What text evidence supports Machiavelli's primary purpose to persuade readers that a conquering prince
must destroy a former republic if he hopes to hold
it? Select three options.
the list of cities Rome and Sparta conquered
the portrayal of Greece as being held by Sparta
the explanation of how Rome held Capua, Carthage,
and Numantia
the description of liberty as a rallying cry for rebellion in
former republics
the example of the Florentines losing control over Pisa

The text evidence which supports Machiavelli's primary  purpose to persuade readers that a conquering prince  must destroy a former republic if he hopes to hold  it are:

According to the given question, we are asked to show the text evidence which supports Machiavelli's primary  purpose to persuade readers that a conquering prince  must destroy a former republic if he hopes to hold  it.

As a result of this, we can see that according to the assertion made by Machiavelli, he tries to persuade the readers that it is in the best interests of the Prince to destroy a former republic and he gave the examples of Rome holding Capua, Carthage, etc amongst other examples and explanations.

Therefore, the correct answers are options C, D and E

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Explanation:

"The Prince" is a political treatise written by Niccolo Machiavelli during the sixteenth century. It is considered more of political philosophy. Machiavelli criticized the moralistic view of authority. He escalated the thought that judgment of legitimate and illegitimate power should not be practiced on the basis of morality. Machiavelli proposed the thought that acquisition and maintenance of power is the real and only concern of the political ruler. The primary purpose of the text is to persuade the readers and the secondary purpose is to inform the readers.

the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel

answer: do

the 'italicized phrase' is a noun clause that is used as a direct object.