Lines 52-62: What phrase is repeated in these lines? What overall meaning is conveyed by this repetition? What does it reveal about Annie's attitude toward
her life?

What does the simile add to the passage

Which claim does the sentence "teach english and play with children in local orphanages by day and enjoy the sights and new friends by night" support?

The greatest gift the sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing. the sumerians were wealthy people. they needed some way to keep track of what they owned. they began drawing pictures. they used a reed as a pen. they drew on soft pieces of clay. the soft clay was then dried in the sun. the tablet became a permanent record. later, the sumerian drawings changed into wedge-shaped symbols. this kind of writing is called cuneiform. by putting symbols together, the sumerians could write entire sentences.