Type each sentence in with the proper punctuation and capitalization. Use exact spelling and correct spacing.
1. once all the contestants arrive the competition will begin
2. abby's list read first do your math then you may play
3. fran likes to ride a bike roller blade and paint
4. albert and tony ate pizza and drank soda after the big game
5. before the actor spoke he walked out onto the stage
6. happily all the children had a good time at six flags
7. the fairy tale began once upon a time as fairy tales do

Add commas, colons, and semicolons to the following sentence. Use exact spelling and correct spacing.
1. tex try these sports skills slow ball fast ball and duster
2. sydney is the capital of austrailia
3. at the art class sonja learned to paint a picture of a dog

1- Once all the contestants arrive, the competition will begin.

2-Abby's list read first, do your math, then you may play.

3-Fran likes to ride a bike, roller blade, and paint.

4-Albert and Tony ate pizza and drank soda after the big game.

5- Before the actor spoke he had to walk out onto the stage.

6-Happily all the children had a good time t Six Flags.

7-The fairy tale began with Once upon a time as most fairy tales do.

1- Rex must try these sport skills, slow ball, fast ball, and duster.

2- Sydney is the capital of Austrailia

3=-At the art class Sonja learned to paint a dog.

- the heat nearly killed them that first summer.

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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.”