Which sentence is the hook in this introductory paragraph? for the first time in decades, baby boomers have been outnumbered by another group--the millennials. baby boomers, who were born in the '40s and '50s, are nearing or are in their elder years. millennials, born in the twenty years leading to 2000, are now young adults. now that they are in the majority, there are many areas where the millennials may impact our society and priorities. a. baby boomers, who were born in the '40s and '50s, are nearing or are in their elder years. b. millennials, born in the twenty years leading to 2000, are now young adults. c. now that they are in the majority, there are many areas where the millennials may impact our society and priorities. d. for the first time in decades, baby boomers have been outnumbered by another group--the millennials.

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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.”