Read this passage from chapter 5 of The Prince. There are, for example, the Spartans and the Romans. The Spartans held Athens and Thebes, establishing there an oligarchy: nevertheless they lost them. The Romans, in order to hold Capua, Carthage, and Numantia, dismantled them, and did not lose them. They wished to hold Greece as the Spartans held it, making it free and permitting its laws, and did not succeed. Which features of the passage are typical of a compare/contrast structure? Select three options. It identifies two groups that will be discussed. It explains the reasons invading forces did not succeed. It uses the signal word nevertheless to indicate a difference. It uses the signal phrase for example to introduce evidence. It describes similar and different outcomes to similar actions.

The features of the passage which are typical of a compare/contrast structure are:

1.) It identifies two groups that will be discussed.

2.) It explains the reasons invading forces did not succeed.

4.) It uses the signal phrase for example to introduce evidence.

The Prince is an elongated exposition of how to obtain and sustain political leadership. It comprises of 26 chapters and an initial commitment to Lorenzo de Medici. The commitment reveals Machiavelli's intention to explain in clear language the behavior of great men and the laws of princely administration. He does so in hope of delightful and uplifting the Medici family.

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at hatfield elementary school, there are 504 students in 7 classes. each class has the same number of students. what is a good estimate of the number of students in each class?

the words “strangest” and “unusual” suggest that the narrator is about to tell the story of an odd or puzzling group of people.