My friend dan has many that i don't agree with. when he first saw my new kitten, midnight, he yelled, "keep it away! black cats cause . they are bad luck." i had never seen any or proof of that, so i decided to do an i would test dan's silly by watching what happened when midnight went near people. at first, midnight wouldn't cooperate, and i thought the whole thing was going to be a . soon, however, he started walking up to people who passed our front yard. nobody tried to run away or ! nothing bad happened! dan was about black cats.
superstition, evidence, experiment, misfortune, beliefs, escape, failure, mistaken

    prior to dee leaving home, the everyday objects in her household were just that- everyday objects. she took no special notice of any of them. however, once she returns home, all of these objects represent great culture significance to her. she is incredibly enthused about how great the wooden benches and old quilts are because she thinks it is in-style to be in touch with her own culture.

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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.”