Tuesday, January 21st

Go Chiefs!! Super Bowl Bound! 

1. Independent reading- First 10 minutes.

Power (as defined by Max Weber): “the ability of an individual or group to achieve their own goals or aims when others are trying to prevent them from realising (sic) them”

2. Machiavelli's The Prince- Excerpt

- Read: The Dedication, Chapter 1, Chapter XVII
- Take notes as you read. Track what is happening, advice by author, purpose of the text, relationship to what we have been discussing in the last week.

Things to consider when reading:

• Weber's definition of power. Though written before, how does Machiavelli's writing interact with this definition? 
• What do you think Machiavelli's purpose in writing The Prince? Author's purpose?
• What do you think the TONE is? Serious? Warning? Instructional? What examples do you have to support these findings?
• What are the qualities of the ideal prince, according to Machiavelli? Are they clearly stated or hidden in subtext (inferred)? 
• What specific lines stand out to you as significant?