Question 2 (1 point) Throughout the twentieth century, newspapers faced competition from many different
sources. During the early part of the century, the invention of the radio mounted the first
major challenge to the dominance of newspapers. Next came the challenge posed by
television in the middle of the century. Then, at the end of the century, newspapers
faced competition from computers and the Internet.
The selection's main pattern of organization is: (Type LIST or TIME.)
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Which methods of delivery are most suitable for informal group presentations? select all that apply.

Read the following excerpt from life on the mississippi by mark twain. no girl could withstand his charms. he "cut out" every boy in the village. when his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. but when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. how does twain's use of understatement serve his purpose? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.

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.