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Did cuneiform develop the language we use today

The map shows the allied strategy in the pacific. what does the movement of allied troops reveal about their strategy? the allies’ objective was to reach japan as soon as possible. the allies kept getting diverted in their quest to reach japan. the allies overtook outlying islands to make access to japan easier. the allies retreated just before they reached the first set of islands.

The defendant, angered because a rival gang member had twice beaten him up after school, obtained a heavy lead pipe and waited in a deserted alleyway which he knew the rival took as a route home every day after school. when his enemy came walking down the alley, the defendant leapt out behind him and smashed the pipe into the victim's head, knocking him to the ground. the defendant then rolled the victim over and pounded his face with 15 to 20 heavy blows with the lead pipe, killing him. the jurisdiction defines first degree murder as murder committed with premeditation and deliberation. all other murders are defined as second degree murders. why will the defendant be convicted of first degree murder (as opposed to second degree murder)?