Read the scenario. amaya is taking a class that her sister keiko took a few years ago. amaya finds the notes and assignments that keiko saved from her time in the class and starts using them for her own assignments. keiko becomes upset after learning that amaya has done this. which resolutions connect to the theme that real friends will usually do the right thing? select two options. amaya passes the most difficult test with the of keiko’s notes. keiko confronts amaya directly, which leads to amaya apologizing. amaya hands the papers back to keiko and promises to tell the teacher. keiko catches amaya in the act, but amaya denies any wrongdoing. amaya blames keiko for making it hard to live up to keiko’s reputation.

Keiko confronts Amaya directly, which leads to Amaya apologizing.

Amaya hands the papers back to Keiko and promises to tell the teacher.

Keiko confronsts Amaya directly, which leads to Amays apologizing.

Amaya hands the papers back to Keiko and promises to tell the teacher.

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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.”