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Hi there. I hope that everyone had a nice break. I am still trying to get back into the "school mode." Anyway, last weekend I saw the movie Elizabeth . It was a great movie and I thought that it related to what we have been talking about. Well, I guess that wasn't such a brilliant deduction since Prof. Bacig mentioned her in class the other day, but oh well. Elizabeth, for those who don't know, is the story of when Elizabeth I becomes queen and how her own mentality also changes when she goes from being a Princess to a Queen. I don't know how much was exaggerated, but I have heard that it is basically true. It stars Cate Blanchett, Joseph Fiennes and Geoffrey Rush.

While watching the movie I thought about how Queen Elizabeth transformed from being a girl with idealized dreams of a perfect world into a queen with views much like Niccolo Machiavelli . As much as I think "The Prince" outlines a dictorial and drastic approach to ruling, I think in the right hands it is helpful. It is not good to lead a country only with your heart, it is better to use your head and your heart as checks and balances. Queen Elizabeth is a woman who achieved "The Golden Age" despite being a woman who was considered a "bastard whore" by many.

Thanks for reading. Oh, and if the links didn't work, I'm sorry, I am still not to clued in on computers.
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: Hi there. I hope that everyone had a nice break. I am still trying to get back into the "school mode." Anyway, last weekend I saw the movie <a href= "http://www.elizabeth-themovie.com"> Elizabeth </a>. It was a great movie and I thought that it related to what we have been talking about. Well, I guess that wasn't such a brilliant deduction since Prof. Bacig mentioned her in class the other day, but oh well. Elizabeth, for those who don't know, is the story of when Elizabeth I becomes queen and how her own mentality also changes when she goes from being a Princess to a Queen. I don't know how much was exaggerated, but I have heard that it is basically true. It stars Cate Blanchett, Joseph Fiennes and Geoffrey Rush. : While watching the movie I thought about how Queen Elizabeth transformed from being a girl with idealized dreams of a perfect world into a queen with views much like <a href= "http://www2.lucidcafe.com/lucidcafe/library/96may/machiavelli.html"> Niccolo Machiavelli </a>. As much as I think "The Prince" outlines a dictorial and drastic approach to ruling, I think in the right hands it is helpful. It is not good to lead a country only with your heart, it is better to use your head and your heart as checks and balances. <a href= "http://www.gale.com/gale/cwh/elizabe.html"> Queen Elizabeth </a> is a woman who achieved "The Golden Age" despite being a woman who was considered a "bastard whore" by many. : Thanks for reading. Oh, and if the links didn't work, I'm sorry, I am still not to clued in on computers. : Thanks.

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