Stars are the beautiful, bright lights that we see when we look up at the night sky, All though we've all gazed at them, do you know what stars are actually made of? It
turns out that stars are surprisingly similar to the sun, Stars come in many different
shapes, sizes, temperatures, colors and distances from Earth. Stars form in clusters
called galaxies. Errors in this paragraph Earths sun and stars are a part of a galaxy called the Milky Way, The
Milky Way is a spiral-shaped galaxy that has billions of stars and planets within it,
The next closest spiral-shaped galaxy is billions off miles away
Like humans, stars have lifespans. They are born in large clouds of dust and gas. This
large cloud is called a nebula. Over billions of years, stars grow in size and age,
Eventually, stars die, but they go through this process very different depending on
their size. Small stars die quietly without any large reactions. Big stars, on the other
hand, explode sudden. This explosion is so large that the area shines brighter then
the surrounding stars for an extended period of time. This explosion is called a
supernova

the price of our current war is high; it costs money and it costs lives.

but it does not cost our pride. it does not cost the guilt that would arise from knowing that we did nothing to intervene while our neighboring nations fell to despotic leaders.

it does not cost the terror of knowing that our allies are unstable. it does not cost the fear that we, too, will be next to fall.

which sentence most accurately explains why the speaker's use of the parallel structure is effective in this passage?

a. it underscores that disagreement will not be tolerated and will be dealt with swiftly.

b. it makes the speaker seem like a decisive and capable leader.

c. it emphasizes reasons to fight and inspires listeners to aid the war effort.

d. it establishes the speaker's credibility by acknowledging the difficulties of war.

i cannot see any of the options        

the answer is:

to persuade readers that a conquering prince must destroy a former republic if he hopes to hold it.

in the excerpt from "the prince," the author niccolò machiavelli suggests that to take possession of a city and endure the control over it, it is necessary to destroy it first. otherwise, people who have known freedom will eventually turn against the new rulers and fight back to recover their power.