The article discusses 11 different responses that are barriers in communication. choose the three that you think are the most important and write a short explanation about how each of those three responses make communication difficult.

,    Criticizing: You have, no doubt, been the victim of criticizing: "That is your own fault."

Demeaning: Similarly, you may have probably experienced a conversation in which you were told, "Your (idea/action/behavior) was really dumb."

Diagnosing: This barrier indicates that your actions are the result of some failing on your part and that you are excusing your errors.

i think that the quotes in paragraph 11 contribute to the development of ideas because it provides a good reasoning of the central idea of the text.

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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.”