Emily grieves for the letters and cards she's not allowed to keep at the convalescent home, and she doesn't accept much affection or food upon her return home. what is the best inference we can make from this information?

Who might be the main characters in a world parents type of creation story? a. a turtle and a raven b. a higher power and a human c. the sky and the earth d. the spirits of humans

Read the passage from chapter 17 of the prince. and of all princes, it is impossible for the new prince to avoid the imputation of cruelty, owing to new states being full of dangers. hence virgil, through the mouth of dido, excuses the inhumanity of her reign owing to its being new, saying: "res dura, et regni novitas me talia cogunt moliri, et late fines custode tueri."(*) nevertheless he ought to be slow to believe and to act, nor should he himself show fear, but proceed in a temperate manner with prudence and humanity, so that too much confidence may not make him incautious and too much distrust render him intolerable. . against my will, my fate a throne unsettled, and an infant state, bid me defend my realms with all my pow'rs, and guard with these severities my shores. what reasoning does machiavelli use in this passage? machiavelli uses deductive reasoning by first introducing the conclusion that new rulers must be cruel and then supporting it with evidence. machiavelli uses deductive reasoning by starting with statistical evidence and then concluding that rulers must be cruel. machiavelli uses inductive reasoning by first presenting an observed pattern of details and then concluding that new rulers must be cruel. machiavelli uses inductive reasoning by starting with the conclusion that new rulers must be cruel and then supporting it with short narratives.

Use the dictionary entry for lavish to answer the question. lavish la•vish [‘la-vish] from middle french lavasse adj 1. given in large amounts 2. having a very rich and expensive quality verb 1. giving or using in large amounts use context clues to choose the sentence that best uses the last definition of the word lavish. there was a lavish amount of food and drinks set upon the table. finn noticed the lavish nature of the items in the jewelry store. for his birthday, his friends would lavish him with many gifts. according to the papers, the wedding was a lavish affair.