You are given the following question to answer as part of your college application: "Describe a teacher who has had an influence on you." Which of the following offers a strong thesis statement in response to this question? A. While I suspect he had strong opinions on the questions raised in class, my philosophy teacher, Mr. Borne, remained quiet, allowing students to generate a response.

B. My high school art teacher, Mr. Gray, helped me see the design in the things we use every day and challenged me to apply my artistic skills in the area of graphic design.

C. My high school gym teacher, Mr. Becker, firmly believed that any of the questions or problems that plagued her teenage students could be solved through rigorous exercise.

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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.”