Arrange the following facts as if you were going to write an inverted pyramid style news story. Remember: an inverted pyramid lists the most important details first and the least important details last.

Burger Joes is buying Fred’s Burger Barn
Burger Joes is paying $50 million
Fred’s Burger Barn burger was named the world’s best burger
The sale will be finalized on April 30
100 Fred’s Burger Barn restaurants will be closed
3,000 people will lose their jobs or be sent to work at Burger Joes
Burger Joes is the largest burger restaurant
Burger Joes will start selling Fred’s Burger Barn’s award-winning burger
Some Fred’s Burger Barns will stay open

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.

Returning from vietnam, we were indeed given a parade. crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. no, they were everywhere. every day. on the streets, on the television, on the radio. a hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault. what is one way the author's use of language contributes to the tone of this passage? a. the use of figurative language creates a feeling of resentment. b. the phrase "hot, angry tangle" is used sarcastically to create irony. c. the word "parade" is used sarcastically to create a lighthearted mood. d. the parallelism draws attention to the confusion of those returning.

The man took strong sharp sudden bites, just like the dog. the figurative language in this excerpt serves to a. give the convict animalistic qualities. b. provide a relatable example of how the convict ate. c. set a scary mood. d. use alliteration to catch the reader's attention.