"The Case of Susan B. Anthony:" What is the meaning of the phrases "an error of interpretation" and "a misinterpretation of the law" as they are used in the text? a) Anthony simply made a careless mistake when she voted. b) Interpreting a law incorrectly is something generally perceived as much worse than committing an ordinary felony. Anthony did not deliberately break any laws, because she felt they were written in a way that justified her voting c) O d) The laws had only very recently been interpreted in a way that prohibited by women from being able to vote.​

A. Anthony simply made a careless mistake when she voted. ... The laws had only very recently been interpreted in a way that prohibited women from being able to vote.

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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.”