What evidence best supports the answer to Question 1?

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 poem lamentation by rita dove about? analyze the poem in full details?

After the trumpet was sounded and the flag folded, a member of the honor guard knelt in front of my frail, aging mother, looked her directly in the eye and in a soft voice, her— and my father—for his service. it was beautiful, and touching, and i was for the recognition of a life well-lived. which best identifies the connotative definition of the highlighted word? question 3 options: breakable, likely to shatter lacking strength thin needing protection or care