What is Machiavel's primary purpose in writing this to inform readers about the history of Rome and
Sparta and how they built their empires
to inform readers about the fates of the cities
conquered by the Spartans and the Romans
to persuade readers that a conquering prince must
destroy a former republic if he hopes to hold it
to persuade readers that a republic will remember
freedom and someday rebel against a conqueror

Study the editorial cartoon mars probe by mike keefe. how does the alien with the baseball bat contribute to the effectiveness of the political cartoon? it suggests that aliens are like people because they play baseball, a human sport. it uses humor to show that unknown factors keep damaging the probes humans send. it shows how to cope with the surface of mars, which is rocky and full of craters. it exaggerates the size of the bat in relation to the mars probe in the cartoon.