What is the topic to the poem darkness in the desert

answer: 1 goes to 3

2 goes to 4

3 goes to 2

4 goes to 1

explanation:

the answer you're looking for is to review what went well and learn how to do it better next time

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the answer is:

to persuade readers that a conquering prince must destroy a former republic if he hopes to hold it.

in the excerpt from "the prince," the author niccolò machiavelli suggests that to take possession of a city and endure the control over it, it is necessary to destroy it first. otherwise, people who have known freedom will eventually turn against the new rulers and fight back to recover their power.