Read the passage from "Things That Matter."
What part of the plot do these details represent?
"Well, without a good ankle, I won't have a chance at the
Olympics," said Rae hotly.
a setting in the beginning
a character change in the beginning
a conflict in the middle
a turning point in the middle
The young man was suddenly silent. After a moment, he
said, "The Olympics?"
I'm in training for the winter Olympics," Rae said.
"Snowboarding."
"Wow." He shook his head. He seemed to be trying to clear it
of his own worries so he could think about hers. "The
Olympics. No wonder you were mad."
"Well," said Rae, "more scared than mad, I guess. And it's
been a rough day."

It is much safer to be feared than loved. . among the wonderful deeds of hannibal this one is enumerated: that having led an enormous army, composed of many various races of men, to fight in foreign lands, no dissensions arose either among them or against the prince, whether in his bad or in his good fortune. this arose from nothing else than his inhuman cruelty . . but without that cruelty, his other virtues were not sufficient to produce this effect. . that it is true his other virtues would not have been sufficient for him may be proved by the case of scipio, that most excellent man . . his army rebelled in spain; this arose from nothing but his too great forbearance, which gave his soldiers more license than is consistent with military discipline. –the prince, niccolò machiavelli machiavelli claims that “it is much safer to be feared than loved.” which type of evidence does machiavelli use to support his claim? answer : logical how does the author’s use of this evidence create meaning for the reader? answer : by using a historical event to prove the claim