Why does the author of "close encounters of the bear kind" begin the article with the words "beep…beep…beep…beep"?
a. to impress readers with her ability to capture sounds in writing
b. to illustrate how dangerous bears can be
c. to demonstrate her expertise to readers
d. to engage readers and capture their attention

The greatest gift the sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing. the sumerians were a 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.