Which statement is a claim of value?
o a. carbon emissions should be more strictly regulated by the government. o b. if you don't care about carbon emissions, you are a bad citizen.
o c. a factory that emits too much carbon dioxide is a danger to society.
o d. carbon dioxide emissions are the biggest threat to the environment today.

Option O B. is an example of a claim of value. This is the case since claims of value are based on beliefs, taste, morality and other subjective aspects (emotions, feelings, etc.) that can be the reason behind the acceptance or rejection of something. In this sentence, it can be said that the claim is based on beliefs/moral values: if someone is not interested in a topic like “carbon emissions” is morally wrong (a bad person). This type of claims are hard to be argued against because not all people share the same values, beliefs, etc. and there may not be clear boundaries when establishing who is right and who is not, which is not the case when discussing objective issues.

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themes and meanings

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”

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