“…Enheduanna. She was the high priestess of the moon god and history’s first known author. She was born in Mesopotamia. Her father, Sargon King the Great, appointed her as high priestess to bridge the gap between Sumerian and Akkadian. To accomplish this, she wrote 42 religious hymns that combined both Sumerian and Akkadian mythologies. Each Mesopotamian city was ruled by a patron deity, so her hymns were dedicated to the ruling god of each major city…”

“…equality represents sameness, which in some situations is a great thing. Equity, on the other hand, represents fairness, which in all situations is the best thing. When each child gets the same number of boxes, not everyone can see. But when each child gets the amount of boxes they need, all three children are able to see over the fence…”

“…Did you know that the sun actually created the Northern Lights? Parts of the sun stretch out like rubber bands and do you know what happens when you stretch them out too far? That’s right, they break. Then the rays of sun travel up to 48 hours until it reaches the earth. WOW! That’s a pretty long time. Then when it reaches the earth’s atmosphere the sun’s ray goes around the earth and then breaks causing the aurora borealis. That’s pretty neat!”

Identify which type of organizational pattern (a, b, or c) that each extract of speech follows. Write the letter of your answer in the box.

“…Now let that sink in for a second. The immediate world as we know it, indeed the totality of all the living space encompassed by the continents themselves, all of that represents only 1% of the biosphere. 1%! The world's tallest mountain is actually found in the ocean, hiding in plain sight. While 4200 meters of Hawaii's Mauna Kea sit above sea level, its sides plummet beneath the waves for another 5800 meters. So, pretty much however you choose to slice it, the ocean is capital B capital I, capital G, BIG!”

“…That original Chinese tea plant is the same type that's grown around the world today, yet it was originally consumed very differently. It was eaten as a vegetable or cooked with grain porridge. Tea only shifted from food to drink 1,500 years ago when people realized that a combination of heat and moisture could create a complex and varied taste out of the leafy green.”

“…Imagine if you had a friend who constantly pointed out everything you're doing wrong, and everything that was wrong with your life. You would probably want to get rid of this person right away, wouldn't you? Well, people with anxiety do this to themselves all day long… it's time to start being kinder with ourselves, time to start supporting ourselves, and a way to do this is to forgive yourself for any mistakes you think you might have made just a few moments ago to mistakes made in the past. If you had a panic attack and are embarrassed about it, forgive yourself…”

1. "...What's cool about Kuuk Thaayorre is that the Thaayorre don't use words like "left" and "right," and instead, everything is in cardinal directions: north, south, east and west..You would say something like,"Oh, there's an ant on your southwest leg."...In fact, the way that you say "hello" in Kuuk Thaayorre is you say, "Which way are you going?" And the answer should be, "North-northeast in the far distance... In fact, people who speak languages like this stay oriented really well...if your language and your culture trains you to do it, actually, you can do it..."