"the literature of ancient egypt is the product of a period of about four thousand years, and it was written in three kinds of writing, which are called hieroglyphic, hieratic, and demotic. in the first of these, the characters were pictures of objects; in the second, the forms of the characters were made as simple as possible so that they might be written quickly; and in the third, many of them lost their picture form altogether and became mere symbols. egyptian writing was believed to have been invented by the god tehuti, or thoth, and as this god was thought to be a form of the mind and intellect, and have the wisdom of the god who created the heavens and the earth, the picture characters, or hieroglyphs as they are called, were held to be holy, or divine, or sacred.
the materials used by the egyptians for writing upon were very numerous, but the commonest were stone, wood, skin, and papyrus. the earliest writings were probably traced upon them using some type of fluid, coloured black or red, which served as ink.
when the egyptians became acquainted with the use of the metals they began to cut their writings in stone. as time went on and men wanted to write long texts or inscriptions, they made great use of wood as a writing material. sheepskin, or goatskin, was used as a writing material, but its use was never general; ancient egyptian documents written on skin or, as we should say, on parchment, are very few. at a very early period the egyptians learned how to make a sort of paper, which is now universally known by the name of "papyrus". when they made this discovery cannot be said, but the hieroglyphic inscriptions of early dynasties contain the pictures of a roll of papyrus, hence the antiquity of the use of papyrus must be great.
1. what is the difference between hieroglyph and hieratic writing?
a - hieroglyph writing is easier to write than hieratic.
b - hieratic writing uses very simple symbols.
c - hieratic writing is easier to write than hieroglyph writing.
d - there are no differences between the two.

Ajourney with my father adapted from my reminiscences by sir rabindranath tagore probably in order to teach me to be careful, my father placed a little small change in my charge and required me to keep an account of it. he also entrusted me with the duty of winding his valuable gold watch for him. he overlooked the risk of damage in his desire to train me to a sense of responsibility. when we went out together for our morning walk, he would ask me to give alms to any beggars we came across. but i never could render him a proper account at the end of it. one day, my balance was larger than the account warranted. "i really must make you my cashier," observed my father. "money seems to have a way of growing in your hands! " that watch of his i wound up with such indefatigable1 zeal that it had very soon to be sent to the watchmaker's in calcutta. i am reminded of the time when, later in life, i was appointed to manage the estate and had to lay before my father, owing to his failing eyesight, a statement of accounts on the second or third of every month. i had first to read out the totals under each head, and if he had any doubts on any point, he would ask for the details. if i made any attempt to slur over or keep out of sight any item which i feared he would not like, it was sure to come out. so, these first few days of the month were very anxious ones for me. as i have said, my father had the habit of keeping everything clearly before his mind—whether figures of accounts, or ceremonial arrangements, or additions or alterations to property. he had never seen the new assembly hall built at bolpur, and yet, he was familiar with every detail of it from questioning those who came to see him after a visit to bolpur. he had an extraordinary memory, and when once he got hold of a fact, it never escaped him. my father asked me to copy the favourite verses, with their translation, from the book he liked reading every day. at home, i had been a boy of no account. here, when these important functions were entrusted to me, i felt the glory of the situation. 1. tireless 7 how does the narrator support the idea that his father keeps everything clearly before his mind? a. by giving the example of his father's response when his account did not tally with the money that he had in hand b. by mentioning that his father was interested in everything that happened around him c. by giving the example of his father knowing every detail of the new assembly hall at bolpur d. by mentioning that his father had marked his favorite verses from his favorite book

Read juliet's soliloquy from act iv, scene iii. based on her dialogue, explain the conflict that juliet faces. is the conflict primarily external or internal? explain why.

Find a newspaper or magazine (either print or digital form), and select one piece of media to evaluate. after reading/viewing the media, describe it, and explain what you believe the purpose and intended audience of the piece may have been. then, label the techniques (images, layout, video, sound, etc.) that were used, and how those techniques interacted to create either an effective or ineffective piece of media. your response should be at least 200 words.