How can we know when to trust our gut instinct and when to listen to reason? We all know of situations in which our gut
instinct told us the right thing to do in a moment of crisis. We didn't really think through our decision, we simply acted. Yet we
also all know of situations where our gut instinct led us astray. The tension between thinking through things and yet not being
paralyzed by listing pros and consis
Judging by the details in the passage, which phrase would NOT match the tone?
es )
A)
complicated.
B)
is really really hard, yo.
c)
difficult to bear sometimes.
D
not an easy problem to solve.

the words "strangest" and "unusual" suggest (:

anyone who was dealing with communism in soviet union in his time had an ideal picture of equality, freedom, the struggle of the working class for a better future, the success of the aristocracy's overthrow and the emancipation of subjugation.   however, anyone who would go to soviet union to see the functioning of the communist system, would be convinced that it was about sad people, about everyday bad life, about the brutal attitude of communist leaders, about ill obsession to completely exterminate every thought on aristocracy. thus, orwell wanted to show all the absurdity, the brutality of the system, the unbearable rule of suspicious morality, the ignorant people who try to play professionally.

the answers are: b. and e.

i think they are preparing for the battle of gaul. : )

i hope this you! : )

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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.”