make them successful leaders. Also some other personal choice to make them failures. In acknowledging leadership within different perspectives and styles aspiring leaders are able to study, plan and correct all of traits and style that may make them ineffective at within their current role as leaders. In additional content of leaders and the role that government plays on society is a critical element in understanding different leadership and decision makers from different origins of the world.
When ruling there can be many challenges that are faced. When being an aggressive leader they do not hesitate. Hesitation to anything and or anyone could result in chaos. In Source D, “In serving his parents, a son may remonstrate with them, but gently; when he sees that they do not incline to follow his advice, he shows an increased degree of reverence, but does not abandon his purpose; and should they punish him, he does not allow himself to murmur.” In this source is shows that a ruler does not falter, a gentle aggressor. The leaders know what they must do and how to do it, and with some force, it will get done. As said in Source D, “he does not abandon his purpose”, powerful leaders can never forget their importance of ruling. That all they do is for their people. Even if that means being
Leaders of nations are designated to manage to country in a form that will allow all its aspects to run smoothly. The Ottoman and Qing had a crisis of power; all the officials took advantage of their titles. Both nations had a set system of taxes that were collected by the leaders of each county or area of the nation. In the Ottoman Empire the Janissaries and some nobles collect taxes from the citizens they had power over, yet those taxes collected were reserved for their own spending instead of helping the countries debt and military advancements. While in china a similar problem became evident, the farmers of china began to...
A state takes on the aspects of its rulers, this is one of the fundamentals of leadership, but what if the leader is flawed and corrupts the aspects of the state, the state will take on those traits as well. The works of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World both showcase rulers that are deeply flawed and because of those flaws they are cast down from leadership having maimed their country. A state without a ruler who acts as a moral compass is predestined to fall into chaos and be opposed by the people, ultimately the only way of restoring balance to the nation will be a change in leadership.
The two countries I have chosen to compare are China and Canada. Their systems of government are very different and have different powers and rolls in their country. Canada has a system of government very similar to our own. While china's government appears to be similar as well, but it is quite different. Canada's government democratic and is parliamentary in form but, very much like our own. Like all large governments it is representative democracy.
Tao-te Ching (in English pronounced “dow deh jing”) is believed to be written by Lao-tzu (6th century B.C). However, it is not for certain that he wrote the book. Lao-tzu is translated as “Old Master”. He was born in the state of Ch’u in China. It’s been said that he worked in the court of the Chou dynasty. The day that he was leaving the court to start his own life, the keeper of the gate urged him to write his thoughts as a book. Lao-tzu’s work mostly illustrates Taoism –a religion founded by Chang Tao-ling A.D. 150. His main purpose in this piece is practicing peace, simplicity, naturalness, and humility. Lao-tzu believes that people are overloaded with temporal objects in this world. He recommends his readers to let go of everything and always keep the balance in anything. In my opinion, Lao-tzu would more likely dislike our government and the way that people live nowadays. The reason is because majority of the people are attached to secular things. To paraphrase the famous, people have materialistic characteristics in today’s world which is completely against Lao-tzu’s view.
My theme of this paper is government, which should function based on good intentions when serving for its people, and how it relates to leadership. I define leadership based on the governmental belief that people require an structured group of authority to protect their well-¬being. Throughout this essay, I will relate Eugene Delacroix’s painting, "Liberty Leading the People," to Lao-tzu's "Thoughts from the Tao-te Ching," Machiavelli's "The Qualities of the Prince," Marx's "Communist Manifesto," and Keynes’s "Social Consequences of Changes in Value of Money," to relate each writer's idea of government to my definition of leadership.
Why do people choose to live in the past rather than pursue a possibly greater future? This can occur due to a fear of the coming days, months, and years ahead that await. People would rather think and engross themselves in memories then have any sense of direction for the the inevitable passing of time. While every age is unique, “The Collective Neurosis” states the problems that can arise from not believing that people can escape, improve, or adapt to their environment. A person’s environment can be described by where they live and grew up, their socioeconomic status, and even their current mental state. These conditions can have dramatic effects on one’s personality, beliefs, and overall outlook on life itself. This potential nihilism that
The most important cause, and symptom, of the decay of any government or institution is the loss of prestige and respect among the public at large, and the loss of self-confidence among the leaders themselves in their capacity to rule” (p. 79).
The hindsight bias, as defined in the article Hindsight Bias and Developing Theories of Mind by Andrew N. Meltzoff and Geoffrey R. Loftus, occurs when “people armed with advanced knowledge of an outcome overestimate the likelihood of that particular outcome, in essence claiming that they ‘knew it all along’” (Meltzoff). People who are victims of this very common bias can be drawn to the idea of going to the past to fix all of their problems because they live in the present. Knowing what the present holds, people believe that if they went back in time, they could change the future and, in turn, have a better
Leaders pour their hearts and souls into their people and their purpose. Leaders are all about their people and their purpose. They invest themselves fully into their