What does henry david thoreau mean by the following metaphor?

the standing army is only an arm of the standing government.
a. that the army is inconsequential to the government
b. that the government needs two armies
c. that the army is one part of the government
d. that the army stands up for the government

Which of these statements is evaluative in nature a) the short passage creates a brilliant and sketch of gabriel b) resulting from the fact that gabriel is observant, he is also reflective c) the way gabriel looks at his wife shows that he is a detached onlooker d) that gabriel is observant is evident from the minute details he notices

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.

Use a dictionary to find the primary accent in the word. type an "a" in the box above the syllable that should be accented. unilateral.