Why does Machiavelli mention Pisa at the end of the passage? to acknowledge that liberty will always triumph in the end
to demonstrate that Pisa was patient in waiting to rebel
to prove that cities that are not destroyed will eventually rebel
to show that Florence successfully held Pisa for a hundred years

to prove that cities that are not destroyed will eventually rebel

a) he encouraged islamic schools to introduce greek texts.

d) he invited greek scholars to teach their texts to the locals.

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the word that best matches the meaning of the expression "went to the big ocean" is died.

the goldfish died, which is why the father looks at the children mournfully. the "big ocean" is the father's way of saying fish heaven. he could have just said that the goldfish died, but this way, the children imagine the fish in a bigger, better place instead of just picturing a dead fish.

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