Read the passage. claire hurried over to galen as he was closing his locker. she asked what he could remember about the previous night’s game. galen turned and looked claire directly in the eye. “why are you talking to me? ” he asked, and started to walk away. claire said she thought he was her friend. galen laughed at the word “friend,” and he continued walking down the hall, out of sight. which of the following best summarizes this passage? a.) galen and claire are best friends. b.) galen and claire politely chat about last night’s game. c.) galen is a football player and claire plays basketball. d.)galen and claire have an argument outside galen’s locker.

1) technical language (writen technical volcabulary)

2) ordinary langauge

3) literary language (because it's text with a rich, descriptive vocabulary)

4) scientific texts (includes texts such as medical reports, legal texts, academic journals, etc)

5) informational texts (texts that are used to convey information to readers, such as technical guides, costumer guides, textbooks)

6) poetic texts. because they are essays, short stories, poems, etc.

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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.”