The poem opens with the numbers one through eight scattered across the page. in at least 75 words, discuss what this might mean. they shot wook kim

in the poem "they shot wook kim" by bart edelman, the numbers are scattered as part of the structure of the poem. the scattered numbers represent the eight times wook kim was shot, depicting his experience of migrating from one culture to another, only to suffer a senseless, violent death. the intention is to make the reader pause from one number to another, and upon realization of the meaning of those numbers, reflect on the narrative and its portrayal of modern day america.

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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.”

if this is referring to star wars, han shot first.