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Mary L. Brady, Ph. D
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1. REQUIREMENTS: Something needed .... as opposed to the generalized discussions by laymen of things unknown, ignored, imagined, wanted, etc. (such as good health). It is a quantities and qualities term used by educated and functional public and private policy-makers and planners in advanced cultures that value future minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years and generations beyond their own "who, what, when, where, how and why of perceived needs." 2. A basic requirement of any society is inspire its new generations in the faith and functions that it values. Images are critical means and methods.
The Smithsonian Institution consists of 16 museums and galleries, the National Zoo, and several scientific research facilities. Most of the Smithsonian’s museums and galleries are located on the National Mall between the U.S. Capitol building and the Washington Monument. Admission to all Smithsonian museums in Washington, D.C., is free. 3. Requirements planning is an output of Faith in and by its youth generations, which generate beliefs about what they value. The essence of advanced philosophical processes is the ability to perceive needs beyond one's immediate existence and self interests, as compared to animalistic attitudes and behaviors (often envy, greed, hatreds, ignorance, laziness, lust and power disguised in sheep's clothing).
Monrovia is Liberia’s capital and largest city. Because few people own cars, buses and taxis are important forms of transportation in Monrovia and other urban areas in Liberia. 4. Requirements to conceive, inspire, motivate and train youth for causes of goodness are often contradictory, ... because man, at his best, is imperfect; and women sometimes with even worse selfish wants. Yet, inspirational requirements can be defined and executed that uplift generations yet to be born! A best example would be the European Renaissance that perceived needs for imperfect millions of people to build thousands of cathedrals that generated requirements for multiple generations to design, begin, build and complete. Yet these were the same generations that embraced, financed and rationalized hundreds of technical functions in a horrible African slave trade that further degenerated the philosophy of JESUS.
The School of Athens (1510-1511). One of several frescoes by Italian Renaissance artist Raphael painted in Vatican Palace’s Stanza della Segnatura. Fresco, depicts ancient Greek philosophers & scholars: Plato and Aristotle (center), is considered a masterpiece in the portrayal of the artistic ideals of the Renaissance. It also illustrates the importance of classical studies to literary and cultural achievements of the era. 5. A worst example of
non-functional requirements was the so-called Harlem Renaissance during the
1920s wherein a few score African-American artists and literary writers imagined
themselves to be philosophers and the vanguard of a renaissance without
children, technology, or inspiring pursuit of goodness by future generations.
An influential figure in the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s, American writer Langston Hughes wrote in several literary genres, including poetry, plays, short stories, and novels. He also became known for the character Simple, whom he created in a newspaper column. Hughes used tales of Simple to depict the everyday experiences of black citizens. 6. By contrast, Southern Negro preachers and teachers, in a hostile environment, centered their arts (gospel music) and words (preaching) on the philosophy of JESUS; and established thousands of women's clubs, mission churches, schools, farms, colleges and universities, and numerous Black owned banks, insurance companies, and other enterprises unmatched by any of the endeavors in Harlem. 7. Requirements based planning differs but do not exclude renaissance proclamations by the artistic communities in that planning is about the future, while the later is focused on the here and now. Requirements are a necessity for current and future generations of Africans in the context of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness in a modern world wherein needs must be viewed in the context of: a. Security (example: food/water/shelter/clothing for starving people via domestic and/or foreign-aid and Diaspora resources) b. Short-term (1 to 5 years): (one example: farms and roads/rails via domestic youth manpower development and employment of millions to stabilize societies and spur economic expectations and growth) c. Mid-term (5-10 years): (example: (schools via domestic and Diaspora youth corps to help inspire, build and staff start-up schools in all villages with 2 or more school-age children to spur education aspirations). d. Long-term (10-20 years/new generations): (example: technical colleges and liberal licensing of African resident entrepreneurs with or without foreign capital investments and/or partners to spur enterprise development) 8. MOBUTUISM. An imaginary sense of self actualized by ruthless reasoning to acquire and/or keep power over others. Mobutu Sese Sete was a talented African youth enlisted in the Belgium militia designed to keep natives of the huge territories under their control from approximately 1885 to 1960. Foreign economic and political interests found in Mobutu (son of a woman camp follower) a psychological specimen very suitable for overthrow of the legitimate government of Patrice Lumumba who orchestrated the ending of colonialism in the Congo. 9. Mobutu suffered from the mental disorder of many men in Africa and the Diaspora, ... serpentine beliefs not unlike many European Renaissance despots such as rationalized by Niccolo Machiavelli. The private physician (father of actress Glenn Close) hired by Mobutu noted in his memoirs that Africa's most notorious dictator kept one book by his bedside, "The Prince" that offered him a rationale for being corrupt, cruel, greedy, ruthless and selfish. Niccolò Machiavelli was an Italian statesman and writer and is considered one of the most significant political thinkers of the Renaissance. His best-known work, The Prince, describes cunning and unscrupulous methods for rulers to gain and keep power. Born in Florence on May 3, 1469, Machiavelli entered government service as a clerk and rose to prominence when the Florentine Republic was proclaimed in 1498. He was secretary of the ten-man council that conducted the diplomatic negotiations and supervised the military operations of the republic, and his duties included missions to the French king (1504, 1510-11), the Holy See (1506), and the German emperor (1507-8). 
In the course of his diplomatic missions within Italy he became acquainted with many of the Italian rulers and was able to study their political tactics, particularly those of the ecclesiastic and soldier Cesare Borgia, who was at that time engaged in enlarging his holdings in central Italy. From 1503 to 1506 Machiavelli reorganized the military defense of the republic of Florence. Although mercenary armies were common during this period, he preferred to rely on the conscription of native troops to ensure a permanent and patriotic defense of the commonwealth. In 1512, when the Medici, a Florentine family, regained power in Florence and the republic was dissolved, he was deprived of office and briefly imprisoned for alleged conspiracy against them. After his release he retired to his estate near Florence, where he wrote his most important works. Despite his attempts to gain favor with the Medici rulers, he was never restored to his prominent government position. When the republic was temporarily reinstated in 1527, he was suspected by many republicans of pro-Medici leanings. He died in Florence on June 21 of that year. <!--WEBBOT bot="Script" startspan PREVIEW="Site Meter"
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