What does this question mean? I am confused on the wording of it. Have you ever done something that was sure to fail but you went ahead and did it anyways?

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.

What is the story about in the movie freedom writers

Which sentence uses the present progressive tense of drink