Which claim is the narrowest and most focused? a. the government should cut welfare programs; homelessness among veterans is a major problem. b. schools should move away from standardized testing because tests often do more harm than good. c. zoos do not provide adequate habitats for elephants, nor do orangutans thrive in captivity. d. hydraulic fracturing is not as dangerous as people think, and natural gas is an important byproduct.

As it is used in section 1, what does unctuous mean? a) greasy or soapy b) soft or fragile c) traditional or elite d) hypocritical or insincere

He now spent his days in his house, from room to room.which verb best completes the sentence?

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.