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write a persuasive essay about someone who is unfairly portrayed as a monster or a hero. this person may be real or fictional. try to convince your readers to change their opinions about your subject. in other words, you need to get people to view the so-called "monster" in a better light, or to recognize the negative qualities of the so-called "hero."
your assignment should include the following elements:
a thesis that clearly states your opinion about a real or fictional figure who is unfairly seen as a monster or a hero
evidence from research, a work of fiction, or from common sense and common knowledge that backs up your thesis
rhetorical appeals, such as ethos, logos, and pathos, to persuade your readers
a rebuttal to a strong counter-argument
an introduction, body, and conclusion that organize the content of your essay

ich statement best shows a problem in travels with charley?

one sharp difficulty presented itself. in the intervening twenty-five years my name had become reasonably well known.

this being so, my trip demanded that i leave my name and my identity at home.

i had to go alone and i had to be self-contained, a kind of casual turtle carrying his house on his back.

with all this in mind i wrote to the head office of a great corporation which manufactures trucks.

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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.”

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