Refer to your Expeditions in Reading book for a complete version of this text. Part A
How does the author of "Solar-Powered Public Buildings? Not So Fast, California!" support the claim that an
increase in solar power usage could disrupt power delivery to individuals and organizations?
by exposing the hidden costs in updating the state's public buildings to be ready to use solar
electricity
o by describing how California produces so much extra electricity now it must pay to give it away
o by arguing that the costs of energy in the state are already among the highest in the country
by explaining that California currently produces an excess of solar electricity that is causing
problems

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explanation:

because it crosses through the circle twice

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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.”