Jane and Jim are gardening with their mother. Their job is to bring her a large bag of soil. The bag is very heavy and Jim is pulling on it, dragging it to the garden. They want to complete their chore quickly so they can play video games.

Which technique would be MOST helpful in increasing the acceleration of the bag of soil?

A)
Jane pulls the bag to the garden.

B)
Jim pushes the bag to the garden.

C)
Divide the soil into two bags and Jane and Jim both drag a bag.

D)
Lift the bag onto a skateboard and push the bag with the same force.

1.) is true

2.) is false

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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.”