1. From the "Writing" sections of this module: The first writing, cuneiform, developed in Mesopotamian cities around 3000 BC For what “great problem” was writing created? Writing actually emerged separately in three regions independently of each other. These regions are Central and South America, Mesopotamia, and Asia. It is generally accepted that writing (cuneiform) originated in Mesopotamia as a means of documenting transactions and keeping track of goods. Let's say one mark on a clay tablet is meant to be one unit of something (bushel of grain, livestock, etc.), two marks are meant to be two units, and so on. From there people realized that if you could represent numbers in writing, then you could also characterize words. This way, individuals could communicate with each other without having to be physically present. The Mesopotamian form of writing has progressed into all Western and Middle Eastern forms of writing used today.2. Open the link within this form and read the excerpt from The Axemaker's Gift by James Burke. Also, review the end of the "Writing" section of this module. Then explain in your own words the “Cut and Check” theory presented here. Discuss whether or not you agree with the theory by considering whether things like your SSN, student ID numbers, and driver's license numbers make it easier to control you and whether or not this is a bad thing. Cut and check theory can be described as a way in which the government has the right to control us by assigning us numbers. I don't agree with this theory. The government does not control what we do, but uses numbers such as SSN and driver's license number to identify who we are.3. From the "Print" section... middle of the paper... be a bit closed off from cell phones and other mobile devices. The expression "digital divide" illustrates the fact that the world can be divided into people who do and people who do not have access and/or the ability to use modern information technologies, such as the telephone and the Internet. For example, “78.6% of North American residents were Internet users, but only 13.5% of the African population had this ability.” (Volti 2014). There have been attempts to bridge this opening of the digital divide by bringing reasonably priced cell phones to these people and countries with limited access. For example, “in Africa they are even able to use their phones as mobile banks that allow them to store money, transfer funds and pay bills.” (Volti 2014).ReferencesVolti, Rudi. 2014. “Society and Technological Change.” 263-275. New York: it's worth it.