1. part a: which of the following identifies the
central idea of the text?
a the civil rights movement must remain
peaceful in the struggle against injustice
because using violence would cost the
movement the public's support.
b. there have been times in history when
violence was necessary to resolve
mankind's problems, but the civil rights
movement is not one of those moments.
c too many american leaders have been
willing to accept violence, and it will not be
possible to achieve equality if they don't
adopt king's peaceful activism
d citizens and leaders must work together to
reject violence and promote peace, which
will allow them to fulfill the goals of the
civil rights movement and eradicate racial
injustice.

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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.”