What are your thoughts on fridman’s overall argument? do you agree or disagree with him? why?
compare essay responses 2a (which scored an 8), 2b (which scored a 6), and 2c (which scored a 2). consider the scoring commentary and rubric provided for you. what are the strengths and weaknesses of each essay?
compare how all three writers utilized quotes and specific examples in their responses. based on this comparison, what do you think is the trick in crafting well-developed arguments on these essay questions?
what outside knowledge does the writer of 2a seem to bring to his or her essay? what specific knowledge of current affairs, global studies, history, or literature might you be able to use in responding to a question such as this one?

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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.”