COMMONLIT
Text-Dependent Questions
Directions: For the following questions, choose th
the following questions, choose the best answer or respond in complete sentences.
PART A: Which TWO of the following best describe the major themes on
rollowing best describe the major themes of the short story?
A. The human heart is difficult to predict.
Tough decisions bring out the worst in people.
Chance can play a big part in people's fates.
Civilized justice does not mix well with barbarism,
E. A good relationship requires putting faith in the those we love.
F. Everyone is innocent until proven guilty.

a) he encouraged islamic schools to introduce greek texts.

d) he invited greek scholars to teach their texts to the locals.

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themes and meanings

(comprehensive guide to drama)

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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.”