Mr. Lindner's description of Clybourne Park on pages 117 characterizes the neighborhood as - (1 Point)
O f. accepting and encouraging of differences, but they are actually openly racist.
g. benevolent and diligent but they are actually guilty of quietly continuing discrimination
Oh progressive and contemporary, but they are actually an old-fashioned community,
O ), sympathetic to the hardships of all people, but they are actually a cruel community,
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Throughout the conversation with Lindner, Beneatha's tone shifts from
(1 Point)

i believe that dan is so anxious because he dose not know what awaits him when he gets there. but i dont know to be honest

the anecdote makes readers feel sorry for the man’s lack of heritage, then reminds readers that the man has an equally valuable heritage.

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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.”