Which of the following demonstrates the significance of the setting in rules of the game in relationship to the author, amy tan? a. the setting demonstrates clearly that waverly is torn between two cultures. b. the setting is a reflection of the author's own childhood in san francisco's chinatown. c. the setting reflects the impact of the chinese culture on modern literature. d. the setting is a reflection of the author's desire to americanize chinese cultural traditions.

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.