** ECONOMICS** Government sending influences the economy by:

A. determining which government programs get the most funding.
B. deciding n the prices for goods available to consumers.
C. setting the salaries for employees in all private industries.
D. influencing the brands of products the country is allowed to produce.

Which of the following elements is an essential aspect of realist literature? a.the text should be based on fictional characters.ob. the text should have a short plot and minimum number of characters.c.the text should be a depiction of everyday life and the struggles surrounding it.od.the text should have a protagonist who possesses heroic qualities.e.the text should depict the high-quality life of a character.

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.

Edgar allan poe uses many sound devices in his poem "the bells." which two words from the poem are examples of onomatopoeia?