1. Why do Richards and Josephine tell Mrs. Mallard “as gently as possible the news of her husband’s death”? A Richards learns of the railroad disaster, and he tells Josephine. B They know that Mrs. Mallard suffers from heart disease. C Everyone else has abandoned Mrs. Mallard. D They want her to know the truth before Brently arrives.

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.