In paragraph 7, the author discusses a supposed eyewitness to the crash named Cactus Jack, notes that no one was ever able to locate Cactus Jack to
interview him, and then ends the paragraph with this statement: "Hunting
spacemen can be as daunting as finding source of the urban legend of the
lady who dried her poodle in the microwave."
The author's purpose for mentioning the urban legend of the woman who microwaved her dog is:

A. To hint that cactus Jack is as crazy as the woman who put her dog into a microwave.
B. To suggest that urban legends are all disgusting violent and filled with violence.
C. To point out that sometimes people make up stories and the story of cactus Jack is likely one such made up tale
D. You should just have people who believe in UFOs or liars

C. To point out that sometimes people make up stories and the story of cactus Jack is likely one such made-up tale

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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.”