In this passage, Machiavelli wants to demonstrate that cruelty is a necessary part of leadership. In order to do so, he uses the example of Scipio. Machiavelli tells us that Scipio is remembered for having been an exceptionally virtuous man. However, despite this fact, Scipio is remembered as an ineffective leader. Although he was capable of doing no wrong, he was not capable of correcting the wrongs of others. Machiavelli tells us that Scipio was a kind man, but an "easy" one, and that this led him to be an ineffective leader who did not earn enough respect from his soldiers due to his lack of cruelty.
Amused about the outcome of something
The woman tripped on the curb <em>while</em> looking at the man.
“while” shows that it is the woman who did it, and that she did two actions.
Without this word, “curb looking at the man” could be misinterpreted. The curb could not possibly look at the man as it is not a living being and does not have eyes.
Answer:
The figure of speech used when the writer says “The pencil understood and promised to remember, and went into the box with purpose in its heart.” is <u>Personification</u><u> </u>[ giving human qualities to a non-living thing (pencil) such as <u>understood</u><u>,</u><u> </u><u>promised</u><u>,</u><u> </u>etc.
Morie passes away and Mitch comes to visit his grave and remembers Morie as a great man who was very well known.
