The image of the watermelon in paragraph 4 ("Continents ... remembered") serves to emphasize that
Augustine
А
envies his coworkers for their
accomplishments.
B
is a rash and impulsive person.
с
wants to impose order on the universe.
D
feels overwhelmed by the mysteries of
the natural world.

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.

Imagination. experience. determination. trustworthiness.

Why is white space an important design element in a technical document