Summarizing a central idea
which statement best summarizes the central idea of
this excerpt?
o hereditary principalities are easier for princes to
keep and control.
there are f er dificulties in holding hereditary states
in base omg accustomed to the family of their prince,
tham a nes, so it is sufficient only not to transgress
the customs of this ancestors, and to deal prudently with
circumstances as they arise, for a prince of average
powers to maintain himself in his state, unless he be
deprived of it be some extraordinary and excessive force
and if he should be so deprived of it, whenever anything
sinister happens to the usurper, he will regain it.
-the prince
niccolò machiavelli
o hereditary princes are better at ruling with fairness
and justice.
o it is best for a hereditary prince to maintain the
customs of his ancestors.
if an outsider takes a hereditary state, the
hereditary prince will regain it.

What does maurice do when holden refuses to pay him the additional five dollars?

Read sentence 13 from the draft. some plants retain a great deal of their foliage through much of the spring and summer, but the leaves do not retain their green color for long. which detail would be best to add after sentence 13 to develop the topic? a. since the green color of the leaves that are bright and abundant during the warmer months will disappear by the time it is fall, it is important that the leaves are trimmed and kept freshly cut so that they will last for as long as possible. b. while the temperature outside may dictate when the fall colors of leaves appear, it is only one of many environmental factors that play a part in the changing of colors from green leaves to fall-colored leaves during the cooler months. c. if people want to enjoy the green color of leaves longer, trees should be planted where the environment is warmer and the days longer because chlorophyll in the leaves can only be manufactured and replaced with sunlight and warmth. d. the green chlorophyll normally masks the fall-colored pigments during the warmer months, but as sunlight becomes less abundant and trees become frozen, the fall colors of leaves become more visible as chlorophyll disappears.

Find a newspaper or magazine (either print or digital form), and select one piece of media to evaluate. after reading/viewing the media, describe it, and explain what you believe the purpose and intended audience of the piece may have been. then, label the techniques (images, layout, video, sound, etc.) that were used, and how those techniques interacted to create either an effective or ineffective piece of media. your response should be at least 200 words.