Which verb do you use: Some of those items are not available? Some of those items is not available?

Read the following excerpt from fast food nations which of the following choices best presents a counterclaim to the argument presented in this excerpt

Assp - why is it important to participate in a global economy? write a paragraph of 2 to 3 sentences that explains your answer?

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.