Which sentence best expresses the central point of the entire selection? 4. Berry was never encouraged to attend college or to challenge himself
mentally on the job.
8. After years of not caring aboui education. Berry changed his attitude
and came to love reading, gain self-esteem. and attend college.
C. Berry's wife and children often do not understand why he is unable
to take part in many family activities.
D. Berry was given a high-school diploma despite the fact that he did
litile work and rarely attended class.

either b or c, sorry idk

a) madame podtochina used witchcraft to make it disappear.

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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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