Answer:
<em>There are three means of holding a newly acquired state that is accustomed to freedom.</em>
Explanation:
In this excerpt Niccolò Machiavelli is arguing for the prince that no place already accustomed to freedom such as republics and democracies will accept to be ruled by a prince without trying to defeat him, so he tells there are three ways which the prince can conquer it, this is the main idea here.
Answer:
Basic puritan beliefs are:
Total depravity :original sin which means that every person is born sinful.
Unconditional election :god "saves" those he wishes (predestination).
Irresistible grace: god's grace is freely given, it cannot be earned or denied.
Explanation:
They thought that men existed for the glory of god . They believed that man's most important job in life was to do god's will (what god wanted). By doing god's will , men would be rewarded with happiness in the future.
Answer:
As per me C is the answer as you haven't post the essay to see the information.
In the short story "The Lottery", by Shirley Jackson, there are many instances of irony.
The title is ironic since the idea of a lottery is to win something, in this case, the winner is stoned to death.
The opening description in paragraph one is considered ironic because it introduces the setting by describing the day as "clear and sunny" but it ends with the death of a woman.
In the story, there are also some ironic names such as Mr. Graves and Mr. Summers. While one may think of the summer as something enjoyable, he is in charge of the random killing of a villager every single year.