Kingship College Essays Samples For Students

Compare The Nature Of Ideal Kingship in the Arthashastra and Yoga Vasishth.

Thesis: The books Arthashastra and Yoga Vasistha are treasures of the Indian culture. Written thousands of years ago but they hold importance to date. The books have laid the foundation for governance of the state by its head the “king”. Arthashastra (science of wealth) was written by “Chanakya” or “Kautilya” (370 BC to283 BC). A man of great intellect, Chanakya laid the foundation of functions of government. He was a professor of economics and political science at the Takshila University. Patliputra was the capital of Magadha kingdom. Once insulted by the king, Chanakya decided to avenge by overthrowing him. For ...

Myth and ritual school is used to refer to two movements, which were formed to fight against the ancient religions. The movements rose due to the recognition for the ancient religions and the myths. The movements aim was to seek the levels to which the ritual acts were pervasive and how people’s words were accompanying their words. The schools made the religions have a high prominence. The main aspirants of myth and ritual school were Robertson and Frazer. In a more broad perspective, it can be viewed as a group made of two branches one being the biblical group and the ...

It is sometimes thought that Machiavelli disliked idealist positions such as those expressed by Plato or Aristotle when studying politics. Indeed, he actually proposed an approach to the study of politics that stood far away from what the classic philosophers formulated. This paper will expose the ideas expressed by the classical philosophers and see how Machiavelli differed from them and even criticized their approach.
Most of western political philosophy is built on ideas that have been under development for thousands of years. Two of the most discussed authors are the Greek classics who gave the first notions of ...

The Mosaic covenant is the covenant that was made between God and the people of Israel under Moses at Mount Sinai. This convent is similar to other covenants, because it involved the people of Israel and a sovereign God. On the contrary, covenant in the patriarch is the covenant that involved God and Abraham. Apparently, these two covenants differ in quite a number of ways; this paper will in essence present the differences between the two and subsequently establish how kingship relates to both.
The covenant between God and Abraham was unconditional; this means that the two parties involved were ...

On the day that the apostolic twelve were to depart from Spain to the Americas, the Franciscan Friars received orders from Francisco de Los Angeles. The orders instructed to evangelize to all, however as they evangelized, an importance to maintaining respect and continuing peaceful Spanish values was raised. Regardless, the Friars’ instructions became law to the natives in the New World. And so, on the Franciscan Friars arrival to the New World, the Spaniards spread their religion. This was a path they believed created martyrdom where missionaries worked for God and in every activity they participated they let God do ...

On the day that the apostolic twelve were to departure from Spain to the Americas, the Franciscan Friars received orders from Francisco de Los Angeles. The orders instructed him to evangelize to all, however as he evangelize he was directed to maintaining the respect and continue upholding the values of the Spaniards. These instructions were only applicable to the brethren in New Spain. Thus on the Franciscan Friars team arrival to the New World, the Spaniards revived religion which they believed could revived souls and benefit many in the last days. This was the wave that they believed created ...

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The Rights of an Accused in Canonical Penal Procedures

INTRODUCTION: SUU KYI’S LIFE
Born in 1945 in Rangoon (now Yangon), Aung San Suu Kyi rose to political power in 2016 as the first state chancellor of Myanmar (formerly Burma) (Baker and Sheridan 1). She grew in a family with parents deeply involved in the politics of mid-twentieth century Burma. Her father, Bogyoke, founded the modern Burmese army in 1947 and negotiated Burmese independence. Her mother, Khin Kyi, was ambassador to India and Nepal in 1960.
Kyi graduated in Masters in Politics from the University of Oxford in 1968, after which she ...

Analysis of Sphinx

The Middle Kingdom (ca. 2030–1650 B.C.) was a period of significant transformation in ancient Egypt. It was during this period that older cultural principles and artistic conventions revived. The changes that characterize the Middle Kingdom 1 can be seen in its architecture, culture, jewelry, literature, paintings and reliefs.
The focus of the essay is to analyze the “Sphinx of King Senwosret” from Thebes, Karnak temple in Dynasty 12 and describe the artwork visually. It looks behind the political or symbolic meaning and why the Sphinx a really important symbol.

Sphinx of King Senwosret III

Sphinx of King Senwosret dates back to 1878–1840 ...

In the Jewish State of Israel, politics and prophecy generally work together. Israel was founded when there was a covenant between God and Abraham. In this covenant, God entered into a relationship of mutual obligation with the Israelites instead of him solely imposing his will. This covenant was not only related to religion but was binding in politics and law. God himself is the King, but He exercises his kingship on earth through his chosen proxies. In the case of Israel, there exist three religious institutions which were led by people who had been divinely endorsed namely the Prophet, ...

Concentrating on Sri Lanka

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Colonialism had long reaching effects on indigenous cultures, economic systems, literature, and religions. Of those four, religions were the most personal and the most stubborn to change. It was not until the late 18th and early 19th centuries that the British first contacted the Buddhist religion. For the British, it was a bit of a shock to find a civilization willing to accept their rule and yet, a religion so constant and resilient as to be able to reject Christianity while absorbing bits and pieces of the religion and the British culture into their own.
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Based on the biblical account, the kingdom of Israel emerged around 1020 B.C. this was when the Israelites asked Samuel the prophet to choose a king for them. Before this time, Israel was ruled by judges. After the death of Joshua, the Israelites looked up to the judges for leadership. A judge was a military leader who had commander over two tribes of Israel. According to the Hebrew bible, Barak, Eli, Gideon, Samson, Samuel and Deborah were recognized as judges. In this paper, I will discuss on the emergence of the first Israelite kingdom, leadership transition and the structure of the ...

The presence of archaeological sites has been a dream and admiration of myriad nations. A notable fact is that there is an explicit correlation between a country’s past and its present state. The past and the present invariably explain the socio-political journey that a country has travelled. Archaeological sites present a fresh memory on a county’s social and political history. Importantly, the government of various countries has been keen to attach value on the monumental sites, thereby, enabling the sites to be a national heritage. Similarly, the mentioned sites have been noted to attract tourist from the global world just to have a glimpse ...

Mesopotamia refers to the area near the Euphrates and Tigris river system, which corresponds to modern day Kuwait, Iraq, the northeastern part of Syria, the Southeastern part of Turkey and a small part of southwestern Iran (Potts, 2012, pg.557). In a wider sense, Mesopotamia refers to the area surrounded from the northeast by the Zagros Mountains and from the southwest by the edge of the Arabian Plateau and stretches from the Persian Gulf in the southeastern side to the spurs of the Anti-Taurus Mountains in the northwestern side. The Sumerians, Babylonians, Akkadians, Assyrians, and Chaldeans occupied Mesopotamia region. This region is ...

Macbeth is considered as Shakespeare’s tragic hero. Macbeth, a strong, chivalrous and ambitious Thane of Glamis in the Scottish army under the King Duncan is returning from a war where he killer the traitorous Macdonwald and is stopped by three witches. The three witches tell them about their future that Macbeth will become Thane of Cawdor and after that King. Banquo, a companion of Macbeth is also intrigued by witches prophesies and enquires about his future. To which witches reply that even though he is not as strong as Macbeth nut much greater and happier than him and even though he will not ...