Read this passage from chapter 5 of The Prince. There are, for example, the Spartans and the Romans. The Spartans held Athens and Thebes, establishing there an oligarchy: nevertheless they lost them. The Romans, in order to hold Capua, Carthage, and Numantia, dismantled them, and did not lose them. They wished to hold Greece as the Spartans held it, making it free and permitting its laws, and did not succeed. Which features of the passage are typical of a compare/contrast structure? Select three options. It identifies two groups that will be discussed. It explains the reasons invading forces did not succeed. It uses the signal word nevertheless to indicate a difference. It uses the signal phrase for example to introduce evidence. It describes similar and different outcomes to similar actions.

The features of the passage which are typical of a compare/contrast structure are:

1.) It identifies two groups that will be discussed.

2.) It explains the reasons invading forces did not succeed.

4.) It uses the signal phrase for example to introduce evidence.

The Prince is an elongated exposition of how to obtain and sustain political leadership. It comprises of 26 chapters and an initial commitment to Lorenzo de Medici. The commitment reveals Machiavelli's intention to explain in clear language the behavior of great men and the laws of princely administration. He does so in hope of delightful and uplifting the Medici family.

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the correct answer is option d. the nature of democracy. on november 19, 1863, president abraham lincoln delivered his famous gettysburg address in gettysburg, pennsylvania. in his speech, rather than focusing on details of the war (soldiers, casualties, aftermath of battle), lincoln invoked the very nature of democracy, that power ultimately comes from the people, when stating, “government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish”. these words mean that democracy is a government by the people (citizens) in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by the people or by their elected representatives for the benefit of all citizens. the survival of democracy in the united states is one of the reasons why this speech so significant today.