Machiavelli
Write an essay on one topic:
1. If you have ever had any position of leadership–whether a club, household, organization–explain if Machiavelli’s summation of how to be an effective leader, using at least three support points, is sound.
2. If you have never been in a position of leadership but been a part of some governed organization–school, church, classroom–explain if the leaders observed have been effective, and if so, which of Machiavelli’s principles did they seem to practice; and if not, which one of Machiavelli’s principles did they seem to not know or ignore. Note, this is a personal essay so requires use of personal–I, me, my, etc.–pronouns.
3. Presuming that after your college experience, you will go on to some level of leadership–whether on a committee, in a business, in a home (single or multi-member)–which of Machiavelli’s principles of leadership ring true for you and that you will either remember and/or practice? See note on number 2 about personal pronouns.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Demonstrate familiarity with literary periods and their legacy of important ideas.
2. Identify key ideas, representative authors and works, significant historical and cultural events, and characteristic perspectives and attitudes expressed in the literature of different periods or regions.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of literary works as expressions of individual and human values within the social, political, cultural, and religious contexts of different literary periods.
4. Demonstrate knowledge of major genres and forms of literature.
5. Understand the development of characteristic forms and styles of expression during different historical periods and in different regions.
6. Develop an appreciation for the aesthetic principles that guide the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities.
7. Analyze and synthesize aesthetic, historical, formal, and ideological approaches to interpreting literature through class discussion, presentations, written assignments, and exams.
8. Articulate an informed personal reaction to works in the arts and humanities.
9. Produce critical essays about the assigned readings that support a debatable thesis, that use primary and secondary sources, that cite those sources according to MLA style, that express ideas in clear and grammatically correct prose, and that are free of plagiarism.
Grading Rubric:
Written assignments appropriate to the prompt with two points penalty for every error in punctuation, composition, grammar, research methodst; correct use of MLA Revised research procedures, including quoting and documenting any of the author’s words (see Short Review of Parenthetical Documentation file); adherence to submission guidelines.
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