Helen’s family was not wealthy, but she was able to attend the best schools because of her many famous admirers. so many people were awestruck by her ability and drive to learn despite what seemed like insurmountable obstacles. alexander graham bell, the famous inventor of the telephone, had referred helen’s family to the perkins’ institute. mark twain, famed author of huckleberry finn and other classic works, introduced her to the owner of standard oil, who paid for her education. what is the most important contribution this passage makes to the article? it shows that helen was influential in her own time. it shows that helen was poor. it shows that mark twain was a famous author. they are all equally important.

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1.creeping like a snail is a simile used in this poem and it means the child is going to school unwillingly./a child is unwilling to go to school.

2. man becomes very frail and loses his physical strength when he becomes old, so much that his leggings that used to fit him snugly when he was in his youth are now too loose for him to wear, and that his shank has shrunk so much that this worldly stage is too big for a feeble actor like him. although, 'his youthful hose' just refers to his leggings/pants/ to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.

3.the words "sans" means "without." it is a french word that is often used in english even today. so he is saying that in the last age of a man, the man is without eyes, taste, or anything else. he also says that this is the "last stage of all" and that it is the stage that ends a man's "history."

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