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It’s common to describe ruthless or devious politicians as “Machiavellian.” But rarely in the United States have we seen an embodiment of the traits Machiavelli admired quite like Donald Trump, the president-elect.
Go down the list of Trump’s controversial characteristics and you will find many of the qualities the cynical Machiavelli thought were essential for a tough leader. Trump can be a liar, which the Florentine philosopher believed was sometimes a necessary part of leadership. He can be a bully, like some of the Italian potentates Machiavelli lauded. He has boasted of a voracious sexual appetite, like Machiavelli himself.
To say that Trump displays attributes that Machiavelli deemed necessary in the fractious, perpetually warring states of the 16th century is not to recommend him as a modern leader. Nobody would want a neo-feudal dictator to lead a 21st-century democracy, you might think. But the American public voted Tuesday for Trump, perhaps in part because it shares Machiavelli’s concept of strength, or as he liked to call it, “virtue
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worry enjoyment friendship fear
friendship
Option C.
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The passage talks about a boy and a little girl who did not even know each other but spent time together in the recess and had a good and comfortable company with each other. This girl had such an impact that the narrator would never forget her.
It was a very strange kind of friendship where not even knowing each other the two spent time together, maybe leading to the beginning or start of a new friendship.
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they did it so the usa would have oil
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historically important as a trading post
