Read the excerpt below and answer the question. … something which looks like a virtue, if followed, would be his [a leader’s] ruin; whilst something else, which looks like a vice, yet followed brings him peace and prosperity.

Machiavelli’s advice can best be paraphrased as .

Follow virtue, even if it leads to ruin.
Beware: vice can often look like virtue.
Take the action, whether virtuous or evil, that leads to peace and prosperity.
Make decisions quickly, without taking too much time to think about them.

Which of the following statements is a claim of definition?

Read this excerpt from we’ve got a job: the 1963 children’s march. though connor was commissioner of public safety, blacks knew that it wasn't their health and safety he intended to protect. and he certainly didn't put out their fires. between the late 1940s and early 1960s, more than fifty black homes and churches in birmingham were bombed. one neighborhood was hit so often, it was called "dynamite hill." no one was ever prosecuted, even when the police could identify the bombers. what is the tone of the excerpt? inquisitive sentimental apologetic scornful

Wha is the best example of a storys historical context? a. the way the plot is eventually resolved b. the genre that the story belongs to c. the theme that the story explores d. the cultural beliefs of the characters