Both the medici family and the popes of rome were great patrons of the arts during the renaissance in europe. what does their patronage of great artists tell us about these two groups of people?
a. both groups had a great love for the arts and had wanted to be artists themselves.

b. bothe groups had a great deal of civic pride in their cites, rome and florence.

c. both groups had a lot of money and power, and also great political influence.

d. both groups wished to be immortalized--remembered forever--through art.

Which line from extremely loud and incredibly close reveals a melancholy tone? as for the bracelet mom wore to the funeral, what i did was i converted dad’s last voice message into morse code, and i used sky-blue beads for silence, maroon beads for breaks between letters . . she said it was the best gift she’d ever received. i asked her if it was better than the edible tsunami, from when i was interested in edible meteorological events. she said, “different.” i wanted to tell her she shouldn’t be playing scrabble yet. or looking in the mirror. or turning the stereo any louder than what you needed just to hear it. it wasn’t fair to dad, and it wasn’t fair to me. i made her other morse code jewelry with dad’s messages—a necklace, an anklet, some dangly earrings, a tiara—but the bracelet was definitely the most beautiful, probably because it was the last, which made it the most precious.

Group formed to protect artisans and increase their profits

Why did the outbreak of world war 2 create a need for new military bases across the country?