Based on the tone and content of this passage, what conclusion can be drawn about the author of this passage?
a) the author has never really understood the appeal of shakespeare.
b) the author knows very little about shakespeare's life and works and thus has no authority as a speaker.
c) the author clearly hates and detests shakespeare and wishes that his plays weren't taught to high school students.
d) the author loves teaching shakespeare, but wants to soften some of the "worship" of shakespeare that

Which line from the story of my life by helen keller is an example of a simile? during the whole trip i did not have one fit of temper, there were so many things to keep my mind and fingers busy. i was like that ship before my education began, only i was without compass or sounding-line, and had no way of knowing how near the harbour was. one day, while i was playing with my new doll, miss sullivan put my big rag doll into my lap also, spelled "d-o-l-l" and tried to make me understand that "d-o-l-l" applied to both. child as i was, i at once felt the tenderness and sympathy which endeared dr. bell to so many hearts, as his wonderful achievements enlist their admiration.