Which excerpt from rudyard kipling's "the white man's burden" conveys the perspective that colonized people never show appreciation for what white men do for them? a. take up the white man's burden— no tawdry rule of kings, but toil of serf and sweeper— the tale of common things b. take up the white man's burden— send forth the best ye breed— go bind your sons to exile to serve your captives' need c. take up the white man's burden— the savage wars of peace— fill full the mouth of famine and bid the sickness cease d. take up the white man's burden— and reap his old reward: the blame of those ye better, the hate of those ye guard—

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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.”