Read the excerpt from chapter 2 of animal farm.

the pigs now revealed that during the past three months they had taught themselves to read and write from an old spelling book which had belonged to mr. jones’s children and which had been thrown on the rubbish heap. napoleon sent for pots of black and white paint and led the way down to the five-barred gate that gave on to the main road. then snowball (for it was snowball who was best at writing) took a brush between the two knuckles of his trotter, painted out manor farm from the top bar of the gate and in its place painted animal farm.

how does the pacing of this passage influence the reader’s interpretation of the text? select two options.
the fast pacing of the text contributes to a feeling of suspense.

the fast pacing highlights exciting events to keep the reader’s attention.

the fast pacing indicates that the story is moving toward a key event in the text.

the slow pacing furthers the plot by explaining how the pigs can read and write.

the slow pacing furthers the plot by giving details about napoleon and snowball.

Which three lines in this expert from anita desai’s games of twilight clearly show an omniscient narrator

After the doctors question their authenticity,the duke suggest that he and the king leave immediately with the money they have already stolen.why does the king refuse to leave

Read the passage from chapter 17 of the prince. and of all princes, it is impossible for the new prince to avoid the imputation of cruelty, owing to new states being full of dangers. hence virgil, through the mouth of dido, excuses the inhumanity of her reign owing to its being new, saying: "res dura, et regni novitas me talia cogunt moliri, et late fines custode tueri."(*) nevertheless he ought to be slow to believe and to act, nor should he himself show fear, but proceed in a temperate manner with prudence and humanity, so that too much confidence may not make him incautious and too much distrust render him intolerable. . against my will, my fate a throne unsettled, and an infant state, bid me defend my realms with all my pow'rs, and guard with these severities my shores. which statement best evaluates machiavelli’s argument? machiavelli ineffectively argues that new princes should do everything in their power to guard their kingdoms. machiavelli effectively argues that new princes must be cruel and cautious in order to protect their new kingdoms. machiavelli effectively argues that new princes should not be cruel and should proceed carefully in their new kingdoms. machiavelli ineffectively argues that new princes should not show fear, but should be self-confident and intolerable.