Question 1 After reading the passage, a student makes the inference that leaders should use power with skill
and cleverness. Which line from the passage best supports this inference?
А
"Therefore, a prudent ruler ought not to keep faith when by so doing it would be
against his interest."
B
"You must know, then, that there are two methods of fighting, the one by law, the other by force
"One must therefore be a fox to recognize traps, and a lion to frighten wolves
Those that wish to be only lions do not understand this."
D
"And it must be understood that a prince, and especially a new prince, cannot
observe all those things which are considered good in men...".

Read the excerpt from "declaration of conscience" by margaret chase smith. the exercise of these rights should not cost one single american citizen his reputation or his right to a livelihood nor should he be in danger of losing his reputation or livelihood merely because he happens to know someone who holds unpopular beliefs. who of us doesn't? otherwise none of us could call our souls our own. otherwise thought control would have set in. this excerpt contains an example of

Read this excerpt from "the light of gandhi's lamp" by hilary kromberg inglis, in which she describes driving to the police station where her sister is being detained. to avoid looking at the blackened windows at the top of the building and thinking about the history of who had died or been tortured there, i always looked instead at the little chinese restaurant on the opposite side of the road. how does this passage affect the text? it conveys, with great subtlety, the conflict she felt over having a sister who would break the law and end up in the custody of the police. it conveys, without any implied moral judgment, that those who fought against apartheid considered themselves to be soldiers in a just war. it conveys, with an extended metaphor, the idea that being detained by the police in this society was regarded as a badge of honor. it conveys, with direct language, the view held by many anti-apartheid activists that the police often acted in brutal and unlawful ways.

Who are the antagonists in the story "ali baba and the 40 thieves", and are they're bad guys?