Together we have read and analyzed “Calypso Borealis,” an essay by John Muir, and Li-Young Lee’s poem “From Blossoms. (Links to an external site.) ” Now you will write a constructed response in which you compare and contrast how each author views nature. In your response answer the question: How have these two authors expressed their relationship with nature?

Your response should use the RACE method and include evidence from both texts.

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the answer is:

to persuade readers that a conquering prince must destroy a former republic if he hopes to hold it.

in the excerpt from "the prince," the author niccolò machiavelli suggests that to take possession of a city and endure the control over it, it is necessary to destroy it first. otherwise, people who have known freedom will eventually turn against the new rulers and fight back to recover their power.