Read the passage. The author includes the flashback in paragraphs 4-7 to A describe the weeks of heavy rains that had caused the river to flood. B explain how Dicey found out the loyalists were planning to attack. C portray Dicey as a young woman who believed deeply in the loyalist cause. D show Dicey's loving relationship with everyone in her family.

answer by yourhope:

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which answer best describes the interaction between the elements mentioned in the excerpt?

b. an individual influencing an idea!

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when in the second paragraph fourth sentence it says "if youre" it should be "if you're"

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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.