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What is the central idea of this excerpt?
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Read the excerpt from "Oder ng Ceremonies of the New
York and Brood Bridge by Hon. Seth Low, Mayor of the
City of Brookyn
Fourteen times the earth has made its great march through
the heavens since the work began. The vicissitudes of
fourteen years have tried the courage and the faith of
engineers and of people. At last we all rejoice in the signal
trump. The beautiful and stately structure fulfills the
fondiest hope. It will be a source of pleasure to-day to
every citizen that no other name is associated with the end
than that which has directed the work from the beginning-
the name of Roeling. With all my heart I give to him who
bears it now the city's acknowledgment and thanks.
Low explains that it took Roebling fourteen years to
design and build the Brooklyn Bridge.
Low celebrates the completion of the Brooklyn Bridg
and the hard work that went into building it
Low takes credit for managing the planning and
construction of the Brooklyn Bridge
Low complains that the construction of the Brooklyn
Bridge took much longer than it should have

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themes and meanings

(comprehensive guide to drama)

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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.”