Which is the most ancient civilization? The Fertile Crescent (Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt) is believed to be the earliest, while the Indus Valley Civilization and Ancient China emerged centuries later. The extent to which there was significant influence between the early civilizations of the Near East and those of East Asia (Far East) is disputed. Which is the ancient civilization? Only four ancient civilizationsMesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus valley, and Chinaprovided…

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Are articles supposed to be italicized? Longer works like books, journals, etc. should be italicized and shorter works like poems, articles, etc. should be put in quotations. For example, a book title would be placed in italics but an article title would be placed in quotation marks. How do you punctuate an article in an essay? Here are some common ways that titles are punctuated.Capitalization of titles of works (books,…

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How is a writer? A writer is: (a) a person who writes (articles, stories, books, etc.); (b) an author: a person who writes professionally. In the words of author and editor Sol Stein, “A writer is someone who cannot not write.” What is the purpose of a writer? An author’s purpose is his reason for or intent in writing. An author’s purpose may be to amuse the reader, to persuade…

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