After reading the Declaration of Independence by Jefferson and the qualities of the prince by Machiavelli, compare them in terms of composition. Can you identify the purpose and audience of each article? Or the main idea of each section? How do the authors choose to organize their ideas? What forms of support do they offer? What are some of the characteristics of each author's personal style? Consider these questions as you compose your responses.

Oceans produce approximately 80 percent of the oxygen our planet needs to support animal life. pollution that reaches the ocean through dumping, oil leaks, runoff, and other processes interferes with that oxygen production and poses a real threat to the oxygen content in our atmosphere. if the oxygen content decreases, it is likely that carbon dioxide will increase. this could have dramatic consequences for life as we know it. which does this passage indicate causes a decrease of oxygen in the atmosphere?