One of the best possible ways to convince my parents to adopt a dog is to utilize the lessons Machiavelli unveils in many of his chapters. To assure the adoption of a new dog I must, as Machiavelli claims, aspire for tremendous goals as others have, prepare for the worst, and to be smart as well as tough. Part of my strategy to persuade my folks to accept a dog is to aim for higher goals. With the high goal being a dog, I should follow in the path “trodden by great men and imitate those who are most excellent,” meaning I should use influences such as others who were able to attain a dog and incorporate their ways into my situation (Machiavelli 48). According to Machiavelli, I should “aim at a spot much higher than the one they wish
