Question 4 (10 points) Read the paragraph.
In The Brightest Spring, four friends decide to spend spring and summer hiking the Appalachian
Trail. Along the way, they encounter such dangers as bears and electrical storms, as well as
seeing such wonders as natural hot springs and young deer. By the time they have finished their
months-long hike, the friends are closer than ever. They realize the importance of their
relationship, and decide to hike the trail again in ten years.
4. Which is most likely a theme of this book?
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Nature is a formidable enemy
Spending time together renews friendships.
Springtime is the most wonderful time to hike.
Hiking is good for your health

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. what reasoning does machiavelli use in this passage? machiavelli uses deductive reasoning by first introducing the conclusion that new rulers must be cruel and then supporting it with evidence. machiavelli uses deductive reasoning by starting with statistical evidence and then concluding that rulers must be cruel. machiavelli uses inductive reasoning by first presenting an observed pattern of details and then concluding that new rulers must be cruel. machiavelli uses inductive reasoning by starting with the conclusion that new rulers must be cruel and then supporting it with short narratives.