1. What is the best way to combine sentences 7 and 8? A. I am a highly active member of our high school's student council, but this year I held the office of Treasurer.
(but: is a contrasting conjunction)
B. I am a highly active member of our high school's student council this year, I am holding the office of
Treasurer. (verb tense error: I am holding is present progressive - the text is written in present perfect tense)
C. I am a highly active member of our high school's student council this year I held the office of Treasurer. (Run-
on sentence)
D. I am a highly active member of our high school's student council; this year I held the office of Treasurer. (the
tense is aligned to the text and the semicolon links to independent sentences to form a variety of sentences)

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the miracle worker themeswilliam gibson

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.”