Read the prompt, and type your response in the space provided. This unit focuses on those who feel they are on the outside looking in. Compare and
contrast how this idea is developed in "A Difficult Path" and "Tears of Autumn." Use
textual evidence to support your response.

Make sure the topic of your persuasive essay is not a.something someone else is writing about b.a fact c.something you have written about before

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.

Which statement best describes the authors use of a claim and a counterclaim in the passage